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  • initialism Artists and Repertoire; Artists and Repertory; Artist and Repertory.

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Examples

  • In recent years, Mr. Person has been fortunate to record on Joe and Barney Fields ' s HighNote Records, where he is his own A & R man.

    Protector of the Soulful Melody Nat Hentoff 2010

  • A former music retailer and record company A & R man, Kapp was the Ahmet Ertegun of his time, searching the dark corners of the United States to find blues singers, jazz acts, or hillbilly combos to record.

    Tony Sachs: CDs are Still Kicking and Screaming 2008

  • Another label expressed interest, but when the A & R man was asked to release the band, he said he would need money or points, or possibly both, before he would consider it.

    Archive 2008-03-01 CC 2008

  • The initials stand for "Artist and Repertoire." because historically, the A & R staff would select artists to record music that they had also selected, out of an available pool of each.

    Archive 2008-03-01 CC 2008

  • The A & R guy was full of great ideas, even talked about using a name producer.

    Archive 2008-03-01 CC 2008

  • One day an A & R scout calls them, says he's 'been following them for a while now, and when their manager mentioned them to him, it just "clicked."

    Archive 2008-03-01 CC 2008

  • What the 80s represents is rebellion against the A & R machine.

    I’ll see your wacky music and raise you an explanation 2004

  • One grand-prize winner will win a three-day / two-night trip to Hollywood, Calif. for two to perform in front of A & R representatives at a major label recording studio.

    The Palladium-Times Homepage RSS 2008

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