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This is Jee Juh’s first edition of our Music Industry Contacts Catalog. We will be constantly updating this catalog and reposting it as we do. Hopefully this information will go hand in hand with our beats in helping you in your music career.

LOS ANGELES RECORD LABEL CONTACTS

143 Records
530 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 101
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone: 310-899-0143
Fax: 310-899-0133

A&M Records
1416 North Lebrea Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90028

Aftermath Records
2220 Colorado Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 310-865-7642
Fax:310-865-7068

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In comparing mics there’s not always a clear better or worse. For example, when I’m making a hip hop beat and I want to add a piano sound there are many to choose from (a dark piano, bright, distorted), each going better with different beats. The same goes with microphones. Different mics go better with different artists over different instrumentals. However, in modern hip hop music the sound of vocals has become very consistent. Where as the instrumental’s piano, snare, or kick often sound different from song to song, the vocal quality across the board is usually about the same. This makes it possible for top producers to get away with having only one microphone in their mic cabinet. This vocal standard, also makes it easier to compare mics, and it will be this same standard that I judge these following microphones against. Continue reading »

Record labels get hundreds of demo CDs a day. Many are thrown straight into the trash. And the ones listened to usually don’t last for more than 10 seconds before being ejected and then thrown into the trash.

Many A&Rs won’t even listen to demo CDs unless they are given to them from someone already in the music business. And it is very rare that an artist goes from nothing to a big record deal. Artists that get signed to big record labels almost always already have some sort of fan base and a buzz about them. A&Rs are looking for artists that are the easiest road to success. And if you’ve already made it half way their on your own, and shown that you have the stamina, drive, and focus to continue all the way to the top, then the A&Rs will be dying to pick you up and step on the gas.

So if you are not signed to a big record label, and this is one of your goals, then it is time to start getting halfway there on your own. To do this Continue reading »

There is a very fine art to destroying somebody in an online rap battle.
Part 1: Key things to keep im mind when preparing yourself for a battle.

1. Make sure you are not sharing any important personal information.
2. Pull up an extensive list of slang and cuss words from Insult Monger.com.
3. Get up to date on all the latest rap news from http://rap.about.com.
4. Practice on your friends on AIM.
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