Whose Taste Rules?: The A&R Panel
Friday March 4, 2005 4:30PM
Fairmont Royal York

A&R reps. In a New World Order where the music business is more business than ever, they're one of the few hands-on, creativity-driven players left. They're geniuses if they like your act, total idiots if they don't. Who are these guys anyway, and who died and made them the boss of your fate? Panel issues include cross-border signings and burning questions like 'Why does a label wine you and dine you one day, and take a pass the next?" These panelists can literally offer you the world, and they'll tell you what it takes to impress them.

Moderator: Michael Caplan, President, OR Music LLC, New York

Panelists: Mark Jowett, VP International, Nettwerk Music, Vancouver
Ron Burman, Senior VP A&R, Roadrunner Records, New York
Jeff Fenster, Senior VP A&R, Arista Records - NY, New York
Angelo Montrone, VP A&R, OR Music LLC, New York
Will Langolf, Director A&R, Warner Music Group - NY, New York
Rod Kukla, A&R Director, Sanctuary Group, Los Angeles

Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)