-We're Hiring! We Have A Job Opening In Our St. Louis Office For A In-House Booking Agent

In-house Booking Agent                                     Pay: Commission only
Employer: Quinn Records TM                            15% of Artist fee
City, State: St. Louis, MO.
Duration: Career

About the job 
We are seeking a In-house Music Booking Agent.
Our office is located in St. Louis MO. This position is open to St. Louis and St. Clair County residents ONLY.
We are seeking a very special individual who is positive by nature, confident, hard working, self-motivated and driven for success. An individual with a vision in terms of their career goals in the entertainment industry who wishes to play a major part in working for a very successful entertainment company whose main focus is the music industry.
 We operate a highly successful a record company that is distributed in over 28 countries and a worldwide music publishing firm. We are expanding into the area of live music bookings on a regional and eventually a national / international basis.
 This exciting position has tremendous growth potential for someone who possesses the correct skills, persona and ability to move forward with a rewarding career in the entertainment industry. We do require a person with booking agent experience on either the local or national level.

 The following is a list of attributes we would find attractive in our potential employee.

 1. Must be mature, professional and disciplined and have a great love of music. Be familiar with the current trends in a vast majority of different musical genres. Be aware of which type of music is most appealing to various age groups and demographics. Have an in-depth awareness of what is necessary to successfully market a band or artist in the regional marketplace.

 2. You must be willing and able to attend artist's showcases, performances and auditions. To listen and review artist's material which is submitted to our company. You need to know and understand this is not an hourly position nor is it necessarily office work only, there are no established hours.

 3. Able to attend and represent our company at various seminars and conferences related to the live music industry.

 4. Must be able to work with others in a cooperative team environment, to take direction, be able to listen carefully, absorb information quickly and comprehend clearly.

 5. You must be computer literate enough to deal with your e-mail client, web site and social media research and possess basic computer use skills. Also, literate in terms of using the English language well in composing e-mail texts and letters. If you believe yourself to be a qualified applicant, please submit your resume, a cover letter sharing your thoughts about being a booking agent for our company, and professional references for consideration.

Please apply online at
https://quinnrecords.recruiterbox.com/jobs/28149
for a complete job description and application instructions

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No phone calls please

WANTED IN-HOUSE ENTERTAINMENT MANAGER

12/06/2013

Quinn Records TM is seeking a In-house Entertainment Manager to manage its artists touring and  event activities. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing and managing company artists outside events, inhouse events and othe special touring and entertainment events. In accordance with the policies the label's Partners and under the direction of the President and CEO. Ideal candidate will possess at least ten (10) years in event management.

Description

Managing performances, events, artists and entertainers is the responsibility of the In-house Entertainment Manager. This professional will work extensively throughout the world. The job provides limitless opportunities to travel nationally or internationally. This is a stressful and demanding job, but your project management and people skills often assists you in managing sufficiently. This position requires the In-house Entertainment Manager to multi task effectively in a competitive, fast paced environment!! In-house Entertainment Manager will be required to identify, select, create, oversee,book and  manage thirty-three (33) venues with seating capacities not to exceed 3000 and not less than 500 seats on an ongoing and continue bases, with the expected minimum gross revenue earnings goal of approximately $330,000 annually  and develop an opened door communication with company artists, vendors, local radio stations, records stores, press etc.

In-house Entertainment Manager will be working with parks, lodges, holiday venues, international organizations, company artistes, hotels, and other companies involved in the entertainment industry. The In-house Entertainment Manager will create and have a team of professionals to manage and delegate responsibilities to. They include costume designers, makeup artists, sound and lighting technician, performers and other professionals.

The In-house Entertainment Manager will perform the following tasks:

• Booking venues
• Managing budgets
• Negotiating contracts and fees
• Booking Quinn Records TM’s performers
• Managing events
• Conducting research
• Handling publicity
• Working with agents

Skills

Expertise in the following areas is an asset:

• Being confident and assertive
• Networking
• Being persuasive
• People management
• Project management
• Being flexible
• Communication and listening
• Being focused and self motivated
• Being attentive and thorough
• Being able to multitask
• Working in a team environment
• Meeting deadlines
• Marketing and sales
• Generating innovative ideas
• Resolving problems quickly

Education

There are several degree specializations that are very helpful in getting the job as Quinn Records TM’s In-house Entertainment Manager. These include:

•    Event Management
•    Hospitality
•    Business
•    Management
•    Marketing
•    Public Relations
•    Communication
•    Event Planning

Persons with experience working in Journalism, Communications, Liberal Arts, Business and Public Relations are able to transfer their skills readily becoming competent professionals.

In-house Entertainment Manager  

·                                 Company: Quinn  Records TM

·                                 Compensation: Commission 21%/gross receipts /benefit package

·                                 Location: St. Louis, MO.

·                                 Job Type: Full Time

Submit resume to Quinn Records TM,

 771693,St. Louis, MO. 63177-1693, 

or quinnrecords@quinnrecords.net

EOE/M/F/V/D

please, no phone calls

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Quinn Records TM's 2-CD Box Set Releases "GO SLOW-Blues Crossing   11/14/2013
November 01, 2013

For Immediate Release
BEST- SELLER ARTISTS
R&B/GOSPEL/JAZZ RISINGSTARS
GO SLOW-BLUES CROSSING
RELEASE ALBUM ON AMAZON

(St. Louis, MO-October 31, 2013) Best-seller R&B/Gospel/Jazz Rising stars Quinn Records TM's artists are together on a two CD Compilation. As fan anticipation mounts, Quinn Records TM have released the album Go Slow-Blues Crossing on Amazon so fans can get a taste of  what the album is all about.

On Tuesday, November  14, loyal to the core followers and newbies alike can experience what many have been waiting for, a sample of Quinn Records TM’s forthcoming Box Set project. The GO SLOW-Blues Crossing 2CD box set compilation has already received rave reviews across the domestic and international airwaves and for those who have yet to experience the chemistry this dynamic consortium of artists has to, hold on to your seat!

We begin putting this poject together in 2010, this most ambitious  and  committed undertaking has birth some successes with crossover hits like “A Real Good Sign”, “Blues In The Morning”, “Send Me Someone To Love” and “If You Repay Evil For Good”.

Quinn Records TM’s 42 year term in the music industry includes numerous of awards in both the Blues,Gospel and R&B music genres, numerous awards by roster artists over the past four decades, have earn us
a name  that stands for value.

Quinn Records TM are planning it's third commemorative Box Set of Gospel music for the Spring of 2014.
 It’s a date you won’t want to put on your calender. Keep following us for more details.

 For More Information:
Quinn Records TM- St. Louis.
Lilly Menard-Collier
promotions@quinnrecords.net

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"OUR BEST BLUES N' SOUL", 

is on our 

GO SLOW-Blues Crossing (2-CD Box Set) 

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100,000+ QUINN RECORDS TM CUSTOMERS CAN'T BE WRONG

by Dwight L. Quinn

                     SNEAK PEEK 33 (42nd Anniversary Addition 3-CD Box 

~ Disc 1: All Of A Sudden,  Breaking Up Somebody's Home, Shake For Me,Send Me Some To Love, Day Dreaming Again,Do You Love Me Not,I Got My Swag On, Sweetness Is Her Weakness, S.O.S.,
Ain't That's A Bitch, & Rainy Night In Georgia.

~ Disc 2: Keep On Keeping On, Sweet Sixteen, Slip Away,Trying Not 2,  Dr.Love Jones,  Brazil, In The Moment, This Magic Moment,
But Not For Me, Anniversary,



~ Disc 3: Bump The Stump, Draw Me Nearer,Beams Of Heaven,
One Day, You Told Me To Sing, Tomarrow May Never Come, India The Dancing Queen, I Like The Girls In The Clubs, Child'z Play, Why Are You Here, Jealous Kind Of Love, & Lied For The Last Time.

BUY IT 

"FREE SHIPPPING" on all CD's when you order online at quinnrecords.net

"OUR BEST BLUES N' SOUL", 

is on our 

GO SLOW-Blues Crossing (2-CD Box Set) 

click link to order Quinn's 2-CD Box Set, NOW!

Code: 612106121222

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WORKING WITH OUR PROMOTIONAL CD'S

by Dwight L. Quinn
10/24/2013

In some industries, it's call a "test drive,"" try it on and see how it fits," taste it,"
and so on, but in the music industry it's "listen to this," this is where the promo
copy,hard copy, radio copy, just a few names used, enters and facilitates this action.
The composition embodied in a record,cd and today an mp3, are the most familiar
format used to demostrate the composition's quality.  A Promotional copy,  is
a, not-for-sale goods, it's "Free" goods.

We try to maintain a sufficient supply of promotional recordings in our warehouse
 to meet our promotional needs. This method save us time and money and allow
us to better service our radio,retail, press and media customers when they request
promotional copies from us, to be sent to them.

We make Promotional Copies of our New Releases and Back Catalog available
to radio,retailers and press online at our website www.quinnrecords.net 24/7 to
help facilitate their needs for new music.

We make sure our distributor know what our marketing and promotional plans
are in advance of a project being released, giving them a heads-up so that the
distributor can make it's distributing plan accordingly. We will, most of the time
ship  promotionals copies ourselves to  key media coustomers and provide
the distributor with the information,so to prevent a duplication of work.

With us maintaining and operating an efficient Promotional Copy Program is just
another way that we at Quinn Records TM keeps our music available and coming
to you. We have a Niche, and a Niche is valuable. Our Promotional Copies are a
way for the user to say to it's end-user, "Listen to this".

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"20% OFF " on all CD's when you order online at quinnrecords.net

NEW RELEASE: "BLUES N' SOUL", 

is on our 

GO SLOW-Blues Crossing (2-CD Box Set) 

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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT QUINN RECORDS TM'S RECORD PROMOTIONS

by Dwight L. Quinn
10-21-2013

Our Promotion Department, headed by Ronald Rayford a.k.a Ron Ray is busier than a  bear with a sweet tooth, being chased by a swam of mad honey bees, he's on the move.The Promotion Department is key to our business. Because when Ron is successful in securing airplay for our records, than our Marketing Plan comes alive.

The Promotion Department is working several releases for the label today,that is doing rather well.They are targeted to Radio,s  Blues n' Soul Music Shows both domestic and international those projects are, GO SLOW-Blues Crossing, " The Soul of A Man by KL&R2," " Keep On Keeping, by James Gilbert. We have a great sound being released into the Blues n' Soul Marketplace this fall/winter period and we're all excited and elated about the already  positive feedback the we are getting from industry movers and shakers.
The songs that are getting most of the industry M&S's buzz  are James Gilberts,"Blues This Morning," Osee Anderson's,"Breaking Up Somebodys Home," KL&R2's,"I Got My Swag On" and Mississippi Red's,"Send Me Some To Love". Quinn is already entering into two non-exclusive Master License Deals with two international Music companies for the territories of India and Spain.

Competition is heavy, record labels, big and small, are releasing several hundred CDs each and every week. And the Radio stations are over-whammed with these records. So when Ron get one of  our songs added to the Radio stations playlists this is an outstanding victory.
A “playlist” is a list of songs a station plays and the playlist is created every week or so  by the station’s Music Director. Ron gets real passionate with his sales pitch to MD's, Pd's and Djs when he's communicating a Quinn Records TM recording it gets us a chance to be heard by the radio station’s Music and Program Directors.

Just like sales people our Ron don't let any grass grow under his feet. Ron is always pitching a Quinn Records TM recording may it be a blues, a gospel, a jazz or a soul project it doen't matters. If you’ve ever had any experience selling anything, then you know how important enthusiasm and a positive attitude are in convincing potential customers to buy your product. Our Promo Rep is just that way he stays  in a positive, upbeat and motivated frame of mind. He know that, this is an important element in the music business. And,
Ron knows also, that we’re not the only label releasing new music every week, and that radio stations can only play a few of these new songs at a time so,it's not personal, it's just business as usual .

Promotion at Quinn Records TM goe's a bit further than  describing the work done by Ron to get radio airplay for our releases.
The Promo Rep” is the companies breathing apparatus,pitch man,the spokes person who present the label’s new releases to radio stations with the intent to build a relationship that would allow us to place products that would both provide entertainment to the exsisting listeners as well as attract new listeners by playing the songs the we selects for promotion.
Quinn Records TM rely on it's Promo Rep. to  decide very carefully what specific songs from an artist's new record would most likely fit the radio station’s format and attract the listener’s attention.

Keeping the human-element alive, well and active in our Record Promotion  Progam is still the number one strategy  used  in our Record Promotional planning. It's nothing more powerful and enjoyable than visiting the Stations face-to-face and learning just what the Market is really like from a birds-eye view. We do every thing possible to make sure face-to face contact with the Radio Station stays our utmost priority.

To add even more  convenience for the commercial customer in our Record Promotion Program, we created an online page at our website,that's dedicated to the Radio MD's.PD,s, DJ's, Press and Retail  commercial customer where they can go 24/7 and request any Promo Copy that they want and Ron will send it out to them asap. All they do is go to our website, login set up an account, than go to the  Radio,Press,Retail link and order. The CD is free and we ship it free.

The Promotion Department is the arm of the company that makes sure that our records are at the Radio Stations that we service, and are available for airplay.


"FREE SHIPPPING" on all CD's when you order online at quinnrecords.net

"OUR BEST BLUES N' SOUL", 

is on our 

GO SLOW-Blues Crossing (2-CD Box Set) 

click link to order Quinn's 2-CD Box Set, NOW!

Code: 612106121222

Visit Us: www.quinnrecords.net

Radio/Retail/Press: Get Promo Copies Here

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RECORD LABELS, MUSIC LABELS, LABELS: JUST WHAT ARE LABELS?

by Dwight L. Quinn

(10-18-2013)

Quinn Records TM like other record companies, sell pre-recorded music under an assumed name.

The label in itself is a brand: a name,symbol,logo, a trade mark, a sign, an image or words . The Major record companies use's  many different labels at any one time. The labels are used as,"identifiers"to help record buyers tell where a record come from and/or what kind of musical content it offers, with just a glance and without even hearing it. Record companies go to great length in  protecting their labels.

Lets face the facts, there is no point in owning a label and promoting it, if it can't be differentciated from other Labels, or if someone else uses it without consent. So if and when a Label is created without a clear understanding of its' purpose i.e. the lack of understanding branding, than failure is  the path this Label is on.

Labels that are well managed , can get a reputation for quality,musical style, genre that are both popular and/or niched, this invaluable recognition in itself sets a path that enhances,builds and clearly identifies the directional approach for its marketing.

Quinn Records TM label is a perfect example of a label that managed to define its musical style so powerfully that the record-buying public can more or less tell what they will get as soon as they see a Quinn Records TM label on the record. The label identification is so strong that when the company decided to release pop or classical recordings, it has to create another label to place these new recordings on.

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Labels in other genres of music have been successful in defining themselves by their labels too.No one would expect Alligator Records to release rap and hip hop any more than Malaco would release chamber music.

Any potential buyer looking at a record on the Quinn Records TM label would know the recording’s musical genre.

A successful label helps to sell records.  It invest a large percentage of  it's dollars in promoting the artist(s) on  it's Label. Labels with an active touring artist selling out venues will see record sale numbers increase as the artist grows in popularity within the Marketplace..

This is largely the reason why when record buyers go to purchase a recording they idenify the record with it's title, artist name or both. Rarely do they (the record buyers) buy a record using a Label name.

The Label is one of the most valuable assets an Independent can acquire, next to the master recordings.

SO,JUST WHAT ARE  LABELS? Well, they're just a,"Brand".

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(RE-HATCHING THE PAST) LARRY MOODY MAKING BIG BUZZ WITH SONG ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA

by Dwight L. Quinn
(10/14/2013

Rapper-songwriter Larry Moody is creating buzz for himself and even getting
recognition from President Obama for this song, "Repect Before You Ellect,"
Moody spoke with rolling out about his positive music and upcoming porjects.
-iesha danial





How did"Respect Before You Elect" come about?
My cousin ccame to me and said, Larry, you know we're going to have a
chance to have our first black president. I think we should do a song to
get out here and help the world. What do you think about " Respect Before
You Elect? And I said, it sounds good. And I wrote the whole song. Once
Obama became the President, I said, "Wow, now it's time to do another
song. So that's how I came up with "Respect and Protect: Obama's the
President".

How did it feel to be recognized by President Obama?
That was truly a blessing. That was one of the greatest things of my life,
when his staff got a chance to view my songs and listen to it before the
President got it.

What advice would you give to someone interested in pursuing a career
in the music industry?
When you know you have talent and you know that you've creative, you
just have to keep going. You can't worry about whether you're going to
blow up or you're going to make millions of dollars. It's gift that you have
and you have to keep going.

What's next for you?
Right now I have a record label that's looking at my stuff. I'm in the process
of doing a jingle for the Cardinals. I'm working on a fundraiser in St. Louis
and I'm going to put that together to help the homeless and underprivileged
people. I can truly say, no matter how big I get or how famous, I still want
to help other people.

source: www.rollingout.com/ february 11, 2010

"MC Larry Moody", is on our Sneak Peek 33 (42nd Anniversary Addition 3-CD Box Set)
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Code: 612111091220

Listen to: MC Larry Moody, India The Dancing Queen

A BIG EVENT!!! COMING THIS WEEKEND:

 Join MC Larry Moody a.k.a. The TruE MC
as he HOST a Star-Studied Show Right Here
in St. Louis MO. on Sunday, October 20th, 2013

Oliver Johnson Presents Richard Brooks 
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Flormerly of 
"The Impressions" with AJSR & Mother's Children

A Nostalgic Journey Into The Musical Era of The 
Impressions, Jerry Butler, Major Lance, and 
Curtis Mayfield

Sunday, October 20, 2013
Deja Vu Ii Cafe
2805 Target Drive
Florissant, Mo. 63136
Doors open at 5pm
Showtime: 6pm
General Admission Seating $20
Mezzanine/VIP: $30 w/picture
Orchestra/VIP: $40

For Tickets call Metrotix (314) 534-1111

Deja Vu II Cafe (314) 438-0586

Oliver Johnson (618) 581-4521 or (314) 596-1642

Artists
Oliver J Johnson
Richard Brooks
AJSR & Mother's Children
Night Train Express

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FIVE QUINN RECORDS TM ARTISTS ARE RECEIVING HUGE INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

[09/27/2013]

On Thursday, September 26th 2013 The APD Global Radio Indicator Charts ™ posted in it's Top 50 Albums - Today, #20-Quinn Records TM Present GO SLOW Blues Crossing. Soul blues singer James Gilbert's Blues This Morning is the # 1 song, followed by Mississippi Red,Send Me Somebody To Love.

 The late LiL Aaron Mosby a.k.a. Blues Man is making notariety again with the powerful rendention covered of Jimmy Reed's 60's hit Oh Baby, You Don't Have To Go. However LiL Aaron is not a stranger in the UK by no means of the word. Had performed in front of a sold out record crowd of twenty thousand at the Holland, Blues, Festival in 2001.

 Blues singer/guitarist Osee Anderson, Breaking Up Somebody's Home employing his signature guitar licks like those of the late great Jimmy Hendricks and the famous Guitar Watson adds a whole new dimension to Albert Blues-Boy Kings Stax's Records hit recording,Breaking Up Somebody's Home.

 Quinn Records TM artist Kevin Wheeler's domestic releases has dropped today in Brussels Belguim and Victoria Australia.

 FM Brussel [FM98] (98.8 FM) Date: 09/26/2013 05:17:33 am www.fmbrussel.be Elsene, Brussels, Brussels Belgium
 1.) Let's Go Party
2.) The Soul of A Man (Medleys of Solomon Burke)

 West Gippsland Community Radio [3BBR] (103.1 ) Date: 09/26/2013 05:17:33 am 3bbrfm.org.au Drouin, Victoria Australia
1.) Let's Go Party
2.) The Soul of A Man (Medleys of Solomon Burke) 

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JAMES E. GILBERT OUT IN THE OPEN, BLUES N' SOUL MUSIC'S BEST KEPT SECRET!

By Dwight L. Quinn

 The Biography 

James Gilbert has been delighting audiences all over the world for nearly four decades. A James Gilbert & Legacy show promises to take you on a journey of an era when music was MUSIC!! James Gilbert is a man with a missionto get you to listen to what you've been missin.

 James Gilbert starting his singing career in 1974 performing in his grammar school talent show, James been a singing my whole life. James says that his vocal ability is a family trait, as his Mom & Dad both love to sing. James is a self thought musician, learning lead guitar, bass & drums and to avoid trouble as a teenager. Blues music was a staple in our household in his early years as I studied the mechanics of the Blues, which played out when he was 17, as he was fortunate enough to share the stage with Blues Legend John Lee Hooker. From then on performing has been James Gilbert's way of life.

After bouncing around the country as a member of a Top40 Rock and RnB band in the early 1980's, James decided to return home to expand on his own versatility. So he joined a local musicians union singing radio jingles, of which his first assignment was vocalist for the Missouri Lotteries New Pick-3 campaign in 1992. That same year, his new band got noticed and was selected to perform as actors for the Toyota Corporations Big Spring Sale TV commercial. Although falling in love with the art of voiceovers, performing continued to hold James heart hostage, so he put doing voiceovers on the back burner and continued to pursue his musical career. In nearly four decades of performing, James played with and opened for such superstars as B.B King, KoKo Taylor, Johnny Winter and War.

 In 2006 James released his first solo CD project entitled Best Kept Secret, where he had the #1 song for two weeks on Southern Soul radio and received rave reviews in both the US and Europe. In September 2012, James Gilbert was signed to the roster of Quinn Records TM, where his talents as a recording artist as well as company official spokesperson continues to attract attention from all over the world.

 JAMES GILBERT"S Discography; 
1-BEST KEPT SECRET
2-GO SLOW,BLUES CROSSING (QR121222-1)
3-KEEP ON KEEPING ON (QR121236-1)

 JAMES GILBET'S Set List; 
BLUES THIS MORNING
A REAL GOOD SIGN
RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA (COVER)
SOMEONE TO LOVE
OOH BABY
KEEP ON KEEPIN ON
KISS (COVER)
I BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE TALKIN
PLEASE COME BACK HOME
LONELY MAN
BREAKING MY HEART AGAIN

 MEET JAMES GILBERT & THE LEGACY BAND 

• JAMES GILBERT-LEAD VOCALS, LEAD GUITAR, BASS GUITAR, DRUMS 
• ROBERT (BOBBY) ADAMS-DRUMS 
• EUGENE SMILEY, SR.-RHYTHM GUITAR 
• BRENT WHEATLEY-KEYBOARD 
• TOM FLORA-BASS 
• RONNIE REED-TRUMPET ERNEST MELTON-SAX 

 James Gilbert's dreams and goals is to continue to work,thrive and delight audiences all over the world for many,many more years to come.

Total Song List is 85+ songs performed own show by James Gilbert & Legency Band.
Average Showtime: 3-4 Hours long..

Covers: see above list.
 Typical Repertoire: Blues/Soul/R&B

Check Out James's Electronic Press Kit (EPK)

Book James email: bookaartist@quinnrecords.net

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 EPK URL: http://www.sonicbids.com/JamesGilbert3

Source: James Gilbert,Quinn Records TM Archives.

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DISCOVERING AND SIGNING THE BEST TALENT

 by Dwight L. Quinn

Discovering and signing the best artistic talent is the motor that keeps a record company running. “Breaking acts and protecting A&R will always be the lifeblood of our culture. It’s at the heart of every conversation we have”, says Dwight Quinn, CEO of Quinn Records TM.
There is fierce competition between record companies to discover and sign the best new artistic talent. We are constantly scouting for performers that have the potential to develop their career in music to the highest level. Traditional A&R methods are today complemented by other ways of finding and signing talent.

The way to find talent nowadays is completely different from 25 years ago when bars or small venues were the places to find artists and musicians. Now there are a multitude of different ways. But at the end of the day, no matter how we find talent, it’s about someone making music and someone feeling the emotion that it creates. The internet is often the first port of call for Quinn's A&R looking to find the top performers of tomorrow.

The internet has made pre-selection much easier. Instead of travelling to every gig, you can do a lot of the groundwork online, checking out bands on their homepage, Myspace or YouTube.

 The internet is where you first hear of a buzz around an artist. We’re not the sort of label that looks for someone who’s got two million hits on YouTube, but we do look for an online buzz. While the internet can cut out some of the legwork for our A&R executive, viewing artists online is no substitute for seeing them live and developing a personal relationship with them.

 Evaluating artistic talent is a subjective process, but Quinn agree we are looking for something beyond technical competence when searching for an act to sign. We are looking for an artist that can move music fans. We looking for empirical evidence of a connection between the audience and the artist.

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A HARDWORKING ENTERTAINER KEVIN WHEELER & R2 (KL&R2)

by Dwight L.Quinn 

 THE BIOGRAPHY

 KL was born and raised in the Washington DC metropolitan area, he was inspired in music by his grandfather, the late Grant Williams 111, who played the tenor saxophone for Louis Armstrong band KL, started his musical training at a young age in the traditional Baptist church. K L started playing music professionally in the late 70`s with a local GO GO band. Then he went on to form his own national gospel group. The group recorded its first gospel album on Redemption Records which included the instant hit Victory, which vaulted the victory album to number 18 on the Billboard charts. The album was a huge success and the group was nominated for the GMWA Excellence award, Dove award, and Soul Train music nominee. The group has also charted the Billboard at least 5 times. Then K L signed a contract on the Quinn Record Label. The group was also nominated for a Grammy award for their latest album A Message From The Messengers. K L and his group has performed all over America, appeared on national television shows. K L is now enjoying his latest Soul R&B album`s which include Can You Get Away, Par-Tee Time, Somebody Said, Lied For The Last Time, Do You Love Me, I Got My Swagg On, Sweetness Is Her Weakness, That Lady and Ms Niece.

 LIST OF SINGLES & EP'S OF KEVIN WHEELER & KL&R2
 A.-SINGLES
- Can You Get Away, (QRS41133-1) Release Date:10/22/2004
- Par-Tae! Get Your Groove On,(QRS51135-1) Release Date:01/01/2005
- Somebody Said,(QRS51138-1),Release Date: 02/07/2005
- Let's Go Party,(QRS13032-1), Released Date: 07/09/2013 B.

- EP - I Got My Swag On, (QR100122-1),Release Date:06/03/2013

 SONGS PERFORMED ON SHOW: Kevin Wheeler & KLR2
 Let's Go Party
 I Got My Swag On
Sweetness Is Her Weakness
 If You Need Me Lied For The First Time

 In addition to several other songs from Kevin's albums and EP's.
 Covered Songs Performed By Kevin Wheeler * KL&R2:
 Can I Change My Mind- Tyrone Davis
 Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You- Wilson Pickett
 Sweet Caroline-Bobby Womack

 Total Song List is 150+ songs performed own show by Kevin Wheeler & KL&R2. 
Average Showtime: 3-4 Hours long..

 Covers: see above list.
 Typical Repertoire: Blues/Soul/R&B

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GLOBAL RECORDED MUSIC INDUSTRY REVENUES INCEASED

  GLOBAL RECORDED MUSIC INDUSTRY REVENUES INCEASED 
  by Dwight L. Quinn

Global recorded music industry revenues increased by an estimated 0.3 per cent in 2012, the first year of industry growth since 1999, to US$16.5 billion. Digital revenues increased by an estimated 9 per cent to US$5.6 billion in 2012, now accounting for around 34 per cent of global industry revenues. Download sales increased in volume by 12 per cent globally in 2012 and represent around 70 per cent of overall digital music revenues The number of people paying to use subscription services leapt 44 per cent in 2012 to 20 million. Subscription revenues are expected to account for more than 10 per cent of digital revenues for the first time in 2012. Digital channels account for the majority of record companies' income in an increasing number of markets including India, Norway, Sweden and the US Digital retailers' rapid global expansion is opening up the potential for markets such as Brazil and India, to become major sources of future industry growth. At the start of 2011, the major international services were present in 23 countries. Two years later, they are in more than 100 countries. Digital music consumption has become mainstream, as shown by consumer research by Ipsos MediaCT across nine markets in four continents. Two-thirds of internet users (62%) have used a licensed digital music service in the past six months. Among younger consumers (aged 16-24) this figure jumps to 81 per cent. Consumer satisfaction with licensed music services is demonstrably high. 77 per cent of users of licensed services rate them as excellent, very good or fairly good. Even 57 per cent of those who use unlicensed services believe "there are good services available for legally accessing digital music." Many non-digital revenue channels are also increasing. Performance rights income increased in value by an estimated 9.2 per cent in 2012 and now accounts for around 6 per cent of overall industry revenues, up from 3 per cent in 2007. Album charts in most markets show that investment in local repertoire is alive and well. In many countries, local repertoire accounts for the vast majority of the top selling albums of the year. Five major non-English language markets illustrate this. In Italy, Spain and Sweden, eight in 10 of the top selling albums of 2012 were by local artists; in Germany, seven in 10, and in France six in 10.


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AND THE BAND PLAYED ON

AND THE BAND PLAYED ON
by Dwight L. Quinn

An industry that transformed itself...

Do you know of, or can recall of any industry that has reinvented itself  like the music business has during   the past decade and a half?

Fifteen years ago the CD was the main format
for listening to music and the digital marketplace
was just beginning. Now here we are today and there are more than 400+ authorized digital music services worldwide offering more than 14 million songs.

Digital sales already comprise nearly half of total revenues for the music business in the United States.
To make a long story short, it’s no longer  about CDs,it’s about access to music anytime, anywhere and the experience,convenience and the accessibility that keeps fans coming back for more, more and more.
And of course their are going to be different business models that  will  continue to evolve, but around
one fundamental objective: it will all be about the music.

More than any other art or entertainment form, music transports, transforms and reconnects us.
But behind the emotional attachment and beyond the artist on the album cover is an army of people who make the music play – planning, developing and investing in your next favorite song.

Providing the songs that make up the soundtrack to your life takes significant work and investment, and
the modern label is committed to giving fans more musical options than ever. Which is just another
reason why the music industry is the best industry in the world.

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THE MARKETING MIX USED TO PROMOTE OUR ARTISTS

by Dwight L. Quinn


Promoting and marketing of the artist is among one of the largest line item spending accounts in Quinn Records TM’s budget. In a extemely high competitive market it is important for artists to benefit from having promotional support if they are to have the opportunity to build and connect with a large audience.

 Today the marketing mix used to promote our artist to fans has changed dramatically over recent years. Social media channels now complement traditional gatekeepers such as radio and television. With an educated guess,we estimate that just five years ago 75 to 80 per cent of our marketing dollars spent was targeted at broadcast advertising, now this amount has fallen to less than 55 per cent of our marketing budget while the increase in online marketing will reach an expected equal balance between the two media mix of 50/50.

 Social marketing is constantly growing. When we released Kevin Wheeler’s KL&R2 album, I Got My Swag On in 2010 among the top ten things we needed to do in promoting it was to include – the YouTube video (Quinn President Choice), and a music-targeted Facebook campaign, an Online marketing strategy. Several of the channels did not exist when their previous album, Par-Tae! Get Your Groove On  had been released five years earlier. This was also true when we released their latest album If You Need Me! In July, we again had to add several more new platforms to the mix.” The growth of online media has meant that we have to spend increasing resources to supply the content that these channels need. Dwight Quinn says: “The content that we have to create in the digital erea is probably two-fold in comparsion to what it was five years ago; with the people it has almost become a way of  life.” Ronnie Ray promotion manager Quinn Records TM agrees. “You have to be in your best creative-mode when you do social marketing for your artist, it has to be real-real, it has to be home-grown. It has to come from the artist. It can’t be just what we as a company feeds out to the fans. What’s the message, who is it coming from, how does it get to the consumer? We're planning in the very near future the creation of an entirely new digital department, with upto 10 people.

 There is so much we can be doing with our artists, with their content and with their music.” New media channels offer the opportunity for us to communicate directly with our fans. “The internet has become the new television, with immediate feedback and real-time interaction.” No two promotional campaigns are the alike. Dwight says: “The real beauty of the music business is that there are no scripts. It’s about gut instinct and where ever the dice falls.

Why record companies are so relevant is that we can take more risks than any other industry.” In our experience and our research into this subject we,discovered that today promotional activities can often cover a broader range of activity than was once not the case, traditionally. Many artists such as our own, want to become involved in a range of areas, “Some of our artists want to create clothing lines,fragrants, produce their own materials and so forth, so we, like the Major labels are bringing in experts to offer directions to this new, artist goal along with giving to the artist all sort of advice that will assist the artist in obtaining their goals. So we're investing.

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HOW DO A SONG MAKE IT ON OUR TOP 10?

by Dwight L. Quinn

Each week (Monday and Friday), Quinn Records TM puts together a chart of it's top 10 most popular songs based on a national sample of top 10 radio airplay, top 10 radio playlists, and music sales. Since our Top 10 comes from the 220 radio stations, APD,89 Digital Companies,YouTube Reporting, 40 Cable TV Channels tracked each week, let's look at how our tracking is compiled. 

First, there is airplay. What songs of ours that is actually being played on the radio and on music video channels on TV and screaming? Frequent calls to program directors and disc jockeys that reports and have their finger on the music, this is our good measure of what their listeners like. Airplay is tracked through our in-house Radio trackers, Air Play Direct (APD), YouTube and Broadcast Data Systems (BDS), run by Nielsen. BDS uses digital pattern-recognition technology to identify songs that are played on radio stations and music video TV channels across the United States and Canada. With the combination of Physical tracking a.k.a Manual tracking and the incorporation of tracking Technology, we've been able to track 24 hours a day, seven days a week, following over 220 targeted Radio Stations,APD,Digital Distributor,Cable TV YouTube and Spotify weekly. 

 Our Radio Promotions Department manual tracking consist of Playlists and verbal reporting from Radio with emphasis placed on obtaining as close as possible the number of people listening to a the station and we would multiply that number by the number of times one of our songs are played.

 When the company record a new song, a copy of the recording is sent to BDS so it can be encoded and tracked by its system on the stations it monitors. This data is used not only by Quinn in compiling our weekly Top 10 chart, but also by record company executives, radio stations, publishing firms, performance rights organizations (to calculate performance royalties), music retailers, independent promoters, film and TV producers, and artist managers.  

Another measure of what song of ours that is hot and what people are buying. To find out what music is selling in record stores, Quinn goes to Sound Scan  Nielsen Sound Scan is an information system that tracks the sales of music and music videos throughout the United States and Canada. By scanning the bar codes, they can collect sales information from cash registers each week from over 14,000 retail, mass merchant, and non-traditional sources such as online stores, concert sales, etc. The data is compiled and used in positioning the song on our Top 10 each Monday and Friday. Like BDS data, the data from Sound Scan is also very valuable for us in compiling a clear Top 10 Song Chart. 

 Our method for compiling our Top 10 Song chart have gone through a change or two over the past five years. Since publicizing our Radio Promotions Reports and Activities as a Promotional tool, we followed the foot prints of the icon of Charts, Billboard  we to changed the weighting of airplay versus sales in the compiling our Top 10 Song Chart. We found through researching and practical experiences that tracking a single song through album sales isn't exactly accurate, singles sales have always been used to track the sales side of song popularity. But, since only about 20% of people actually buy singles and over 90% listen to the radio, it made sense for us too, to alter the ratio of points. Now, the overall points are weighted to 20% sales and 80% airplay. 

 Quinn's Top 10 Song Chart is an important and valuable tool that let our fans,user of our music, music retailers,radio stations, promoters, film and TV producers, artist managers know what kind of music that we offer and how the music that we offer is performing in the very highly competitive music marketplace. The information that our Top 10 Song Chart gives to the Buyer is precious, it gives the Buyer the kind of Education that he or she needs to make the right Buying decision. 

 Quinn bases its Top 10 Song charts on its own prerecorded music and what is already being played on the radio and purchased in music stores, this is also the avenue to how radio stations find out about our new music. 

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