-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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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

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OLIVER JOHNSON “ Christmas Must Be Love”

by Dwight L. Quinn
11/22/2013

OLIVER JOHNSON

“ Christmas Must Be Love”

Christmas Must Be Love is collection of Christmas favorites created and produced by Oliver Johnson on the Quinn Records TM label. Oliver features both instrumental as well as vocal versions of these classical Christmas tunes. The original songs, Christmas Must be Love, Jingle Bell Jazz, all have that be-bop flavor that Oliver is known for displaying in his live performances in all making Christ Must Be Love, a listening pleasure. The late-great Louis Sash-Mo” Armstrong was Oliver’s idle, and in Christmas In New Orleans, Oliver demonstrates his love and appreciation for the legendary Louis Armstrong with his impersonation of Louie.

Oliver also featured his son Alex in his version of “Winter Wonderland,” Christmas Must Be Love will most definitely get you in the Christmas spirit. With lots horns, piano and chimes and bells all adding up to joyous fun.      Enjoy Christmas Must Be Love  CD

Catalog Number : QR051134-1

UPC# 6-62154-67436-2

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TRACK LISTING:

1. Christmas Must Be Love

2. White Christmas, instrumental

3. Christmas In New Orleans

4. Jingle Bell Jazz, instr.

5. I’ll Be Home For Christmas

6. Merry Christmas Baby

7. This Christmas

8. Have Yourself A Merry Christmas

9. Winter Wonderland

10. Silver Bells

11. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

12. I’ll Be Home For Christmas

13. Bells Will Be Ringing

14. Christmas Song

15. Santa Is Coming

16. Silent Night, instrumental

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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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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.

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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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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.


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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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BLUES THIS MORNING ( THE MOODY BLUES SONG)

by Dwight L. Quinn
10/10/2013

"Blues This Morning" is a 2009 song by the Kansas City rocker singer/songwriter/musician
 James Gilbert.
It was written by K-City Records owner and Producer Eugene Smiley,Sr.,and was first
released on Big Woody's, Going Home cd and recently released on the Quinn Records TM's
2012 popular 2-CD Box Set album Go Slow Blues Crossing. The album is a concept album
chronicling the typical style,side and sound of Blues "Blues This Morning" featured on the third track, which is titled "Blues This Morning."
It is one of two songs written by Eugene Smiley,Sr. on Go Slow-Blues Crossing, with the other being "A Real Good Sign." The song (by Special Guest Carl Marshall, titled" I Got The Blues Trying To Find Love") get a group of musician together taking turns in telling about their personal experience of how they got blues while trying to find love on a pleasant, sunny morning, while the chorus and bridge suggest wistful nostalgia from the inquisitive Carl Marshall the narrator:

"My baby left me this morning, And I just couldn’t understand
Ask her why she’s leaving, She said she’s found another man"

"Blues This Morning" was one of James Gilbert's first compositions for the Moody Blues.
It was also the second Moody Blues recording to feature him on lead vocals, the first song
being the cover of "Rainy Night In Georgia", from Keep On Keeping On. The album would
later go on to include some highly successful songs for the Moody Blues, such as "Oh Baby
You Don't Have To Go" (LiL Aaron Mosby), "Send Me Someone To Love" (Mississippi Red),
 and "Last Night" (LiL Aaron Mosby).
"Blues This Morning" was later released in 2013 as the second track on the Quinn Records TM
CD/SP  single "Keep On Keeping On".

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Listen to: Blues This Morning

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VIDEO OF QUINN RECORDS TM'S RECORDING ARTIST KL&R2 REHEARSING THEIR BRAND NEW RELEASE TITLED, "LET'S GO PARTY".

by Dwight L. Quinn
10/7/2013

 Here's a video recorded by Carla of Winksays Production capturing Quinn Records TM's recording artist KL&R2, rehearsing their brand new soul n blues release titled, "Let's Go Party". Meet the members of Kevin Wheeler's Rockin' Soul n' Blues band  "R2", starting with Kevin,Jr..(drums), Larry,(key boards), Harvey Lee,(Percussions & Background vocals),JP.,(Bass) and Mike Bella,(Lead Guitar).

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QUINN RECORDS TM RELEASES NEW ALBUM ON NOVEMBER 5 THE BEST OF OLIVER JOHNSON

by Dwight L. Quinn
09/29/2013

Two time Sodexho Award-winning blues/soul/jazz trumpeter Oliver Johnson is  one of the most proliferated trumpet greats of all time....Oliver, known as the guy who brought the trumpet to Soul." On November 5, 2013 Quinn Records TM will release The Best of Oliver Johnson, a rocking collection of Oliver's top tunes  celebrating Oliver's six years as an international blues/soul/jazz recording artist and a professional musical experience that started  at age seven. Recorded in Centreville, Illinois and produced by Quinn Records TM producer/ songwriter/ label owner,Dwight L. Quinn the album is a mix of blues and soul sounds that allowed Oliver to stretch his thundering-trumpet solo's to all time highs.

Oliver wrote,You Make Me Sing The Blues track, Quinn wrote five additional tracks and the album was topped with four covers. The songs were collected from Oliver's best-sellers. The Best of Oliver Johnson will bring Oliver's discography to nine albums,since signing with Quinn Records TM in 2004.

 Making up the core of Oliver's Nite Train band on the CD are Benton (drums), Henry Taylor
(guitar), Oliver (keyboards), Nephew Davis (bass), Oliver (Trumpet). Oswald Peters and Julio each add guitar to three tracks. Oliver, who vocal duties are to wam-bam the audience, was inspired by the sessions to monorate in the songs, something that ole band musician use to do, talk to the audience and/or the band members while the song is in play, singing If You Repay Evil For Good,Oliver would break out and direct his Nite Train Band and shout out to whoever is listening that it's hot up in here, making The Best of Oliver Johnson the most personal, free-jamming and just plain fun recording of  his nearly four-decade career.

According to Oliver, "I have a personal attachment to the music in this album. Mr. Harry Turner my music teacher while in high school would always reminded me that music is about feeling -- And I don't ever forget that".
My hope is that everyone who listens to,The Best of Oliver Johnson feels it. I know that I sure did!" Oliver  is signed with the prestigious LA De Da Entertainment and Events in St. Louis and he will be touring nationally in support of the album.

Oliver's history is proof that dreams do come true. Oliver at age six, began his study as a vocalist with his mother,Roberta Johnson of Uttica Mississippi. Roberta, who was a gospel church singer, also introduced Oliver to the music of performers like Louis Armstrong and Nancy Wilson. When Oliver was eight years old, a famous jazz organist Tabb Smith and his groups use to rehearse in Oliver's home. At ten years old, Oliver started the study of the trumpet with Mr. Harry Turner of the Count Basie Band.

Oliver's first professional performances at thirteen, started at the Cosmo Hall in East St. Louis that featured regular acts like Ike Turner, Johnny Johnson, Chuck Berry, Little Milton and Albert King.
After high school Oliver started touring with Waestmoreland, Inc. The Band that eventually became Albert King's Band included Motown-Recording regulars like, Tyrone Perry and Paul Jackson. For twelve years (12) Oliver toured throughout UK and Japan playing trumpet and singing with Mel and Tim (Backfield In Motion), Joe Tex (Skinny Leg's and All), Shirley Brown (Woman to Woman), Albert King (Born Under A Bad Sign), Gladys Knight & The Pips, Rufus Thomas (Walking The Dog), and Carla Thomas (B-A-B-Y Baby).

Aside from Oliver's regular performances he has recently played the Black Rep's Production "One More Time". Oliver is mostly known for his versatility in many different music formats, from Be-bop trumpet to Falsetto R&B singing.

He first recorded under his own name with his Cheese and Butter album a self-produced, project with the help of Roberta his mother. Hard Times! was his second project, Hard Times was later picked up and re-issued on Quinn Records TM label.
He made his first solo albums two in the late 1990's, with bands featuring outstanding musicians, including famed guitarist Oswald Peters. With his be-bop sound and rockin blues band (later featuring side man Henry Taylor), it wasn't long before he was adopted by the southern soul audience as one of their own. .

Oliver signed with Quinn Records TM in 2004, releasing Hard Times: On The Other Side of Midnight!
(which earned him his two Sodexho Lifetime Achievement Awards). In 2007 he joined the late Earl Wilson Jr. Gateway Classics annual events!. He won a Sedexho Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 for his dedication to the arts.
During the mid-2000s Oliver has continued recording and touring relentlessly, playing clubs, concert halls and festivals all over, electrifying audiences wherever he performs. Oliver's 2012 Argosy Casino Show featuring the legendary Richard Brooks original founding member of infamous,Impressions was hailed as an over-whelming success.
Oliver and his Nite Train Band continues to tour and work nitely in clues and venues all around the St. Louis City and Metropolitan area and shortly Oliver  will be touring  internationally with his own band.


The Best of Oliver Johnson proves Oliver Johnson's be-bop rocking trumpeting  is a true force of nature, while his songs and lyrics are a living history of the blues n soul earning him the reprutation as the guy who bought the trumpet to soul.
His thundering trumpet like Gabriel's is blowing the walls of blues and soul away. His improvisations on the blues and soul are full of fun and good humor. The blues and soul don't get much better."

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