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You Can be an A&R Rep for BETA Records
Online record company pays people to find and sign new artists and bands to BETArecords.com BETA Records (www.betarecords.com), along with founders Chris Honetschlaeger and Georg van Handel, invite you to accept a paying job with their company. You can become an A&R (artists & repertoire) representative and turn your love of music into a paying gig. BETA Records, the online record company, has just launched a new module within its website that allows anyone to apply as a street team A&R member. One registered, you can discover unsigned artists, have them join BETA Records, and earn money for each new indie artist signed. “We are taking the lost art of A&R and putting it back into the hands of music lovers," states Honetschlaeger, President of BETA Records. "Major labels seem to have no budget and no interest in searching out new up-and-coming acts at local city venues. Our Street Teams have a passion for this and now will get paid to do what they love," Honetschlaeger adds. Approved BETA Street Team members are assigned a 5-digit code that can be given to an artist to join and upload music and pictures to the BETA Records site. This automatically triggers a payout to the Street Team member who then gets cash transferred to their PayPal account. BETA will also be giving a bonus of $5,000 to the Street Team member with the highest number of sign-ups by Dec 31, 2007. Street Team members will also be supported with a variety of promotional materials, including caps, stickers and more. For a sneak peek within the system, go to: Beta Records Street Team and register with the default username of preview@betarecords.com and the password of "betarecords" which has been assigned the test promo code of 12345. "We’ve made a real effort to keep the technology as simple as possible and the user experience positive," says van Handel, the record company CEO. "Street Team members need only focus on finding new acts and bringing them to our music community,” van Handel adds. "At the end of the day, we are paying people to do something they think is great: talk about and listen to music," said Honetschlaeger. Any worries about the style or content of the music that will be brought in? "No, because the fans are always right when it comes to their favorite bands." |