About Me.

 

I've been lucky to have direct relationships with the presidents of major labels and many other people in the music industry. I have set up meetings for Warner Music Group, had a distribution deal with Universal Music with an in house office relationship.

I have also pitched acts for Sony Music X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, American Idol, CBS, and I work with writers from Madonna, Grammy winners and many others. I have 2 record labels Live & Dangerous Records, and Dangerous New Age Recordings and I am a producer plus do lots more.

On LinkedIn as a social media influencer I have 25,0000 followers, and over all of my social media I have 40,000 followers, and never paid for any or used a stupid bot.

I am using my platform to help indie artists and hope to feature people on here, including interviews, and I talk about the music industry in the most truthful way on the internet.

This page is also to promote our fantastic label music to.

I am very well known to speak out where other people dare not, but this is an opinion and people do not need to agree with me.

Thanks for reading.

Record Label.

 

Live & Dangerous Records.

Live & Dangerous Records is a record label which was set up to cater for the more commercial sounding side of Drum & Bass and music. Over the years Live & Dangerous Records has done some fantastic projects which have included entering high in the Music Week charts (Pre UK Top 40,)  we was very proud to compete with a lot of top record labels and names and score higher in those particular charts.

We did this with un heard of artists and next to a no budget compared to the millions that go into pushing a major recording artist. (This proves if you are driven and push hard you can do good things.)

The label has worked with the Manchester United Foundation youth choir, and had a very special in house deal with Universal Music Group UK (Spinnup Distribution,) and is still currently with AWAL / Kobalt Music who put their music out.

Moving forward to today, we have a fantastic relationship with a great new A&R AI company called My Part where we are being used to find and pitch music for acts like Rita Ora, Kelly Clarkson, David Guetta, Cardi B and many others, as well as pitching music to top UK companies like Tile Yard Music for their chart acts such as Joel Correy, Sigula and others. We also consult to Billboard Magazine and have sealed interviews in the publication for people.

We also have an incredible team behind us made up of some incredibly successful music executives, such as music legend, producer, songwriter, Hollywood movie man Peter Rafelson.

Peter sold over 300 million records and co - wrote Madonna - Open Your Heart and countless other songs, but we feel you may know this one, and if not check it out on YouTube under Rafelson - Open Your Heart.

As well as being lucky enough to work with such legends like Peter Rafelson, we are also blessed to work with one of most exciting songwriters to come out of music, Sheppard Solomon AKA artist name Jonah, and he is a 2x Grammy winner, who wrote huge songs for S - Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin, Eternal, Paris Hilton and many others. A real powerhouse before all this streaming came out and money was easy to make in selling great music.

Lastly and I will be honest  and say this is not an easy ride with these major labels people (A&R,), but we have the access to pitch to the major labels right at global president levels, if they reply is another thing, but the option is there to email music and artist to them.

We have personally set up 3 meetings for Warner Music Group and met with Universal Music a few times.

Our brand and label networks includes Universal Music Group / Sony Music / Warner Music / Americas Got Talent / American Idol.

We are always looking for the next stars so find us on our social media links on here, or email us your MP3, press release and stuff to excite us about how hard you have been working to grow your fans and profile.

Having a good follow base on Spotify and social media is a major plus for us, as this is our time we are investing, so make it worth ours and yours while.

Our aim is to sell artists to the big labels and develop you for this.

(Demos Atttach Mp3.)

Demos

(Stream Live & Dangerous Records Latest Music On Spotify.)

Live & Dangerous Records

1: Pop Mix By Audio Impact & Noah Nigg (Vocals Miss Geist.)

Living In Darkness On Spotify

2: EDM Mix By Battery (Vocals Miss Geist.)

Living In Darkness EDM Mix On Spotify.

3: Alter Ego & Scoop - Smoke & Mirrors (Vocals Jonah.)

I Hear Them Calling (Vocals Jonah)

4: AnnGree & Scoop - Are You Ready Commercial Drum N Bass Mix.)

Are You Ready DNB Mix.

5: AnnGree & Scoop - Are You Ready (Battery EDM Remix.)

Are You Ready EDM Remix

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Opinions.

Why is it so hard for artists to get a record deal these days.

(USA /UK)

I talent Scout for. Universal Music, Sony Music, Epic Records, RCA, Atlantic Records, Universal Publishing, X Factor & BGT (Syco Music) A & R for ex head of Sony BMG (Publishing)

Meeting I had with Universal Music (London)

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I went to the offices of "Caroline Distribution" which is an arm of "Universal Music Records" a little while back and had a very interesting meeting. My meeting was to go and meet one of the execs there who is one of the people who looks after people who have labels for "Universal Music," under various parts of UMG, but mainly "Caroline." (Global)

I asked this person why is it so hard for artists to get a deal these days, and this is what he said to me, which makes perfect sense when you think about it. I will also tell you how I feel you stand a better chance of coming closer to getting signed.

So one of the biggest problems for artists getting deals is the need to be in the media, and unfortunately this is one of the key things for major labels, and something they live their life's by.  You have to think about the people in charge of A & R and signings here. It's got to a scary point where people can lose their jobs for a bad signing! So if you think about climbing the ladder for 8 years and finally reaching  A & R, which is most people's goals in major record labels, then you make one bad choice and get fired, it paints a logical picture.

It's very common for A & R  to be careful with what music they take a risk on, and what people should have the budgets spent on them. It's a kick in the face if you do not meet the label quota to so being sure you are an act that's, One got a fan base and Two a hit record as well as performing live is the first thing A & R / major labels look at. (Single deals are rare for new artists, to RISKY!)

So continuing  my meeting at "Universal Music London" I was told sales don't really count for a great deal these days regarding  getting signed. (Down to Piracy) Of course they do matter as they put things into the charts and make money and  bring awareness to the artists. But the real secret to getting a major labels to take you on is knowing how many tickets you can sell as a brand and artists.

Look at what "Ed Sheeran" just did at Wembley for "Warner Music / Asylum" He sold 240,000 tickets  and that's one man and his "Guitar!" Now put that into a perspective from a labels point of view!  Would you choose a 99p download or a ticket worth £120 pounds per head, if you was looking to sign a  new artists?

So when I was speaking to this very sound and knowledgeable gentleman from "UMG" he also told me that "BBC Radio One" also matters. The reason I think this does count is because the "Official Charts" are licensed to them and obviously the charts are as important as filling up seats for record labels.

That's why they have "BBC Introducing" to help new artists get heard, and just think so many people have gone on to be mega stars via "BBC Introducing" So it does work, maybe just hard to get them to hear who you are as the artists?

My meeting was only a short one, as you never get a lot of time with people at major labels, they are just crazy busy, but in general the words of wisdom I got from this executive taught me a lot about what you need to be doing to get a major labels attention. I am very grateful to MR? for the time he gave me and it's good to know he is there if there are any questions to answer.

Most of the above was also echoed via "Sony Music" to at another meeting so pretty much how labels do think regarding what they look for? 

I have heard its easier in the UK for artists to be signed to USA labels and USA artists to be signed to UK labels. Still don't get this but I think I heard to many stories not to trust that judgement.

I hope this helps a few people?

  

11 Steps To Help You Get Closer To A Major Deal.

1: Image.

2: Gigs / Events.

3: Investment.

4: (Non Exclusive) Publishing.

5: Social Followers.

6: Brand.

7: Media Attention

8: Radio Support.

9: Great Music.

10: Attitude.
11: Talent Shows.