Smart Talent Discovery - How social software will change A&R.- January 26, 2006 TV talent contests like X-Factor and Pop Idol are the very public face of a talent discovery process that normally occurs behind the scenes in the music industry. Talent scouts scour the pubs and clubs of the country to discover and break new and interesting acts. According to the government, spending your whole time in bars and clubs is bad for you. This may partly explain why the A&R people now use the web to listen to demos of new artists and then decide if it is worth seeing them...http://www.gilesblackburn.co.uk/2006/01/smart-talent-discovery-how-social.html |