How to get signed to your favourite record labels 🔥

Here’s how to get signed to the world’s best record labels! I had the pleasure of interviewing Adrian Armendariz - A&R manager for ‪@anjunabeats‬ - who shares his advice for new (and seasoned) producers alike.
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In this interview we go in-depth into:
00:00 - How to get signed to Anjunabeats
00:52 - Introduction to Adrian
01:44 - What does an A&R actually do?
03:06 - What makes a good A&R?
05:14 - Do A&R’s help bring producers up to scratch?
07:07 - What are the biggest difficulties faced by an A&R?
09:38 - What are you looking for in a track?
13:38 - What are you looking for in an artist?
16:25 - Signature sound tips
17:28 - Optimal character traits
18:58 - Do you need industry contacts to get signed?
22:48 - How do you make contacts in the industry?
25:29 - Do you need a big following to get signed?
27:31 - Do you look to sign short or long term?
30:48 - What’s the #1 trait of successful artists?
31:53 - What are the benefits of signing with a label?
34:54 - What’s the best way to get your demos heard?
36:31 - Any other tips for new artists?
40:19 - Anjunabeats announcements
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[@EDMTips]

Hope you enjoy, everyone, and a huge thanks to Adrian! Let me know who else you'd like me to interview :) 👇

[@dickieclare1613]

Hot Since 82 !!

[@goonner80]

Claptone

[@scottjudge2726]

Afterlife Purified Records Great interview, nice to hear from inside perspective. Thanks to both of you!

[@EDMTips]

@@scottjudge2726 You're welcome! 🙂

[@AbishIkramToledano]

Afterlife 🖤

[@IanSolano]

This interview is gold. I love his transparency and honesty. I do believe that a lot of labels look to see your social media following is big enough before they sign you if you are not established. Thanks again for this, mate!

[@JulianGrayMedia]

Thanks for the shout out Adrian 🙏🏻

[@DeanKennyMusic]

This is gold. I’d love to see a monthly interview series of this

[@getthejackets]

Will been a fan of the channel for years keep doing what your doing , this was great

[@lunchbaux6248]

Awesome. Been waiting for this interview for months now. Well done Will and thanks Adrian for being a great interviewee

[@starrise]

This is absolute gold! I'm in the process of working on some tracks as a new producer that I want to send to a trance label I have in mind. This interview is a wealth of knowledge and insight and will definitely help shine a light on the road ahead. Thank you!!!

[@jishnu9636]

Hi Will! Absolutely loved the interview. Absolutely spot-on for up & coming producers who wish to get signed! I was wondering if you could also do one with the Enhanced Music A&R. I'm sure many trance artists would be happy to know from them as well.

[@zaffronmusic4050]

You can tell how intelligent and hard working and thoughtful Adrian is. Thank you so much for sharing this info

[@Jolland11]

Fantastic information! Thanks to Will and Adrian for the amazing advice. Most of all saving and being respectful of peoples time in the industry! Cheers ✌

[@renelorenz7798]

That's amazing. Thank you, Will, for this great interview. And Adrian seems like a very decent person. Perfect fit for Anjunabeats! :)

[@rubenrojano2837]

Fantastic interview Will, thanks for this!!!

[@Tophermuzic]

Will this interview is absolutely massive mate! Thank you very much for doing this for the community

[@crookedillusion]

Thank you so much for this inteview and for asking the real questions. it really helped a lot!

[@eastok-music]

Thank you so much for such an amazing interview! Actually I'm really surprised that Adrian became Anjuna A&R!) Really glad for him (and for Anjuna of course!😄 )!🙌

[@3tribes916]

This interview is terrific. Wow Will you did well here and thanks Adrian for being so upfront and thoughtful in your responses.

[@aaronhedgesmusic]

Adrian sounds like he’s doing such a great job. After being in this field for years I wish a lot more a&r were more professional about responding to demos. But maybe this difference in the way they develop artists has also helped them grow the label to the place it is today.

[@Tranceformer]

Thank you super interview. well done Adrian and Will 👏👏👏 great advice

[@in_10z]

Whoa. This is some ridiculously good advice. Thanks so much for this. Think I might watch this again and take notes!

[@itswermzer]

Great interview! Great tips and answered a lot of questions. Thank you for this

[@andrewmartin1984]

This is priceless (like many other things you do), thank you Will.

[@georgiabliss2745]

love anjunabeats! & this is such invaluable information. thank you!

[@cjfromgtasanadreas]

Woooo anjuna guy this couldnt be more perfect for me, thanks man!

[@DiscoTuna]

This is just gold. So articulate and clear thinking.

[@EDMTips]

Glad you enjoyed it! Any other labels or producers you’d like me to interview?

[@ssneg]

Excellent questions, great answers, thank you so much!

[@Mopark25]

Great interview but psyched to hear that Adrian's got more Anjuna tunes in the pipeline!

[@Narz3000]

Adrian is great. So inspiring. Thank you for posting this!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it! 🙌🏻

[@giovanni-seandee705]

i can tell for sure,this guy is honest in what he says.i know because i have tried more times to send him demos.many times it s so difficult to get a contact or a email or they dont even listen....here everything is out in the open.you just need to produce good and produce for his label style

[@Moon_Pyramid]

This is really helpful and encouraging , thank you !

[@stevie-jones-music]

This was very helpful, Will 🙂 Adrian explained everything perfectly and made the experience of submitting to Anjuna beats appear less daunting than I thought. Very friendly along with lots of great advice 👌 Quality stuff!!

[@EDMTips]

Glad you found it useful! :)

[@zoyasmusic]

So good to watch this interview :) You both did a great job, thank you for doing it. Also many thanks to Will for doing a shout-out for me in the beginning of the video :)

[@EDMTips]

I’ll link to your channels, too!

[@zoyasmusic]

@@EDMTips thanks so much :)

[@CinoPORakaDjCino]

I speak from experience. In order to have our music on one of the top labels, we have to make the sound they want, even if your sound is not a big deal or a shit song, if they like, they contact you! And apart from being a world-renowned producer/dj and being friends with this or that producer publisher knows, you also gotta be lucky if they actually hear our work given the amount of demos they get, and if you are an unknown producer it's finding a pin in a haystack! As Martin Garrix once said in a production workshop, it's better to be creating our sounds than imitating a sound that one or another label wants, at least we differentiate ourselves from others! My advice is that you create your own sounds, you can be sure that if you reach stardom one day, there will be a lot of "Ajunabeats" wanting your songs!

[@krupsdj]

Im glad to be from Anjuna, Goa.

[@djp1234]

Awesome interview with really useful information. Thanks.

[@scottmalcolmson4584]

Fantastic interview. Labels have skways been sort of a mystery to me. But anjunabeats is s name I've always heard stand out and after this video I can certainly see why. I just want people to hear, enjoy and dance to my music and I think my goal is to be signed by arjuna. Thanks so much for this interview! Very informative and inspiring!

[@oswaldorbitous5950]

Fantastic interview. Thanks for your effort, Will.

[@EDMTips]

You’re welcome!

[@abhishekc1458]

Thank Will , For Bringing This guy here . Hope we'll find something Good stuff

[@edenlysterciummins7801]

Legend Will, appreciate you 🙌

[@equalequalslopezcartoons3702]

RIP that man's email

[@EDMTips]

😆Hopefully people will be respectful and only send tracks that stand up to their references

[@shayanicmusic]

you so kindness and really help to producers for work better , thanks ❤🙏

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙂

[@boomhousemusic9045]

Nice set and nice sound!!!! thanks for sharing!!!!!

[@kataploks]

Thanks for great interview

[@AbstraktMusicLab]

REally great interview Will!!!

[@EDMTips]

Glad you liked it! 🙂🙌🏻

[@vijayadhitya6002]

Thank you.... very informative and useful video 👍🙏

[@undergroundkid8337]

I love this channel thank you. For these videos

[@TonyOldskool]

Just emailed off my first proper finished track to a label whilst listening to this, great advice...

[@mstrwood8813]

This was fantastic. I watched all of it as I've got a track I've started using Label Radar for and this was nice to hear how a label like Anjunabeats operates. Love your channel and keep sharing amazing content!

[@EDMTips]

Really glad it helped! Anyone else you’d like to see me interview?

[@mstrwood8813]

@@EDMTips Have you ever interviewed an artist? I'd love to hear an interview with Lane 8 for instance and hearing his journey and how and when he decided it was time to launch his label. Did he partner with someone? Did someone who would handle the formation (actual building of a solid team and backend biz) approach him? How does he balance the label with his own creative endeavors, touring, etc?

[@VladScousov]

@@EDMTips andrew bayer

[@jasongravely7217]

@@mstrwood8813 second the Lane 8 request

[@------YeahOK------]

Waste of time, I have stuff on Label Radar for years..never had any feedback at all. Don't send unsolicited material. Ever.

[@hodelmusic]

Good interview! Nice insights for up and coming artists 🙂👏🏻

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, Hodel, I am glad you liked it! 🙂

[@pepperjvck572]

Very helpful Will and Adrian! Thanks so much! If you could interview Selected or Armada that would be super interesting too 🙌🏼

[@EDMTips]

Cheers Jack!

[@salvadorcoria5003]

This helps a lot men for every upcoming artists Djs etc Thank you so much Men

[@EDMTips]

You’re welcome, glad it was helpful 🙂🙏🏻🙌🏻

[@MT-jq9ij]

Thank you for this

[@jackhye7785]

Been a trance producer for years now and this defo helps :) I’ve been trying also to get on the label, Anjunadeep as I love the more laid back stuff releases on there

[@martti7363]

Good interview, I learned a bit from it. I think a lot of people who aspire to be released on a label are really asking these questions to get a list of things they can do to for sure be released on the label they decide they like. The reality is that 99.99999% won't get signed because not only are they not good enough, they also don't spend enough time working on music to get to the level they need to be at. One unpopular thing I think newer producers need to do is hit up an artist who's on the label, and either pay them or ask if they can get feedback on their tracks. More than likely, you'll get loads of really useful and critical feedback without wasting a labels time. You'll also find out that you really aren't as talented as you may think, and you need to put in a lot more work! Best of luck everyone.

[@Valoramous]

Great interview, Will. Thank you for sharing. I would love to hear inside info or knowledge from (Big Room) A&Rs -- perhaps from Revealed Recordings, Maxximize Records, Crash & Smile, etc.

[@JackParker]

Well done Williamson!!

[@just1synth]

This guy is super Pro, it's no wonder Anjunabeats is such a great label

[@riverkelly9374]

That song in the end of the video was dope !

[@EDMTips]

Cheers! It's mine :)

[@crackityjones777]

A nice dude, thanks for the interview. weird how the company website sends you to Label Radar to submit but Adrian never even mentioned it and invited emails. Wish I'd known this two months ago when I submitted! Thanks again

[@JackParker]

Ditto!!

[@lespieces]

omg, i would LOVE to hear about that goddamn LabelRadar process. I've been paying for a while the pro subscription, got me signed to a few cool but small labels. Labels like Silk, Enhanced or Anjunabeats/deep seem to take forever to listen and give an answer. It is so irritating to pay and yet we don't know if the demos are actually listened to.

[@JackParker]

@@lespieces yea agreed. I also used proshare audio, same thing! Why pay at all if you can't get your track heard right? Need to get their emails I think. Still waiting after 6/7 weeks for anjuna to pick up my submission lol

[@crackityjones777]

@@lespieces I never paid, just used their free credit. Its so crap they even refunded me free credit because my demos didn't get listened to. I'm more annoyed that I wasted so much time sitting on great tracks, out of respect to the label, instead of sending them to other labels or releasing myself.

[@djTNELS]

My favorite producer. Wow, this is sick.

[@keithr336]

awesome discussion

[@ifiity6147]

Even though this is not my label niche, this was absolut helpful, great input! Thanks a lot!

[@EDMTips]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cjfromgtasanadreas]

14:09 lmao ur reaction made me laugh out loud, almost spit out my coffee, u were like a little producer kid "yes please sign me :DDDDD" looool awesome video man, i had to come back to listen to it, good motivation to get on anjuna one day

[@gadeonmusic]

This is fantastic

[@1disturbedjunglist]

Great insight

[@EDMTips]

100% agreed :)

[@sirwanmusic]

Anjunabeat 🔥🔥🔥

[@lostartone]

Great movie! 👍👌

[@churamontgomery6063]

Hey thank you for your advice that is great 👍

[@EDMTips]

No problem!

[@Novan-music]

thanks for roadmap mate ;)

[@EDMTips]

You’re welcome!

[@LordAikido]

Wow, this an interesting take

[@armintam5arian]

hey will, please show us how to make breakbeats like stanton warriors!

[@UrbanLikwid]

I would say if its a big label like Anjuna meet them in person cause big labels like that, good luck to even try and get a private soundcloud listen.

[@vividvice]

Great interview 🙏🏼 Go after Jono, Tony and Paavo next 😉

[@EDMTips]

I’ll do my best!

[@ardlapmusic]

Noted!

[@quentindick9619]

Hi Will ! Is it possible for you yo make a video who cover uplifting trance like Giuseppe Ottaviani, Jorn Van Deynhoven or Allen Watts ?

[@maxcherkasskikh5960]

Please interview Ophelia records! My best friend used to tour with seven lions. And I don’t want to be that guy pulling strings. It would be lovely to see how that record label functions.

[@boonstase]

hi will. where can i hear the song from start of this video? please answer my friend :)

[@mstrwood8813]

Do you have an opinion on using Label Radar?

[@RyanRhodes90]

Can Adrian be the new spokesperson for Anjuna? Brilliant representation!

[@FellowScorpio]

Very nice

[@EDMTips]

Hope you enjoy :)

[@Bthelick]

My best advice after 20 years of doing this for a living is unless you need the tour dates, DON'T be looking get signed at all. There's just too many downsides of being held back by the old industry model in todays music economy.

[@michaelbrindley3487]

does this apply to other genre’s not just edm etc 👍👍

[@Mopark25]

Another question I'd have like answered is whether labels expect tracks to be mastered, or is a good mix sufficient?

[@winship7891]

Where can I send a track?

[@JackParker]

He mentions emails, though I found when submitting a demo lately, that it redirected me elsewhere, to Labelradar? maybe I am just being dumb and didn't find an Anjuna email!

[@micky5237]

How about an interview with Hot Toddy or Mousse T ? Thanks 🙏 Will

[@1plugjay]

Do you think I have the potential to get signed or should I put the mic down ?

[@Grant82gc]

ok, first Ive heard of signing artists for future releases rather than just signing a single track

[@boonstase]

will darling. where can i find your song you played in the background at the beginning? please tell me bro. i almost waiting since 1 year for your answer...

[@EDMTips]

I haven't finished it!

[@boonstase]

@@EDMTips do you now still finished it bro? :) i would pay money to listen to this masterpiece. i have watched your armin van buuren tutorial 20 times and played it on my piano. love it sooo much. do you have some good news for me? :)

[@deadmenwalking3013]

Great video.

[@EDMTips]

Thanks!

[@pjones6749]

Nothing about payments? What to expect money-wise?

[@EDMTips]

Payments for what exactly?

[@LosantoBeats]

1. Become famous. Thats it!

[@crackityjones777]

The only thing he didn't cover was how to get to the front of the queue; be a young good looking woman who can throw a few loops together, chuck a few piano notes over the top and maybe press a button on a DJ mixer, whilst smiling like a simpleton, throwing lovehearts to the crowd and constantly updating their Instagram. Then a label will sign you and bang on about diversity in a male dominated industry.

[@jackbixby2471]

signing a label who takes your rights and do very little for u (exposure, which u allready have to have or your not getting signed), 10 producers working so one can make money and ofc the label:) Dream job Thats why so many advertisement:) Build your own train and drive it fearlessly and they will come to you, and at that point u dont need them anymore:) times changed, they are still selling old crap to youg people:)

[@aiyka_music]

Are there any producers that are signed to major labels but are not full time producers? Not everyone can earn enough money from just music..

[@EDMTips]

Lots!

[@JANPAULofficial]

Literally 95% of us LOL

[@ArturSadowyMusic]

Hey Adrian, yes i can agree a lot what you said and confirm anjuna way for artist demos , better is 1 to 1 like 2 to 20 so yes i can confirm ,time ?? yes of course any producer (really producer) never do on 100% 3-5 tracks a week ,every our single track must be pampered to every single our job, i dont know that im on good way but my think from last time is that always i tryed hear experiense ,yes true talent but no for all , talent is talent ,but creator is same other like talent , this is only my opinion, can be good ,can be no good , ok but this is my way nobody else. Thanks for patient and maybe see you again :):)

[@marv5078]

RIP English

[@kerrarikors7116]

Im the MOST PROLIFIC.

[@songsforsale9937]

If anyone out there needs some good new songs I'm your man. ©s as low as $10k

[@KevTJones]

Its called pigeonholing.

[@EDMTips]

Indeed....essential for any brand to succeed

[@Andu_music]

I dont do edm, not a producer im an artist and I do more rap, indie. In my genre you must blow up or get label attention in your 20's. If you're over 30 it's over. If you have a big engaged fanbase, dope music and a good image but you're in your early 30's it doesn't matter, labels dont sign you. This is written all over the internet and ive gotten really depressed over it, I started taking music serious in my mid 20's. Im 28 now i have only a year left to "make it" lmao. I never knew this was a thing. It makes no sense and I think it's disgusting and i dont want to believe thats its true but I just havent had any evidence disproving it

[@marv5078]

Bullshit

[@festy111]

spinnin records man please because the spinnin talent pool isnt really good at giving demos a chance its a iffy probability of even getting listened to !!!