Black Jaive Studios - Ultimate Sounds

The primary job of the record label is to work closely with the act and the other members of the team in coordinating the release of albums on the act. Once the record label has signed the act, they may express a desire for the act to re-evaluate the team the act has together. For example, the label may feel there is a weakness in the band and ask that a musician be removed. There have been instances where a label has replaced the entire team around an act, sometimes because they feel the team is weak, other times in the belief the act needs a fresh start. The record label has its own promotions team (people who call radio stations and ask them to play your record), publicity staff (who work in conjunction with your publicist), and an A & R Department (who look out for songs and handle artist / label day to day relations.) The A & R Department is usually the first department to see the act and recommend the label sign them.