From: walkerent@cox.net   
      
   "Rich"  wrote in message   
   news:1151605098.168726.327090@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...   
   >I am a college student and would one day like to be A&R or a Song   
   > Plugger.  Does anyone have any advise?   
   >   
      
   Get a job, any job, at a record company and work your way up. Be smart and   
   be attentive. Watch the guys who are on top and more importantly watch the   
   guys who never get ahead or constantly pick losers. Don't condescend to   
   anyone and keep track of everyone that you come in contact with. The kid   
   that delivers the coffee may have the same aspirations as you and will be a   
   better ally than an enemy in the future. Get out and be an active part of   
   the local and regional music scene even if it's nothing more than bar   
   hopping and buying musicians drinks. Be someone that everyone is glad to see   
   and don't become an asshole just yet. There's plenty of time for that later   
   after you earn some creds and become a record company exec. Read the trades   
   and keep up with current business affairs. Don't fuck a musician's,   
   girlfriend, sister or mother and oh yeah, one minor   
   point..........................you better have a good eye for raw talent.   
      
   Bob Walker   
   www.walker-entertainment.com   
      
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