Interview with CONRAD DIMANCHE, Sr. Dir. of A&R at Bad Boy Entertainment - January 22, 2007"An unsigned artist is like a politician, who goes out and tries to win votes one by one. You really got to be ready to go out there and kiss all the babies and shake all the hands. Artists have to be out there working for themselves"
After starting his career running a family hair salon, Conrad 'Rad' Dimanche made the unusual progression to signing and breaking acts like Danity Kane (No.1 US), Yung Joc and Boyz N Da Hood (Top 10 US).
He talks to HitQuarters about what unsigned artists should do in today's industry climate, and what kind of artists he is interested in. Click here to read more Read On ... * Bad Boy A&R Daniel 'Skid' Mitchell on signing Janelle Monáe |
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