The Other Songs: AI A&R Artist Scout Tool

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‍Business Context

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A leading independent music publisher and record label wanted to stay ahead in discovering emerging talent. Their A&R team prided itself on a unique scouting philosophy, but the explosion of music shared daily across platforms like TikTok, Spotify, YouTube, and Instagram made manual discovery overwhelming and inefficient.

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The Challenge

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The team faced two major hurdles:

• Time intensive research: Hours spent trawling social media to identify potential talent.
  
  
• Missed opportunities: Many rising artists slipped through the cracks due to the sheer scale of content.
  
  

The Passion Labs Process

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We worked closely with the A&R team to deeply understand their scouting methodology and taste profile. This involved mapping their decision-making framework and translating it into a tailored AI model.

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The Solution

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Passion Labs developed a bespoke AI A&R Agent designed to replicate the label’s philosophy and filter vast amounts of music-related data in real-time. The system surfaces promising artists based on growth signals, artistic alignment, and originality – all ranked according to the label’s unique values.

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The Impact & ROI

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• 50+ new artists discovered that would have otherwise been overlooked.
  
  
• 70% reduction in manual scouting time, freeing the A&R team to focus on relationship building and creative evaluation.
  
  
• Faster talent pipeline: promising acts are flagged weeks earlier than traditional discovery methods.
  
  
• ROI: By signing just one additional high-potential artist surfaced by the AI, the solution pays for itself many times over in potential streaming, sync, and publishing revenue.

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