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Become an Odradek Classical Artist!

Join our roster! - Please send at least 40 minutes of music as a demo for consideration.

Note: This application is for joining Odradek’s classical roster. For jazz, go here: bit.ly/odradek-jazz

We select our artists solely on the basis of a submitted demo recording. The recording must contain at least half of the program that you intend to propose, and preferably the entire program. Material which you are submitting which is not intended for the CD program will preferably be similar in nature to the missing portion of the proposed program, to give jurors the best possible means of evaluating the proposal.

Your demo will be presented anonymously to a commission of musicians currently on our roster. Each roster member has one vote, and the majority opinion decides. You will receive a response within two months of submitting your music. Your identity will be kept secret during the evaluation period by the ANONYMUZE platform. If you are rejected, your identity will not be released, not even to the platform administrators. Your name and email address will be released solely in the event that your submission is successful.

Eventual rejections should not be taken as definitive. Conforming with the intentions of Odradek Records, we want to offer musicians the possibility and incentive to improve until reaching a professional level comparable to commercial CDs already in circulation. And so, in the event you are not selected for commercial release, you may send us a new recording after one year, and we will evaluate it from zero.

The demo can be a home recording (the sound quality in this case does not have to be professional), or can be made directly at our studio in Italy. Write to studio@odradek-records.com for more information.

Alternatively, professionally recorded, mastered and unmastered discs made in other studios can be submitted for inclusion in our catalogue. Please specify in the submission that the intended master is being submitted. Written proof of ownership to the rights of the recording from the studio where it was created is required.

We recommend a monographic program or one that has some thematic connection between the works. “Recital” programs are less likely to be accepted.

For information regarding costs and services included please visit www.odradek-records.com and register as an artist if you haven’t already. At the bottom of the page there is a detailed list of services, costs, and a sample contract.

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