🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

艺人与 repertoire 部门

Native Script:艺人与制作部

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yì rén yǔ repertoire bù mén

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
A&R/ˌeɪ.ənˈɑːr/
nounabbreviationCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她在唱片公司担任艺人与 repertoire 专员。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The division of a record label or music publishing company that is responsible for talent scouting and the commercial and artistic development of recording artists.

    "She worked in A&R for a major independent record label, discovering underground indie rock bands."
  2. 2

    An employee or executive within this department who discovers and nurtures musical talent.

    "The band was signed after an A&R scout heard their demo tape at a local club."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the initialism for 'Artists and Repertoire', a division of a record label responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. The term emerged during the mid-20th century heyday of the American recording industry as labels formalized the dual function of finding new acts and selecting suitable material for them to record.

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🇫🇷French → English

Direction artistique

Transliteration: di-rɛk-sjɔ̃ aʁ-tis-tik

"Il travaille dans la direction artistique pour un grand label de musique."

🇩🇪German → English

Artists and Repertoire

Transliteration: Artists and Repertoire

"Er hat jahrelang Erfahrung in der Artists and Repertoire Abteilung."

🇮🇹Italian → English

A&R

Transliteration: A&R

"Ha iniziato la sua carriera come responsabile A&R."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Artistas y Repertorio

Transliteration: aɾ-ˈtis-tas i re-peɾ-ˈto-ɾjo

"El departamento de artistas y repertorio firmó con la nueva banda."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Artistas e Repertório

Transliteration: aʁ-ˈtiʃ-tɐz i ʁe-pɛɾ-ˈtɔ-ɾju

"O executivo de artistas e repertório descobriu o cantor no YouTube."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

कलाकार और प्रदर्शन सूची विभाग

Transliteration: kalakar aur pradarshan soochi vibhag

"वह एक रिकॉर्ड लेबल के लिए कलाकार और प्रदर्शन सूची में काम करते हैं।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

艺人与 repertoire 部门

Transliteration: yì rén yǔ repertoire bù mén

Script: 艺人与制作部

"她在唱片公司担任艺人与 repertoire 专员。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

아티스트 앤 레퍼토리

Transliteration: atisteu aen repeotori

"그는 음반 기획사에서 아티스트 앤 레퍼토리 담당자로 일하고 있습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

アーティスティック・アンド・レパートリー

Transliteration: ātisutikku ando repātori

"彼はレコード会社のA&R部門に所属しています。"

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