Monday, 01 May 2017 05:33

Revisions of an outdated 'Directions for Submission to UMG'

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Corrections to dated directions of submissions to Universal Music Group / Capital Records:

On my last day in L.A, I figured I walk by as many places I could that I didn’t get a chance to, days after attending the 2017 ASCAP #ICreateMusic Expo.  Following the hollywood stars to the Capital Records building, I was stopped and questioned by a staff member right outside its door.  The guy went by the name of, I think ‘~Jon-Paul?’. Regardless, cool dude, we had a good short, yet deep conversation about the industry and the current problems it faced. 

Before the conversation got deeper, and before I explained my intentions and goals, he had initially handed me a sheet that include directions for applying for jobs and submitting a demo.  It was as if, people frequently come to Capital Records and try to get in, so they have a staff member posted outside to monitor the entry, ready to hand out these unprofessional printouts to the daily stragglers.  Mid conversation, I could tell he thought in his mind he had wasted a print-out on me.   

Below are the original directions on the sheet of paper: Outdated, incorrect data. See updated directions at the bottom of this article.  

Universal Music Group

Jobs/internship

1. www.universalmusic.com 

2. Scroll to bottom of page

3. Click ‘Jobs’

4.  Choose “Jobs (US)” or “Jobs (UK)”

Universal Music Group 

Submit Demo

1. www.universalmusic.com 

2. Click our company 

3.  Scroll Down & click FAQ’s

4. Click “Spinnup” to submit Demo 

After settling in back home, days later, going through follow-ups from people we networked with at the event, including reconnecting with many talented independent artists, many of which are currently featured in this platform, I figured for shits n’ giggles, lets go to those links I was giving on that sheet from Jon-Paul outside of the Capital Records.  After doing so, I realizing that the site had been edited much after these instructions were printed, and its instructions didn’t make sense. 

If I was handed this, I’m sure others were too, and maybe are still being handed this. So for clarity, I figured I just write an article with updated directions.  Therefore if you run into this issue, and type it in google or another search engine like I did at first, hopefully this article will pop up and help you out.  Your welcome, then again, it really wasn’t that complicated.    

UPDATED (April, 2017) : Actual, Current Directions of the above:

Universal Music Group

Jobs/internship

1. www.universalmusic.com

2. Click the Menu Bars button in the upper left or right corner

3.  Select Careers at UMG

4. Select UMG careers

Universal Music Group 

Submit Demo

1. www.universalmusic.com

2. Click the Menu Bars button in the upper left or right corner

3.  Select Contact us 

4. Scroll down to the question “How Do I Submit a Demo to UMG, then select the hyperlinked ‘Spinnup

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