How to Get Signed to Warner Bros Records – Learn to Decorate.

So it’s been a pretty bad week for Warner Bros Records getting sued, but as they say – every cloud has a silver lining, and perhaps this is it. This week Warner Brother Records have announced that they have signed ‘the find of the year’ with a group of vintage-loving painter and decorators from London formerly known as Classical Interiors UK Ltd.

Here is Classical Interiors UK Ltd.

..and here is what they are now to be known as – The Overtones.

Conrad Withey, President of Warner Music Entertainment, said

“The Overtones are the find of the year. I’ve described the boys as the Take That of Doo-Wop, which sets a pretty high bar but they are up to it both in terms of talent and looks. With the current vogue for 50s and 60s music and all things vintage this is perfect timing for the album and the start of their recording career.”

What’s probably more impressive and inspiration is how these guys managed to get signed – rather than the typical method that the majority of musicians take to getting signed to a record label (bombarding A&R scouts with demos), these guys let the A&R come to them, totally by chance.

How they got signed
A talent scout from the record company that propelled many of music’s most popular artists to superstardom overheard the decorating team singing during a tea break whilst working off Oxford Street in London’s West End. Impressed by the performance they were invited to try out in front of executives from the label and were rewarded with a deal.

What the band had to say about the deal
Lead singer Timmy is still getting to terms with it all; “We have gone from our painting rags to musical riches. One minute we are trying to make ends meet wallpapering, the next we are signing a record deal with Warners – it’s a dream come true.”

Darren Everest, the falsetto vocalist of the group added: “We only started the painting and decorating as a way to make a bit of cash and have a chance to rehearse at the same time. We never dreamed that would be the way we would get spotted by a label.”

What to Learn From The Overtones Fortune

Although this story does seem like a one in a million dream come true type of opportunity, the key point here is that these guys were clearly so motivated and passionate about their music that they opened up the opportunity to be found and not just found, but attract record label A&R scouts attention when they’re off guard and not already being bombarded with demos.

Get creative, get inspired, and go out and do what these guys did – hunt your dream down!

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