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Verbal Reasoning - English - Reading Comprehension:

Small Passages

MCQ - 20-11387

It is very difficult to succeed in the music business; nine out of ten bands that release a first record fail to produce a second. Surviving in the music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it requires an intricate knowledge of how a record company functions. The process beings when a representative of a company’s Artists and Repertoire (A & R) department visits bars and night clubs, scouting for young talented bands. After the representative identifies a promising band, he or she will work to negotiate a contract with that band. The signing of this recording contract is a slow process. A company will spend a long time investigating the band itself as well as current trends in popular music. During this period, it is important that a band reciprocate with an investigation of its own, learning as much as possible about the record company and making personal connections within the different departments that will handle their recordings.
Once a band has signed the contract and has finished recording an album, the publicity and promotions department takes over. These departments decide whether or not mass produce and market the band’s album. Most bands fail to make personal contacts in this second department, thus losing their voice in the important final process of producing and marketing their album. This loss of voice often contributes to the band’s failure as a recording group.
It is very difficult to succeed in the music business; nine out of ten bands that release a first record fail to produce a second. Surviving in the music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it requires an intricate knowledge of how a record company functions. The process beings when a representative of a company’s Artists and Repertoire (A & R) department visits bars and night clubs, scouting for young talented bands. After the representative identifies a promising band, he or she will work to negotiate a contract with that band. The signing of this recording contract is a slow process. A company will spend a long time investigating the band itself as well as current trends in popular music. During this period, it is important that a band reciprocate with an investigation of its own, learning as much as possible about the record company and making personal connections within the different departments that will handle their recordings.
Once a band has signed the contract and has finished recording an album, the publicity and promotions department takes over. These departments decide whether or not mass produce and market the band’s album. Most bands fail to make personal contacts in this second department, thus losing their voice in the important final process of producing and marketing their album. This loss of voice often contributes to the band’s failure as a recording group.

Question:

According to the passage, the publicity and promotions department

  1. Has the final decision in reducing an album
  2. Handles the recording arrangements for the band
  3. Sends representatives to look for new talent
  4. Handles the recording arrangements for the band

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Given in the passage

Record Performance

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