Music Talk : Music Industry Interviews, Advice and tips for DJs & Producers · Grahame Farmer

Music Talk 068 - How to get signed to Tough Love's 'Get Twisted' Records

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Tough Love says Jesse Jones is the closest track so far to Get Twisted's sound.

1. Music Talk 068 centers on Tough Love and Get Twisted Records, with Graham Farmer running a Discord demo stream for producers. 2. Graham Farmer hosts the Music Talk Podcast and says he has supported Tough Love since the start, including their 10th birthday party secret guest slot. 3. The episode exists to show how Tough Love choose records for Get Twisted and what they hear when deciding whether to sign a demo. 4. Tough Love says the label is rebuilding and has stopped releasing temporarily while they go through a transition. 5. They say the best promotion is playing a record in their own DJ sets, because they only want music they feel comfortable supporting live. 6. The conversation names recent signings from Big Sam, Finn, Array, Big Speaker, and Big Nervous. 7. Tough Love tells producers to send one track per demo into the Get Twisted Records thread in Discord. 8. They warn people not to download other artists' tracks without asking first. 9. They say this stream is for house and tech house, while next week will be drum and bass and later sessions will cover techno. 10. Graham explains that course members get priority, then Twitch subscribers, then everyone else in the queue. 11. Sean Jackson's track gets described as strong for the European market and maybe more suitable for radio or Germany than for Tough Love's own sets. 12. Cairo FX gets praised for its experimental feel, with Tough Love hearing acid, acoustic texture, and Arabic melody cues. 13. Lausa gets called a strong daytime party record with a killer bassline and a proper old-school house feel. 14. Dan Hayes and Fat Supply get strong approval, and Tough Love says they would play the record on radio and might road-test it live. 15. Harvest for the vibes gets labeled a 'dirty chugger,' and Tough Love suggests it may work better as a VA track than as a single. 16. Paul Pops UK Yellow gets detailed mix feedback, including vocals that sit too high and a groove that does not fully match the vocal. 17. The atmosphere is direct, technical, and informal, with Graham Farmer and Tough Love joking about Discord, bot slaps, horns, and Hulk smashes. 18. The format is a live A&R review with short playback sections, chat reactions, and immediate label-side verdicts. 19. Producers making house or tech house will get the most value from this. 20. Listeners wanting polished artist interviews without demo feedback should probably skip it.

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