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Comics about record contracts

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Popularity rank 1 #346. Planning Ayok’s signing

February 12, 2010

JOEL: Your client is getting a recording contract with us. I guess we're supposed to have the press take photos of the signing tonight.

AYOK: Pmgs sffj.
JOEL: Should we do it onstage? Right when he finishes his set?
TONY KING: He's not doing a set. He can't sing or play music.

JOEL: Well. That'll make recording interesting.
TONY KING: Pput a sticker on the CD that says "Some Guy from Twilight". We'll be OK.

AYOK: Akmdf! AOKOKGIIFNFNSR!!!
JOEL: He... seems to be having some sort of SEIZURE.
TONY KING: He's fine. He just needs another vodka and Ambien.

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Popularity rank 2 #332. El De Barge

January 4, 2010

BART: Joel, do we own El De Barge?
JOEL: I'll look him up, sir, but just to pick a nit, we don't actually OWN any of our artists.

JOEL: We own their MUSIC, their RECORDINGS, but we don't-

JOEL: Well, now, I apologize.

JOEL: It seems we do, in fact, OWN El De Barge.
BART: Wonderful! I need him to do "Who's Johnny" tomorrow on a boat in Dover…

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Popularity rank 3 #335. Unknown talent

January 12, 2010

BART: Joel, I need you to go to a club tonight and sign a new singer. That SHIRTLESS actor from TWILIGHT. He'll be at the Three of Cups.

BART: You'll present him with a CONTRACT, take some PUBLICITY shots, give out some T-SHIRTS… His people have the details.

JOEL: Sir, I thought my job as an A&R rep was to find new UNKNOWN talent.
BART: Oh... NO. HEAVENS no, Joel. No no no… GOD, no.

BART: I'm very sorry for the misunderstanding. Now, do you know how to work the t-shirt gun?
JOEL: (sigh) Yes, sir.

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Popularity rank 4 #213. Calling human resources

March 3, 2009

SCOTT THE LAWYER: ...and then sign here.
RONI: OK.
SCOTT THE LAWYER: OK... Your band is now incorporated.

JOHN: I CALL HUMAN RESOURCES!

RONI: No, there's no "calling" and there's no human-
JOHN: Standard shotgun rules, Roni. Your lawyer here can back me up.

JOHN: Now, first thing I'd like to do is broach the subject of annual reviews.
RONI: Can you un-notarize this?
SCOTT THE LAWYER: No.

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Popularity rank 5 #207. Human slavery

February 10, 2009

BART: Joel, can we... sell all our musicians into human slavery?
JOEL: Legally? Yes.

JOEL: They're under very, VERY exploitative contracts.

JOEL: But, ah, morally speaking, we probably... shouldn't.
BART: Yes, I suppose that's right.

BART: What if it's just the trance artists?

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