scratchy staff..

name dastardly position a&r job description ‘it’s my job to go out there and and listen to cats, listen to the sounds they make. if i hear a cat with an interesting sound then i’ll pursue that cat, take it out to lunch and maybe try and sign the cat to the label. if i’m successful we’ll record the sound the cat makes and market it to other cats. sometimes the cat might look right but not make the right sound - in which case we have to get another cat to make the sound instead.’

name teardrop position office manager job description ‘i try to make sure things go smoothly with the day to day running of the label. often we’re on a tight schedule and inevitably things go wrong – artwork isn’t in the correct format.. one of the cats might want to remix a track at the last minute - whatever, all these things can hold up the production process and if we’re working to a deadline with a press guy or someone waiting the other end then it can get frustrating.. sometimes the only thing to do is send out a bottle of whisky or some catnip.’

name cleo position promotions job description ‘like they say, if you want somebody to hear about something you have to shout in their ear !’

name otto position distribution job description ‘the job involves working with lots of cardboard boxes which is great obviously.. and stamp licking which is pretty good as well’ OTTO CRAWFORD RIP 11/09

names badger and lola position live a&r scouts job description brother and sister double act badger and lola spend most of their time out on the road. badger ‘this is where you really see what a cat is made of, if they can connect with an audience live then you know you’ve got something special. plus going out every night is great ! although some of the stages are quite high so you can end up with a stiff neck..’

name boris position events job description ‘that’s right it’s my job to organise events including the ‘scratchstock’ nights we put on at the 12bar club.. and the christmas party. god, i hate going out ! i hate other cats.. why do i have to do this ? last christmas they dressed me up as a reindeer. ugh.’

name buckley position ornament job description scratchy records hasn’t won any mercury prizes or ivor norvellos yet so the mantlepiece was looking a bit bare.. enter buckley, the world’s first ornamental cat.

name bea

position archive

job description as well as being buckley’s mum, bea has a full time job looking after the scratchy archive. this includes things like 37 mixes of bromide trying to sing ‘white blood’ in tune, studio arguments between ed and matt spork, the rocks chatting to john kennedy on xfm and early 4-track masterpieces from alvine spetz aka full english breakfast.

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