Times of the sign
There have been two major record label signings this month: tenor Roberto Alagna has signed to Sony, while violinist Ray Chen heads to Decca. The French singer, thought to be the country’s best-selling classical artist with five million albums sold there to date, will release the first recording in a multi-album deal in 2018. The repertoire hasn’t yet been announced. Meanwhile, Chen, who recorded three acclaimed albums with Sony, hopes that his new label will foster his love of the internet alongside his recordings. The Australian violinist has reached two million people on Soundcloud, and says he’s ‘super stoked’ that he will get to explore multimedia projects with Decca.