The Ruse

Once you place music from unknown bands or artists it must be very valuable for them even if it’s just a short clip that is featured?

MTV Music Supervisor Carrie Hughes: Oh yeah, it's great promotion! We're doing something that's going to air in a couple of weeks with a band called "The Ruse". They are on the show because the cast goes to the Viper Room to see them.

The band is performing live on the show, we’ll use two of their songs and we'll also be offering a download of their live song at MTV.com. They're great!

Our viewing audience pays very close attention to the music that is played on the show even if it’s just a short clip - just the other week on "Newport Harbor" there were so many comments online on our message boards asking about a certain artist. So we posted the information and let everyone know who that was. That's fantastic promotion!

Carrie Hughes is music supervisor at MTV where she takes care of some of the highest rated shows on its network such as “The Hills”, “Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County”, “The Real World”, “Road Rules” and many others. Prior to working at MTV, Carrie has gained in-depth experience in the music industry at top companies including Universal Records and Dreamworks Records as well as BMG Music Publishing. She also manages new and up-and-coming artists and bands.