Finding an Artist Manager

As musicians we desire to focus on talent and gifted side of the business. However we must be careful to not forget that the music industry is a business. We should be dedicated to learning more about business strategies, contracts, and finances along side learning new chord progressions and vocal runs.

This is the reason why management is important to the advancement of any artists’ career. One of the ways to get management is to choose a manager.  Recently I read a book titled “This Business of Artist Management” by Xavier M. Frascogna and H. Lee Hetherington. In the following paragraphs I will briefly review their ideas on the manager’s role and management choices as discussed in chapters 2 & 3.

Artist Management

One thing that is crucial in the music business is the ability to manage the artist and or music. Although many bands and artist attempt to do it themselves, it is naive to think unless you are doing it well you are going to be successful in this business. Artisthouse Music provides a wealth of resources and information to the student of the music business. Here are some key points I took from my personal study.