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Hobnobbing with the rich and famous, flying to exotic locales, and getting paid for it sounds great. Unfortunately, the life of a music manager is usually filled more with hard work, late nights, and the stress of dealing with difficult personalties who may not be happy with your advice. If you love music, and are committed to helping artists achieve success, however, being a music manager may be a great career for you. This page will show you how to become a music manager.
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Become a Band Manager
This video features a look at how to become a band manager, which means you will basically be the 'face' of the band when it comes to business. The two main ways to become a band manager are to either be friends with the band, or to work your way up through a larger company that already has contacts within the music industry. If you go this latter route, you will likely want to start out as an intern or an assistant, and work your way up through the ranks until you are in a position to start taking on clients. As a band manager, you will be gaining exposure for the band, including getting them gigs, as well as promoting them online.
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Introduction
- Music managers can be dedicated to a single big name artist, or they can operate a business overseeing all aspects of several musical groups and artist's careers. They advise their clients about business and creative decisions as they attempt to forge a successful career for the acts they manage. Here are a few tips to get you started on the road to being a great music manager.
Step 1: Study the Music Business
- In order to provide good advice about contracts and other business decisions, a music manager needs to be well educated in the business.
- There are schools that offer bachelor's degrees in music management. These programs generally offer education, internships, as well as help with job placement to get you started in the business.
- You can also learn the business from the ground up, working as an assistant to an experienced music manager.
Step 2: Network in the Music Industry
- You'll want to have good connections in the business in order to best serve your artists.
- Although you'll have basic business knowledge yourself, forming a relationship with an entertainment lawyer will help you best advise the future pop and rock stars you have as clients.
- Cultivate relationships with venue promoters and owners. Larger clubs will work through promoters; smaller sites will book their talent directly. These people are the gatekeepers who control which acts get booked. If they know and trust you, you'll have a better shot of getting your acts booked.
- You'll also want to develop relationships with music critics, writers, and publications in order to get great publcity for your acts.
- Contacts with producers and recording studios will help your acts get their music produced.
Conclusion
- Helping musicians reach their full potential can be a rewarding career. It can be difficult to break into music management, so you'll need to be persistent. Make sure you understand the business, develop contacts, and work hard for your clients. Following these strategies will maximize your chances for success in this competitive field.
Step 3: Find Artists to Manage
- You can't be a manager until you have an artist to manage! Once you get started, your business will grow based on the results you produce for your first act, so choose wisely.
- Network with the contacts you made during Step 2, asking them to refer you to new artists or those seeking to change their manager..
- If you attended college for music management, you probably have friends who were performers, who know and trust you. They would be natural prospects for you to begin managing.
- Go to local shows until you find a group or artist whose music you like, and who need a manager.
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