How Do You Become A Band Manager?
A band manager is an important piece of the artist or band’s home team. He or she is the artist or band’s partner. He/She receives between 10-20 percent of all earnings the act brings in. He/She is in charge of directing, motivating, and filtering the business aspects of a music career into workable info for the act. • Learn the industry. The first step to becoming a manager is becoming knowledgeable on all things “music industry.” You will be in charge of publicity, label relations, publishing relations, venue or agent relations, and all other aspect of the acts career. You can have all the drive, passion, and street smarts in the world, without knowledge of the Industry you work in, you and your act won’t get far. Check the tips section for some good learning resources. • Create your management company. Come up with a name for your management company and create a business card. Business cards help to give you legitimacy. Create a MySpace page or a website (if you have the funds) for
• Learn the industry. The first step to becoming a manager is becoming knowledgeable on all things “music industry.” You will be in charge of publicity, label relations, publishing relations, venue or agent relations, and all other aspect of the acts career. You can have all the drive, passion, and street smarts in the world, without knowledge of the Industry you work in, you and your act won’t get far. Check the tips section for some good learning resources. • Create your management company. Come up with a name for your management company and create a business card. Business cards help to give you legitimacy. Create a MySpace page or a website (if you have the funds) for your company and link to it on your business card. Write a Mission Statement and post it on your site. • Find a band or artists to manage. This can be difficult and easy. It all depends on where you are, how hard you search, and where you look. Go to local shows, when you find an act wait till the show is over and giv
