Artist management for the music business / Paul Allen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Paul, 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music trade--United States.

Music trade.

Music--Economic aspects.

Music.

Performing arts--Vocational guidance.

Performing arts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, Massachusetts ; Oxfordshire, England : Focal Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

With the evolution of the music business and the shifting influence of large record labels, the artist manager is now - more than ever - at the center of an artist's career. Artist managers are tasked with keeping abreast of the music industry and supporting the artists under their management while simultaneously managing their own careers.Including key industry insights, exclusive planning guidance, management tools, and strategies for a successful career, Artist Management for the Music Business has the tools to support any new or experienced artist manager. Th

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Professional Artist Management and its Principles; Considering Artist Management as a Profession; Be Creative, Informed, and Connected; Understand People and Business; Functions of Management; Planning; Organizing; Leading and Directing; Controlling; Artist Management Skills and Personal Traits; Understanding Human Nature; Leadership; Coaching; Networking; Social; Communication; Other Skills; Building a Career in Artist Management; CHAPTER 2 Preparing to Manage; Management is Part of a Big Business

Acquiring the KnowledgeUnderstanding the Nature of Artist Management; Making Decisions; Managing Pressure; Reality One; Reality Two; Reality Three; Reality Four; Reality Five; Reality Six; Reality Seven; Reality Eight; Managers are Inconspicuous; An Understanding of Power in the Music Business; The Power of Money; The Power of Access; The Power of Your Latest Success; The Power of Your Body of Work; Power Carries a Responsibility to Give Back; CHAPTER 3 Entrepreneurship and Basic Money Management; The Tools for the Artist Management Entrepreneur; Education; Experience; Vision; Business plan

The Skills and Characteristics of the Entrepreneur ManagerMoney Management: Yours and Theirs; Basic Money Management; Tracking your Company's Money; Funding your Company at Startup; Final Thoughts; CHAPTER 4 The Artist; Being Commercial is Not Selling Out; Know Who You are Artistically; Get Experience; Social Media and Networking; Be Professional; Be Prepared for Management; Plan to be Patient; CHAPTER 5 Lessons in Artist Management; Tom Parker; Lessons Learned; Rene Angelil: Targeting; Lessons Learned; Michael Jeffreys: Conflicts of Interest; Lessons Learned

Peter Grant: A Shared Belief between the Artist and the ManagerLessons Learned; Herbert Breslin: Promoting your Artist; Lessons Learned; Joe Simpson: Manage by the Boy Scout Motto; Lessons Learned; Jon Landau: Keeping a Business Focus; Lessons Learned; Bob Doyle: Using your Network; Lessons Learned; Andrew Loog Oldham: Exploit your Artist's Talents; Lessons Learned; Johnny Wright: A Matter of Timing; Lessons Learned; Lou Pearlman: A Matter of Trust; Lessons Learned; Sharon Osbourne: A Family Experience; Lessons Learned; Lukasz Gottwald (Dr. Luke): Having it in Writing; Lessons Learned

Jonnetta Patton: Managing an Artist's ImageLessons Learned; Scott Siman: Reinvention; Lessons Learned; Tohme Tohme: "I am not in the Music Business"; Lessons Learned; CHAPTER 6 The Artist Management Contract; Negotiating the Contract; The Length of the Contract; The Manager's Services to the Artist; Exclusivity; Power of Attorney; The Manager's Payment for Services; Earnings Following the Contract Period; The Manager's Expenses; Other Sections; Contracting with a Minor; A Contract Example; Review Michael Jackson's Final Artist Management Contract; CHAPTER 7 A Primer for the Artist Manager

Setting and Achieving Goals

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415710220

0415710227

9781134640591

1134640595

9781315885148

131588514X

OCLC:

907477560