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Ronnie Lott The Motel Pines Matthew Cue Hylynd Hector Ward & the Big Time

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Management- Managements job is multifaceted and broad in scope. Their primary duty is this – to create opportunities. It’s their task to devise and execute a strategy. To facilitate the artist to excel artistically, in some cases even streamlining their personal lives. To connect them to the right people. To create a state of order from which creative work is easily done. To bring the right people on to the artist’s team, for the right reasons, at the right time. To make the decisions that the artist doesn’t want to make. To give the bad news that the artist doesn’t want to spread. A good manager has a plan for an artist and will do everything in their power to make that a reality. That entails coordinating and streamlining the efforts of everyone working for an artist; agents, publishers, label A&Rs, PR people and others. It also entails making countless of sales calls and pitches, negotiating contracts and relentlessly pursuing opportunities. Managers need to truly believe in their artists.
Booking Agent-The booking agent’s job is to facilitate live performances, in the broadest sense.
This entails securing and arranging performances, negotiating deals, arranging proper technical set-ups for shows, and in many cases also securing hospitality (hotels, dinners), logistics (travel, flights) and promotional efforts.
They receive requests for performances and pitch the artists. This leads to offers which they negotiate on until a deal is closed. During this period, an ‘option’ is held on the date and time-slot for that promoter. Good agents make sure that contracts are signed long before the actual show and collect deposits. It’s the agent’s job to make sure this is agreed upon per contract and that the cash actually comes in in time. Also, they communicate the technical requirements for the show with a document called a ‘technical rider’ and include hospitality and logistics in the contracts they sign with the promoter.
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