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ARTIST MANAGEMENT 101

Posted over 2 years ago
Making that all important decision to join the wonderful world of the music business? Can’t decide whether to be a manager or an artist? Here’s a video to help make that decision!Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan of ‘60s group The Turtles explain which side of the cheque (or check) it’s best to be on. What was the fuss all about? Well, The Turtles had nine Top 10 hits in three years. Someone was making money!
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Comments (19)

  1. Known Human
    Known Human says This is why I'm starting a label...
    Permalink posted 04/09/2007
  2. Spike
    Spike says Yes! I'm their fan. Thank You.
    Permalink posted 04/09/2007
  3. Me and the Horse I Rode In On
    Me and the Horse I Rode In On says That was funny. At least they still know how to laugh. This video should be shown prior to any manager and a&r metting.
    Permalink posted 04/09/2007
  4. Michael Goldberg
    Michael Goldberg says Thanks for posting that video. The music business is a cruel and unfair beast populated my many pick-pockets.
    Permalink posted 04/09/2007
  5. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says As my first music lawyer said in our first meeting, "The artist always gets paid last."
    Permalink posted 04/09/2007
  6. Me and the Horse I Rode In On
    Me and the Horse I Rode In On says I still have my copy of the book "All You Need To Know About The Music Business" by Donald S. Passman.
    Permalink posted 04/09/2007
  7. RGM
    RGM says So? Anyone need a manager!... RGM INC. | : ^ [ } >
    Permalink posted 04/09/2007
  8. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says The ugly, funny, convoluted truth, courtesy of Flo & Eddie. Anyone else remember their incredibly melodic, pristinely produced, fiendishly clever, and totally high-larious "Keep It Warm," or is it just me? (Not to mention their killer stint as Frank Zappa's singers/jesters...)
    Permalink posted 04/10/2007
  9. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says RGM, you can be in the envious position of ripping off yourself!
    Permalink posted 04/10/2007
  10. leftoverking
    leftoverking says dont forget the strawberry shortcake soundtracks they worked on! http://mog.com/music/Strawberry_Shortcake
    Permalink posted 04/10/2007
  11. Cody B
    Cody B says Jonh-That was a lot of fun. For me finding out about the inner workings of the meat grinder that is the music business has been fun and chilling. It is music and that is wonderful, but the business part is ugly. I don't think I could be involved in any other biz, cause the meat grinder would scare me off. But this is what we do,right?
    Permalink posted 04/10/2007
  12. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says Hunter Thompson summed it up nicely: “The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side.”
    Permalink posted 04/10/2007
  13. Me and the Horse I Rode In On
    Me and the Horse I Rode In On says I remember getting an email one time with "Signs that you're in the music business". One of them was: "There's a pool table outside your office".................they were right. There were a lot of really good ones and I'd love to see it again. Anyone?
    Permalink posted 04/10/2007
  14. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Nice
    Permalink posted 04/10/2007
  15. Lady Miss Ian
    Lady Miss Ian says Thanks for the post, John. I've seen this somewhere else, too and thought "This is brilliant!" I makes me want to send a thank you note to Flo and Eddie. This should be shown to every musician and every person studying "music business." The Plastic Hallway indeed.
    Permalink posted 04/10/2007
  16. leftoverking
    leftoverking says john, you made me dig through my lp's and find the turtle soup record "the house on the hill" came out on. it's really a great disc, and showed a lot of growth on the turtles part in the area of songwriting. the earlier turtles records contain some really good pop music, but i allways felt that turtle soup was a kind of a breakthrough for them, creatively. thanks for reminding...
    Permalink posted 04/10/2007
  17. RGM
    RGM says Ha,ha,ha very true John...but most manager's I've dealt with in the past seemed to be by name onty and rarely did I see them...at this point I'd manage my own band (if I can get anything doneLOL), we're not going to be next biggest thing anyway's...that's for some (aka corp. music marketing) kid genius... ;) Great Post...
    Permalink posted 04/10/2007
  18. deedee
    deedee says 1. Great clip. 2. I love "Elenore" because what other song has the words "et cetera"--in a rhyme, no less? 3. Where can I get one of those Snoopy-and-Woodstock sweaters?
    Permalink posted 04/12/2007
  19. Spike
    Spike says Jonh, I've amused a number of people with your Hunter Thompson quote since reading it here.
    Permalink posted 04/21/2007

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