From the course: An Insider's Guide to Today's Music Biz: 4 Building a Professional Team

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Managers

Managers

- We're going to talk a lot more about the details of managers in another lesson later in the course. For now, we're going to talk about the manager in general terms in the context of building your professional team. In most cases, I think, the manager will be the single most important member of your professional team. The manager is the team member that you'll spend the most time with and who you'll go to to solve problems and make things happen. The manager is the direct link between the artist and the music business. It'll be important that you have a strong level of trust and respect for your manager because that manager will be, for all intents and purposes, the CEO of your career. That manager will run all the business side of your music career. That manager will oversee and in many cases, direct all the other members of your professional team. All the business opportunities that come your way in your career will likely pass through the manager first, for consideration and…

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