What are Artist Managers?
Artist managers guide every aspect of their client’s careers, counseling them on professional decisions and opportunities, overseeing their day-to-day schedules and activities, and representing their interests within larger productions and teams
Best Artist Managers In South Africa
Socolo Music Productions (Pty) Ltd
Eklektiq Musiq (Pty) Ltd.
TBO TOUCH PRODUCTIONS (PTY) LTD
Mabena Devine Production
ProAct Solutions
NICETY ENTERTAINMENT (SOUTH AFRICA)
GREEN BOX PRODUCTIONS
Who is the best artist manager?
The Most Successful Managers in the Music Industry
- 6 Jonny Shipes.
- 5 Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Manager: Zach Quillen.
- 4 Justin Bieber’s Manager: Scooter Braun.
- 3 Kevin Liles.
- 2 Celine Dion’s Manager: Rene Angelil.
- 1 Lady Gaga/John Legend Manager: Troy Cart
How do artists find managers?
Artists find managers in a hundred different ways, whether through a mutual friend or fellow artist, by approaching someone from a distance, or by catching their eye with your music or live shows.
What does an artist manager do in South Africa?
Typically, managers will provide some combination of the following services:
- Strategic planning (short, medium, and long-term)
- Contract negotiations (recording, distribution, endorsement, etc.)
- Booking (gigs, tours, and festivals)
- Marketing and branding (brand and image)
- Promotion (events, press releases, etc.)
Should I hire a manager as an artist?
Why should you hire a manager? A manager helps you navigate the industry and grow your business. That’s right, if you’re creating music for commercial use (i.e. trying to sell it in some capacity—album sales, tickets, syncs, scores, etc.), you and your music are a business.
Who pays the artist manager?
The music manager gets his cut off of what the artist makes from all sources, regardless of his/her expenses, as opposed to mixing engineers, or music producers for example, who usually get a one-time payment and or a cut from the royalties of the song they’ve worked on only.