Art of a Manager – Page 23 – Create Together.

Tool Tuesday: Zapier

Creative businesses are often the last to implement systems, but the few that have, such as Pixar, have thrived! As you know from previous Tool Tuesday’s, I am a total nerd when it comes to growth hacks to increase productivity. Many of these various technologies work in silo of each other, but it would...

Jake Udell

on August 28, 2018

Working with a Label

Loyal Aoam reader Jeremy asked me to address a topic I haven’t yet: managing the relationship with the label. At the core, its a manager’s responsibility to look out for and grow the career of an artist. And it’s the label’s responsibility to create and market the artist’s records. These two missions can be harmonious,...

Jake Udell

on August 27, 2018

Song Sunday: Idol by BTS

Today, I’m traveling to Korea for the first time. The population of Korea is just over 50MM compared to California, which is just shy of 40MM, the US just over 325MM, and China approaching 1.5B. Despite it’s small population, Korea has evolved from being the hub of entertainment and media in Asia to becoming...

Jake Udell

on August 26, 2018

Cultural Leadership Fund

Impact. Purpose. These are the goals, right? These intrinsic motivating factors are responsible for determining our happiness in everything we do. In fact, studies say whether we realize it or not, these factors are significantly more important than how much money we make or even the status we maintain. It is for this reason...

Jake Udell

on August 25, 2018

Hiring an Assistant

My friend Mike Darlington, the CEO of Monstercat, asked me the best protocols for hiring an assistant – What to look for, how to keep them motivated, should he or she be entrepreneurial or somebody who takes direction well? As somebody who has had more assistants than the number of years I’ve been a...

Jake Udell

on August 24, 2018

Wealth is Health

Yesterday, Rachel had surgery. It’s a sullen feeling to see someone you love struggling in any form – All I wanted to do was be there for her. Luckily, it went well and she is on her way to a speedy recovery just in time for our wedding. Let the below message she posted to...

Jake Udell

on August 23, 2018

What It Takes

Multiple meetings I’ve taken in the past 24 hours have mentioned how difficult it is to find great managers and how it seems like there are less and less of them. When a record label is signing an artist, they may as well be signing the manager too. As the music industry has regained...

Jake Udell

on August 22, 2018

Tool Tuesday: TruMedic Back and Neck Massager

The TruMedic back and neck massager is the real deal… Especially if you’re at a desk all day. While the device doesn’t have the human touch or the ability to be in multiple places at once like a massage chair, it does allow for precision in the areas you need worked the most. It...

Jake Udell

on August 21, 2018

Emotion + Mimetic Desire

There has been a large focus on mental health this year for good reason. Yesterday, our artist NoMBe posted the following message revealing the definition of emotion on his instagram story: “If you’re feeling low, just today or in general, keep in mind that no feeling – good or bad – is permanent. Singular...

Jake Udell

on August 20, 2018

Song Sunday: RESPECTs to Aretha Franklin

The records are amazing. Her voice is the best ever. It was the message she carried which may have been the most powerful – Only a voice like Aretha’s could unlock the true potential of the songs to create worldwide ubiquity across generations. Love in its essence of pure joy on “Ain’t No Mountain...

Jake Udell

on August 19, 2018