The most shared Art of a Manager post to date is Artist Texting is the New Craze. Our community understands the power the artists and brands we represent have ceded to social media companies. It was and remains our duty to build relationships with fans on the platforms these companies provide. However, as social...

If you use Gmail or your server runs through it, you can utilize Gmail Meter. Gmail Meter provides statistics on inbox activity each month. Using this tool, you can see how many emails you are sending and receiving each month and how fast you respond – It also reveals other cool intricacies about your...

Where do they come from? Other people! When pursuing a new venture, you need the conviction and belief you can make it happen. You need the openness and flexibility to listen because the best ideas often other people. If your conviction is overbearing, you may not leave room for others’ input, and therefore, may...

I love artists who find ways to build immensely engaged followings completely on their own. Elise Trouw is one of those artists. Her unique production and jamming skills led the below video to blow up on social media and resulted in her appearing on Jimmy Kimmel before she even had a manager (she recently...

The fundamental thesis of our company is to create together, which is why I love partnerships like the one we initiated between COLORS Berlin and WeTransfer. COLORS Berlin reached out over a year ago to feature NoMBe on their budding YouTube series. At first, I viewed the opportunity as a placeholder content moment in...

There are two kinds of choices in life. The simple ones like what slice of pizza to order. And then there are the more complex ones, such as how we spend our time and who we spend it with – These are the choices that make us who we are. The most important choices...

I had the pleasure of leading one-on-one discussions with remarkable leaders Willard Ahdritz and Tom Windish these past couple days at SXSW in between watching NoMBe and Thutmose perform to packed audiences! Willard founded Kobalt back in 2000. He recently put together the additional $150MM initiative for AWAL Recordings to disrupt the recorded side...

There is nothing more important for an artist than building their hard ticket value (the amount of tickets they can sell as a headlining act in a market). Every act is different. As a rule of thumb, if an act can headline their own shows and successfully sell them, it usually makes sense to...

We use the TapeACall app to record certain internal team meetings that take place on our conference line. Our team is diligent about calling in to these meetings while on the road. Nonetheless, there will always be conflicts so it’s important to have the recording for those absent to reference. If for any reason I can’t...

Multiple members of the AoaM community have asked me to write about live strategy. I will address headline vs. support and other key touring issues in the days to come, but here are my initial thoughts – GET ON THE ROAD! Here’s three reasons why… 1) All acts need experience. The more shows a...