#TBT Get The Most From Your Artist Representation

For whatever reason, I’ve enjoyed a good bit of shop talk with a broader spectrum of colleagues than usual and one topic that came up on several occasions was artist management. Perhaps unsurprisingly, all the individual artists I spoke with felt their representation was underperforming.

And while there was no shortage of gripes, there was plenty of silence when I asked about what they did to help define a provider relationship that clarifies expectations and monitors activity.

While that isn’t unexpected, there are a few concrete steps artists can take to improve the effectiveness of their artist representation retainer dollars. On that point, I wrote an article about that topic in 2014 and all the advice and insights there are just as applicable now as they were then.

One Simple Key To Getting The Most Out Of Your Artist Agent Retainer

In the same year, I published an article about what artist managers should be doing to help promote their clients. As the client, you should absolutely ask your representation if they are following these points.

Three Simple Things Artist Managers Can Do To Help Their Clients (but usually don’t)