Djembe Music Blog

Managing an artist comes with a lot of responsibilities. Being a manager means ensuring everything that has to do with the artist’s music career is in your hands to manage.

There are ways to go about managing an artist so as to ensure you don’t ruin your career and that of your client.

You can’t manage an artist who does not know WHY he/she delved into the industry. When you cater to artists who we say know their onion, it will be easy for them to stay true to their identity thereby making your job easier because they are focused on getting what they want.

As a manager, you MUST possess negotiation skills. Ability to seal deals, oversee budget that will benefit both your client and your management. Deals such as endorsements, their shows,tours, interviews ,requires your management skills.

Encouraging the development of their art and staying updated in the music industry is key to the success of your client.

Most importantly be trustworthy and manage an honest artist. If your professional relationship is based off on lies, cheat and other characters that won’t promote your contract, then you both are setting yourselves for a bad reputation.

In a nutshell, managing an artist is a step by step process especially when it comes to building your own reputation as a manager. Regardless, be careful when choosing an artist and make sure you as an artist manager, knows how to effectively handle the business of artist management.