Artist Management Contracts: The Most Important Deal You’ll Ever Make
The
first contract that many artists and bands sign are with managers.
Since this is the first contract for many, you need to make sure to
check it for certain things. Ideally, you should
also make sure that your potential manager is experienced and believes
in your music. Before signing the management contract, make sure to
check out this post on Music Think Tank from Francis Mcentegart.
“The manager will have a lot of responsibility and possible control so it is vital to get the right person and the right agreement.”
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Typical lawyer attitude.
The manager should have money to break the band, and the manager should be running the band’s record label.
WHAT?
SO the manager should never charge for marketing campaigns, yet is expected to do all the work for them?