An artist manager, also known as a "band manager", is in charge of the business side of being in a band. Often, band members are great at the creative side of things, but aren't so great at booking or getting the word out beyond friends and family.

I have been asked this question often, "Do you think I need a manager?"

If you're a musician, chances are you've considered getting management. After all, everyone knows the names of music managers who are just about as famous as the artists with whom they work, and it's definitely true that a band manager can help open some doors for you. But how high on your to-do list should "find a music manager" be?

First, you should know that there are definitely things a manager can bring to the table even very early on in your career. In the beginning stages of your music career, the biggest thing an artist manager can offer you is the chance to focus on your music. After all, they don't call it the music BUSINESS for nothing - there's a lot of hard work that goes into building a music career. For musicians, juggling all of the responsibilities of getting a career off the ground while trying to stay creative is a struggle. Often, musicians find themselves chasing down promoters or pitching to journalists all day long, at the expensive of practicing, writing new songs or recording. A manager can take all of that pressure off by handling the business side of things so that the musicians get to focus on being creative.
                             
Of course, in addition to being someone who can take care of some of your business related responsibilities, a good manager is one who has some contacts that can help you in your music career - contacts at labels, with promoters and agents, with the press, and so on. This is where it gets tricky in weighing up how important a manager could be for you. Finding a manager who meets both of these criteria takes one thing that is often in short supply for up and coming musicians - money.

The bottom line is this: if you're just getting started in the music industry, and you're still at the stage where you're looking for a label, just starting to play shows and so on, you shouldn't divert money from doing things like recording or promoting your music to hire a big money manager. Your best options for management are these:

• Give us a call lets see what we can do for you. We take on all types of projects.

• Understand the value of your music equals the value of your management team. So work together to build your brand. Thats right your a brand.

Of course, the first step should always be give us a call and lets see what we can do for you.