Music Industream

Hello again! If you caught my last post, I talked about the importance of adaptation when working in the music industry. I talked about this in two ways: by looking at what Jon Folk of Red 11 Music had to say about being a booking agent, and describing an experience I had myself during one of my sound engineering shifts at Taylor Down Under. Today, I'm going to be analyzing the position of artist manager. I'll do this based off of two sources: the testimony of Matt Phillips, a manager under the firm Silverback Artist Management (who offered his view to careersinmusic.com), and an interview that I was fortunate enough to be able to conduct for my Artist Management class here at James Madison University. The interview was with the manager of an up-and-coming but strikingly successful artist, but for privacy reasons, I will leave them anonymous. The Careers in Music website offers this summary of the position: "In general, job duties involve strategizing and creating

Welcome back to the Industream! If you didn't catch my post last week, I talked about a story that was told to me by an industry professional (in which he was in a foreign country on tour with his band and had his briefcase stolen, containing his work visa, money, and passport). You can find that post below. This post is going to be a two-parter- I'll be recounting an experience I had tonight at Taylor Down Under, and I will be analyzing a booking agent's personal account of what it takes to do his job successfully. Jon Folk, Red 11 Music Jon Folk is the founder of Red 11 Music, a booking agency that focuses mainly on country and Americana music. The following quote was obtained from the website "careersinmusic.com" (an invaluable resource for those of you interested in music industry careers!). In it, Folk describes what his day-to-day looks like: “My typical day is in the office during the week, on the phone while answering emails, talking to as many

Welcome to the first post of my blog! In this post, I'll be examining a story I heard today from an industry professional. For this post, the subject will remain anonymous, but for the sake of convenience I'll call him John.  Years back in the 1980s, John was in a band that was quite successful. They had the opportunity to go on tour on many occasions, and not just in the United States. They were even also lucky enough to have some songs that made it in to the charts for their respective genre. It is my hope that I will be able to reveal this person's identity in a later post, as their career is sprawling and incredibly interesting.  Anyway, John was on tour with his band in Europe. Because the entire trip was being paid for, he decided to head over three weeks early to enjoy a short vacation with his girlfriend. They were set up in an apartment with an incredible view of the city's downtown. Things were going incredibly.  When it came time for his band to perform