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My experience in the music industry goes back over two decades as musician who toured internationally, curator, and radio host.
I’ve worked on the team of internationally recognised artists like Lyra Pramuk & David August.
I’ve also overseen projects on labels like 99chants & pop.soil.

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artist management

(personal mgmt, day-to-day mgmt, business mgmt)

My work with artists includes:

✴︎ Business & Career Strategy

• Developing vision and strategy
• Setting goals and timelines for releases, tours, special projects, and growth
• Identifying and pursuing new opportunities and revenue streams

✴︎ Deals & Negotiations

• Negotiating and reviewing record deals, publishing agreements, and other contracts
• Liaising with labels, distributors, and publishers, as well other types of partners/clients
• Securing brand partnerships and sponsorships

✴︎ Team Building & Coordination

• Assembling and coordinating the artist's wider team (booking agent, PR, lawyer, accountant, label, etc.)
• Acting as the central point of contact between all parties
• Overseeing day-to-day communication across the team

✴︎ Touring & Live

• Working with booking agents to plan and coordinate tours
• Overseeing tour budgets, logistics, and advancing
• Ensuring the artist's rider and technical requirements are met

✴︎ Release Planning

• Coordinating release cycles with partners
• Overseeing rollout timelines across music, visuals, socials, press (physical & digital outputs)
• Liaising with the marketing and PR teams

✴︎ Finances

• Managing budgets and tracking income and expenses
• Ensuring the artist is paid correctly and on time
• Overseeing royalty collection and rights management

✴︎ Creative Oversight

• Supporting creative decisions around music, branding, and visuals
• Ensuring the artist's output is consistent and strategically timed

✴︎ Artist Wellbeing

• Acting as a trusted advisor, sounding board & advocate
• Protecting the artist's time, energy, and mental health
• Managing expectations and filtering unnecessary noise

✴︎ Daily Operations

• Overseeing regular communications with wider team, partners & clients
• Networking & meeting with prospective clients & partners
• Other paperwork (related to tax, travel, etc.)

I also do standalone consultation on any of the above.

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label management

My work with labels includes:

✴︎ Overseeing day-to-day operations of a record label or music imprint
✴︎ Coordinating music releases across digital and physical platforms
✴︎ Managing project timelines for singles, EPs, albums, and campaigns
✴︎ Liaising between artists, distributors, PR teams, designers, and marketing partners
✴︎ Organising release schedules, rollout strategies, and promotional calendars
✴︎ Managing budgets, contracts, invoicing, and royalty administration
✴︎ Coordinating manufacturing and distribution for vinyl, merchandise, and physical products
✴︎ Overseeing metadata, assets, licensing, and rights management
✴︎ Developing marketing, audience growth, and community engagement strategies
✴︎ Managing communications with artists, collaborators, media, and partners
✴︎ Tracking campaign performance, sales, streaming, and audience analytics
✴︎ Building operational systems, workflows, and documentation processes
✴︎ Supporting artist development, branding, and strategic planning
✴︎ Coordinating live events, showcases, tours, and label-related activations
✴︎ Ensuring projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and aligned with creative goals

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tour advancing

I can provide tour advancing as a standalone service, including:

✴︎ Venue & Production

• Confirming venue capacity, layout, stage dimensions and load-in times
• Coordinating with the venue's production manager on technical requirements
• Ensuring the stage plot and input list are received and approved
• Confirming lighting, sound, and backline equipment availability
• Arranging soundcheck times and running order

✴︎ Artist Rider

• Distributing and confirming the artist's technical and hospitality rider
• Ensuring catering, dressing room requirements, and hospitality are in place
• Confirming any special requests or dietary requirements

✴︎ Travel & Logistics

• Booking and confirming flights, trains, or ground transportation
• Coordinating hotel accommodation for the artist and crew
• Building and distributing a detailed day sheet / itinerary for each date

✴︎ Financials

• Confirming deal terms with the promoter (guarantee, split, settlements)
• Ensuring contracts are signed and deposits received
• Arranging for cash settlements on the night where applicable

✴︎ Guest Lists & Accreditation

• Managing artist guest lists for each show
• Coordinating press, photographer, and VIP accreditation
• Communicating access levels to venue security

✴︎ Communication

• Acting as the main point of contact between the artist's team and the promoter
• Distributing the final advance document to all relevant parties
• Following up on any outstanding confirmations close to the show date

✴︎ Day Of Show

• Being available to troubleshoot any last-minute issues
• Ensuring the day runs according to the advance
• Overseeing settlement 

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project/time-based roles

For artists who have a special project coming up, or have a particularly busy period ahead due to overlapping projects, responsibilities, or commitments, then I can help you for a time-limited basis on terms agreed upon between us. More information about my approach to project management & operations is here.

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