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When does hiring a manager actually become beneficial?
Before I go any further, I'm not hiring a manager. I've just seen an influx of "managers" amongst artist and I wanted to get some opinions on the matter. Here is mine.
Everybody producing these days (even the kids with a couple of Beatport releases) are going out and hiring "managers."
Am I not the only person who thinks that is stupid? I run a label, and I can tell you from an A&R perspective that I don't deal with managers unless we're talking about international DJs, PERIOD. (I HATE 9 out of 10 managers)
I understand managers are needed when somebody has so much to do, but I am see'ing a trend where artists are trying to get managers just to have one. Do they not realize this is hurting them? All managers do (from MY perspective) is run up the cost of original material and remixes. For an artist who hasn't become well established and can plan their own shit, this certainly hurts them, no?
I've been told by very well respected A&R managers that you can save a lot of money going around a manager and that all managers do (for an interested label) is drive up the price so they can get paid too. Is this not a huge problem for DJs trying to be "discovered"
Now, I understand if you need a manager because you're too busy traveling and can't run your MySpace and Twitter or whatever and need somebody planning things for you like shows, remixes, tour schedules, etc. But what the F are all these young noobs with a few releases thinking when they tell a label who is interested in them to contact their manager? Drives me effin nuts and makes me laugh at the same time.
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