Question 1

How do I become someone's Manager?

Alison Stolpa · Accepted Answer

“It must be a mutual agreement between the artist and the Manager. You can contact an up-and-coming artist who needs a Manager or work for an artist management company.” –Cheryl Flowers Briggs (Manager, Faith Evans)

Question 2

What are the 5 key managerial skills?

Alison Stolpa · Accepted Answer

“Must be organized
Time management
Communicate well
Plan 6-12 months in advance
Believe in your artist”

Source: Cheryl Flowers Briggs (Manager, Faith Evans)

Question 3

What defines a good Manager?

Alison Stolpa · Accepted Answer

“A good Manager puts their client first, must be able to handle any crisis with grace and never takes no for an answer when you are advocating for your artist.” –Cheryl Flowers Briggs (Manager, Faith Evans)

Question 4

What is the single biggest suggestion you would give to someone wanting to get into this career?

Matt Phillips · Accepted Answer

“Find a band you like and help them out or getting an internship are the two best ways.” He adds, “If you believe in yourself, that’s the biggest thing. There’s no real rocket science to being a Manager.”

Question 5

What’s the #1 mistake people make when trying to get into this career?

Matt Phillips · Accepted Answer

“Anyone who has the attitude that things are going to happen overnight. It’s great to have dreams and goals, but to expect it’ll be easy and a party is a mistake. It takes a lot of hard work, resilience, and time to develop. You have many more tools with the internet, social networking, YouTube, Facebook, and Spotify.“ Some people are “in it for the more glamorous side and don’t realize how much work it is.”

Question 6

What is the question people should ask about this career but rarely do?

Matt Phillips · Accepted Answer

“They should ask themselves if they really want to do this, and then believe in themselves.”

Question 7

If you could describe in one word what makes you successful, what would it be?

Matt Phillips · Accepted Answer

“Resilience…and love for the music.”

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