What a Manager Really Does
A music manager is the architect of an artist’s career — strategist, negotiator, business partner, and shield. This page gives you the same tools and structure a real management team uses.
Managers handle:
- Booking shows, tours, and appearances
- Negotiating performance fees and contracts
- Coordinating releases, marketing, and timelines
- Building industry relationships
- Managing budgets, revenue, and expenses
- Protecting the artist from bad deals and bad actors
- Overseeing branding, image, and long-term strategy
- Connecting the artist with lawyers, publicists, and agencies
Management Tools Hub
These are your core management departments. This page is now the **only** place to access them.
Documents Vault
Store contracts, riders, invoices, EPKs, legal proof, and all career files.
Open VaultRoyalties Center
Understand every royalty type and track where your money comes from.
Open RoyaltiesContracts Command
Editable templates, red flag detection, and auto-filled agreements.
Open ContractsLegal Center
Copyright, publishing law, negotiation rules, and lawyer directories.
Open Legal CenterBooking Shows & Touring
Managers secure shows, negotiate fees, and build touring schedules. Here’s how you can do it:
Essential Booking Tools
- Sonicbids – Booking Platform
- ReverbNation – Gig Finder
- Bandsintown – Tour Tools
- Eventbrite – Show Hosting
- Pollstar – Venue & Tour Data
Booking Checklist
- Confirm venue capacity
- Negotiate performance fee
- Review contract terms
- Confirm sound requirements
- Send stage plot & tech rider
- Promote the event
- Collect payment details
Publicist Command Center
A publicist controls the narrative — press, media, storytelling, and brand image.
- Press releases
- Media outreach
- Brand image and storytelling
- Interview preparation
- Press kits (EPKs)
- Social media strategy
- Crisis management
- Blog, radio, and playlist placements