Manager's Options of Clients

Artist managers being relevant beyond the scope of music is not too far fetch when you consider the entertainment industry overall. There are many different types of artist that needs some form of representation that sale a product or service other than music. So for the managers that work with only music artist if you find it’s not for you there are different options pertaining to clients. Managing an actor is one of them. They need someone to find them gig or a role. Not everybody can be an actor. Picking up a script remembering lines, body movement and the ability to adapt to any role is not a simple task. It’s a gift but actors make it look easy then it is. I must warn you though because of the different roles they play some actors have insecurities issues about whom they really are. The second one I would like to bring to your attention is a poet. They need someone to find venues so they can perform or land them a book deal. A positive writing skill that when it is recited is effective as an acapella. Most poets find themselves entering the realm of music becoming a songwriter. There are very similar to each other one writes to a beat and one do not. Also they can be a double threat and perform their own material or just sell it. Poets are very deep intellectual individuals and will be interesting to work with. Last but not least comedians, the people that make us laugh until we cry. It is not to be taken for granted that it is a special gift to make millions laugh about situations that is not funny and of serious a matter. They also need someone to find venues and negotiate deals on their behalf. They may be the artists you have the most fun working with. Hopefully I have opened the eyes of managers that don’t have a steady clientele in the music industry to go broader and explore the entertainment industry.

Source:  Passman, D., (2009). All you need to know about the music business. New York: Free Press. Frascogna, X., Hetherington, H., (2004). The business of artist management. New York: Random House Inc.