Luke Combs’ Manager, Chris Kappy: Exclusive SmartistU Interview
In this edition of Smartist Magazine: Smarts Behind The Artist, we hear from Chris Kappy, owner of Make Wake Artists and current manager of country…
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Lennon Stella’s Manager, Genevieve Thompson: Exclusive SmartistU Interview
In this edition of Smartist Magazine: Smarts Behind The Artist, we hear from Genevieve Jewell Thompson, current manager of Lennon Stella and Maisy Stella, from…
Post Malone’s Manager, Dre London: Exclusive SmartistU Interview
In this edition of Smartist Magazine: Smarts Behind The Artist, we hear from Dre London, manager of Post Malone, Tyla Yaweh, Dzeko, Tank God, and…
Interview With Pascal Malkoun, Management Team of Karl Wolf
In This Interview: Their early strategy of selling albums off stage during meet and greets Always making sure you put your best product out there,…
Interview With Danny Reiner, Management Team of Tyler Shaw, Alessia Cara, Francesco Yates
In This Interview: How the very first artist he got to work with was a global superstar How he helped develop a 14 year-old, Francesco…
Interview With Jess Moskaluke’s Manager: Mike Denney of MDM Recordings
In this interview: How Denney started his record label, found talent, and put them “on the map” How he met and signed Jess Moskaluke His…
20 Management Lessons (From GRAMMY Winning Artists’ Managers)
20 Management Lessons (From GRAMMY Winning Artists’ Managers) In May of 2013, I started SmartBandManagement.com in my hometown of Pickering, Ontario, just before moving across…
Interview with Endless Summer, Tebey Manager: Jill Snell
In this interview: How Jill started her first record label How she gains and pursues (or doesn’t pursue) clients The major differences between working with…
Interview with Blue Rodeo’s Manager: Susan de Cartier
In this interview we find out: Susan’s inspiring story of how she met Jim Cuddy (lead singer of Blue Rodeo) Her fluke meeting on an…
Interview with The Trews Manager: Larry Wanagas of Bumstead Productions
In this interview, we learn about: In 1979, after 2 years of successful on-campus concert promotion and spontaneous crisis management Wanagas left college life behind…