In this video clip, Whitney Broussard, an entertainment lawyer, talks about the importance of knowing when you need a manager. He also talks about knowing when you’ve reached the limit for doing everything thing yourself, and knowing when to get help.

I’ve talked about the role of music managers in a previous article that you can read here.

The reason I decided to write this post was because I’d been recently approached by a few artists who asked me if I could connect them with good managers. There are a lot of misconceptions about what an artist manager does, and there are several types in the music business. I won’t go into all of them in this post. Most of them you won’t need until you’re touring and making some heavy cheddar anyway.  The two primary types are the personal manager, and the business manager.  Most artists who are trying to get their careers off the ground are usually looking for a personal manager. Read the rest of this entry »