The Art of Music Business Management - For Artists & Managers

Karhumaa’s seventh book presents an unprecedented concept – how to understand modern artist management. Traditional and prevailing laws are transmitted, but the development of technology is presented in a way that often goes unnoticed.
In a time when technology development is increasingly guiding the formation of new business models, it is important to adapt to the situation. NFTs, web3 or the metaverse is already commonplace. Development plays a huge role in the job description of artists and managers.
Nowadays artists more frequently take a more active role in their own management. It’s not just the manager that runs intermediation or facilitation, and this includes modern preconditions and their arrangements. The artist needs to be prepared in any case, with consideration as to how resources are allocated to enable goal achievement.
To be able to succeed now and in the future, the basics of this book will be needed. This book is a step by step of what you really need to know. It is particularly well suited for educational use.
A manager needed to write this book. The author has almost three decades of experience in multiple capacities. Mika Karhumaa is a music business manager - specializing in artist management and contracts & copyright. He lectures on the subject and acts as a strategist in many industrial operations.

Avainsanat: musiikkibisnes, strategia, artisti, manageri, kansainvälinen