Nick G
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Nick G
@TheNickGordon
Chief Partnership Officer @SymphonicDist. Musings on the music industry.
Brooklyn, NY Katılım Nisan 2008
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When artists "go it alone" w/o a manager or label for the first time, it's vital to ask lots of questions of your partners. "Do you have everything you need?" "What are the expectations and timelines I need to plan for?" You're the QB now, and you need to connect all the dots!
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2 things artists/small labels are judged upon (that the industry won't tell you abt). 1/How organized the artist/manager/label manager is, 2/how reasonable your lawyer is. I have capped investments on gr8 artists b/c their POC is a nitwit or expectations are bonkers.
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The modern biz overlooks the importance of outside songwriters in the success of pop stars, historically. We overemphasize the need for recording artists to be outstanding writers, too, and largely speaking this has rarely been the case. RIP to a legend
nytimes.com/2022/08/09/art…
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Artists self-releasing music is still a relatively new concept in the music industry. Whether or not they know it, distributors will look to the artist to perform the duties of a label. Those duties are documented in this piece I wrote for @hypebot
hypebot.com/hypebot/2022/0…
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Artist manager before deal: Before we start working together I would like you to negotiate with our lawyer for one million days in which they will violently assault your agreement
Artist manager the day after deal is signed: I need a favor which directly violates the terms
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A well organized digital archive of all your masters, album art, and metadata is a vital asset! Don’t trust a DSP, social media site, or even your distributor to be your singular cloud back-up. pitchfork.com/thepitch/histo…
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@Wednesday_Band_ Despite some of these ridic comments, thanks for putting this and your art into the world. Touring and being a working band is incredibly challenging, though that can change in an instant! Best of luck @Wednesday_Band_
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Just for transparencies sake & cause I feel comfortable posting this: here is why it is so hard for bands to go to SX !!
This is b4 paying 10% $ to the booking agent and not including food expenses
Combination of staying in COVID safe places and gas prices is p devastating
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A great topic, even if it has devolved into an unhealthy thread. If I was king, artists would be able to apply for universal basic income. Absent of that dream, we treat artists like any other capitalistic venture, which makes it VERY VERY HARD to succeed. What's the answer?
Wednesday@Wednesday_Band_
Just for transparencies sake & cause I feel comfortable posting this: here is why it is so hard for bands to go to SX !! This is b4 paying 10% $ to the booking agent and not including food expenses Combination of staying in COVID safe places and gas prices is p devastating
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Very proud to announce a partnership with @symphonicdist and @imogenheap, a huge company favorite!
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No one tells me how good I am at Email. You all have failed me.
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