Management
Current Management Clients include:
Amos The Transparent
Jay Sparrow
Robyn Dell’Unto
The Love Machine
Walter Mitty and the Realist
Our mission
To work with musicians who create music we believe in, who are cooperative, have realistic expectations, believe in our capabilities and to aid in developing our clients’ careers to their fullest potential.
To be considered for management, you must possess the following qualities:
- 100% dedication to promoting your music, CD and shows
- Ability to take constructive criticism and direction without taking it personally
- A positive attitude
- Ability to handle rejection in a very competitive industry
- Trustworthiness
- Willingness to work diligently and avidly to promote your career under management guidance
- Willing to tour outside of your current market
- Loyalty to Cool Planet as your manager
We will accept unsolicited submissions and will contact you if we are interested in working with you. To submit your music for management consideration, please send the following:
- Retail-ready CD (current and previous CDs, if available)
- Bio
- Photo
- Press clippings
- Fact sheet
- Live video footage (if available)
- Statistics on fan base/demographics and CD sales
- Outline of your goals in your music career
Our Belief
We believe the role of management is to guide, plan, organize, advise and/or represent the artist in matters affecting their career. The manager is usually the only other person besides the artist who sees the big picture.
Every artist has different goals… some just want to play live so they can gain experience, others are seasoned vets who want the support to take them a notch above. We formulate a plan based on the artist or band…not on what we think is right for them. It is a partnership….a relationship based on belief in each other.
Many Indie artists are insistent on managing themselves, to which there may be perceived advantages. In reality, there are so many decisions to be made and work that has to get done…It does take away energy that the artist needs to be putting towards their music.
What makes good management?
- Someone you can trust for good sound honest advice.
- Someone with vision and a plan to get you there
- Someone that is good at planning and organizing.
- Someone who is able to keep you grounded in reality.
- Someone who will represent you in a professional manner to others.
Success in this business takes a ton of work by an entire TEAM. From the artist to the roadies and everybody in between (record label, booking agent, legal, accounting, merchandising, publicist, tour manager,etc…). In the beginning of a career, your manager will sometimes take on some of these responsibilities, but it shouldn’t be on their backs alone.
