3 Kinds of Musicians Who Sabotage Their Own Career + NEW Indie Music

There are 3 kinds of musicians who sabotage their own career, and smart managers do everything they can to avoid them. The artist-manager relationship, if properly handled, can be one of the most rewarding experiences in the world. It can also be one of the most frustrating and complicated arrangements that, if left to chance, has the potential to totally ruin great friendships. In the same way that a band might have an ideal manager in mind, great music managers have the ideal artist in mind. But, if you talk to a manager and an artist separately, their ideals rarely line up with the other’s, which can sometimes lead to fall outs.

In my time as a full-time talent manager handling both musicians and actors, I learned a lot about people and how they handle conflict, how they manage their expectations, and what red flags to look for before forming an artist-manager relationship. While some managers have a higher threshold for insanity than others, many great music managers just don’t want to work these three types of artists.

1. THE ADDICT


2. THE FIRESTARTER


3. THE DESPERATE ARTIST

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MUSIC FEATURED INCLUDES:

• Shiffley - "Entropy" (Electronic, Pop)


• Epikker - "Everyday" (EDM)


• Phenom - "Heist" (Hip-Hop)


• Ramsey - "PAY" (Pop, Trip-Hop)


• Lion In The Mane - Waiting (Indie Pop-Rock)


• Sir Plus - "We Gotta Do Better" (Hip-Hop)


• Media Solution - "Stand My Ground" (Hardcore, Metal)


• Paige Milan - "Headliner" (Dance, Pop)