OHMNI

5mo

Team and label often go hand and hand they got no talent so they milk the bread winner

Throkaaa

5mo

I’ve seen this happen with my own eyes to probably the most influential artist in Rnb from the 2010s and it’s been paining me since

OHMNI

5mo

They got no talent so or their artist dropped they got to scramble to next deal so they going to do what gets them the money

Throkaaa

5mo

exactly either that or they are doing whatever to make the artist that brought them success or a career happy which might mean turning a blind eye to the things that will help them grow as a human being

OHMNI

5mo

Team and label often go hand and hand they got no talent so they milk the bread winner

OHMNI

5mo

Chance had a manager who was his gos friend who played him and that nigga indie with political connections dad it can happen to anyone

Throkaaa

5mo

ion know how I feel about the pat sitaution respectfully cause at the same time you can only say and do enough when someone is an adult at the end of the day

ngl chance def was crashing out in a way that I don’t think is covered enough or understood but kinda put the blame on pat

OHMNI

5mo

Oh yeah nigga was / is crashing our more than you know lol

krishna bound

5mo

People underestimate how predatory “team” deals are and can because they’re not labels and not seen as scary “big businesses” or don’t have lawyers. It’s not uncommon to see an artist who has a manager they sign early on when they’re just friends who have a ridiculous term sheet saying the manager gets like 25-30% of the artists’s revenue in exchange for managerial duties and promotion. Artist gets big and signs to a label, who wants another 40%. Artist then wonders why tf they have a limitless contract with their manager who’s getting just as much as them with less obligation and work.

OHMNI

5mo

Artist get signed off viral songs often not concept albums or something but you popped on Tik tok

OHMNI

5mo

People in here talking 8 figures like that’s common or doesn’t come with a lot

While hyper a***yzing billboard numbers

Have to pay all their people

krishna bound

5mo

Like honestly a chunk of prob 70% of managers aren’t doing s*** these days it’s a good gig cause they do like 10 mins of work a week it makes sense when you’re small but when you’re big the responsibilities get divided up so much the question starts being why tf is this guy even here

OHMNI

5mo

People in here talking 8 figures like that’s common or doesn’t come with a lot

While hyper a***yzing billboard numbers

Have to pay all their people

krishna bound

5mo

Giving advice is really hard and I never want to sound generic or presumptuous. With that said, the two biggest things (three?) that helped me were targeted low compensation contract work and intensive networking. You have to really know what your end goal is and then remember you can’t replicate how other people got to their positions. Some people look at executives and think they can follow the same path as how they got there. The reality is you gotta think smartly in a business sense of how to gain goodwill and remain independent, almost like a 10 yr plan. Remain diligent and remember connections are everything. It’s not just money, it’s the ability to get things done. Building a portfolio and being able to weasel your way into conversations you think you don’t belong in goes a long way. I wish I could be more specific but it’s really hard. Being smart in business planning and networking is the most important - remember you aren’t just building yourself up you’re building a business/brand you’re just at the masthead of.

OHMNI

5mo

I got so many DJ friends doing it all themselves management wise winging it cause the cost of a do it all is expensive

Cmagneto

5mo

Appreciate it. I’m not coming into it completely blind. Currently working on a project where things may start to take off for me and would like to make the most of it. If you offer any services or anything feel free to reach out

krishna bound

5mo

Can’t promise anything but you can DM me info on it if you want and I can take a look and give advice, even if just casually

OHMNI

5mo

Yall take too much pride in telling people you lack empathy when it’s like congrats nigga

Some artist just want to drop dope art without fame Stan’s or social media obsession let them have that

browser

5mo

Lmaooo nobody stopped them from doing that they didnt trip and fall into a meeting with a record label

Wtf

OHMNI

5mo

Ok

browser

5mo

Lmaooo nobody stopped them from doing that they didnt trip and fall into a meeting with a record label

Wtf

Cmagneto

5mo

I think you have to follow me back for a DM to be possible