Artist Management in the Music Industries - A Sui Generis Form of Management

Artist Management in the Music Industries: A Sui Generis Form of Management provides one of the first substantive, academic examinations of the role of the artist manager.

List of contents

Introduction: Artist Management as a Mystery
1 From Mainstream Management to Artist Management
2 Managing the Loop: Unveiling an Artist Manager’s Work
3 Maintaining the Loop: Evaluating an Artist Manager’s
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4 Managing Risks: Winning the ‘Lottery’
5 Managing Relationships: A Relationship-Based Loop
6 Managing Emotions: Emotion Workers Managing
Emotion Workers as the Paradox of the Music Industries
7 Managing Expectations: Good Work or Bad Work
8 Conclusions: Artist Management as a Sui Generis Discipline
Appendices

About the author

Yiyi Wang received two Master’s degrees in Management and Music Industry Studies from the University of Liverpool and completed her Doctorate in Artist Management in 2022. Her research focuses on exploring the role of artist managers, arguing that Artist Management is a sui generis discipline that does not fit easily inside standard conceptions of management.

Summary

Artist Management in the Music Industries: A Sui Generis Form of Management provides one of the first substantive, academic examinations of the role of the artist manager.

Product details

• Authors: Yiyi Wang
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032589930
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3258993-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Business Aspects, Music Industry, business strategy, Musicians, singers, bands and groups