Interview with Ben Dickey, manager for Spoon - Oct 20, 2008"Working with new artists who are only starting out on the management side usually doesn't pay off"
Ben Dickey, who manages Top 10 US indie act Spoon, must have good instincts for success, since he states that all the bands he works with are bands he was a fan of.
Running an indie management and booking agency as well as record label, Dickey makes sure his roster is diverse enough so that there is always a single act that is suitable for a specific opportunity to grow, as opposed to having two similar acts competing for that same opportunity. Dickey talks to HitQuarters about why indie labels are more important nowadays, and about switching labels or PR agencies in order to cater for an act's evolving needs. Click here to read more |
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