RTP-area local music and culture

[Kelly <radiofury AT gmail.com>]

hepstyle AT gmail.com wrote:
-- I don't know what managers do.

after spending four years of booking "big" bands in college, my
experience was that the band manager was the essentially the
babysitter.  Someone that could drop the news from the "label" on the
band in a way that they wouldn't freak... to do all the things that
normal people can do like say "I would like you to order me the
falafel wrap for dinner, thank you" ... and mostly to make sure that
the band doesn't get too loaded before the show and then to make sure
the band stays cool afterwards, gets all their shit and goes in the
right direction to the next gig.

Basically, if you have ever taught school and enjoyed every second of
(the controlling part of) it, or herded cats, or ran a BSDM Dungeon...
then you'll be perfect for it.

In fact.  My dad's wife is his manager.  I hate her.  He has talent...
and she is a leech... and was a kindergarten teacher and treats all
around her like they are 5.  BUT... she gets him places on time.


on the point about returning emails.  None of us are perfect about
responding to emails.  All of us freak out when we don't get a
response when we want.  It happens.

When I get an email from a friend about their new baby, I try to
respond fairly quickly... because while I might not really give that
much of a shit... I know that you are totally delusional to think that
this is the most important thing to ever happen in the multi-verse.

Bands and their music are much like new parents.

And thank you, Herrgatterw=E4chter, for demonstrating my point of the
great measures you take to be transparent.