Inside the Playbook: J Erving III on The Skill Every Music Manager Needs
In this Manager’s Playbook clip, J. Erving unpacks a “superpower” that’s quietly responsible for most long careers in the music business: surrounding yourself with the right people, reading the room, ...
9 Mar 18min
Inside the Playbook: J Erving III on How to Operate Like a Record Label in Any Role
In this Manager’s Playbook clip, J. Erving III breaks down what changes when you go from managing outside the label system to operating inside it, and why most “label frustration” is really a culture ...
8 Mar 19min
Inside the Playbook: J Erving III on What to Do Before Artists Break
In this Manager’s Playbook clip, J. Erving breaks down a truth the music business loves to forget: artist trust is built in the off-season.Not when the venue is sold out. Not when the streams spike. R...
7 Mar 21min
Inside the Playbook: J Erving III on How to Spot Great Artists Early
In this Manager’s Playbook clip, J. Erving breaks down how top music executives, A&Rs, and elite artist managers actually identify greatness and it’s not just “talent.”We talk artist development throu...
6 Mar 20min
The Manager’s Playbook 057: J. Erving III - Artist Development, Music Distribution, Label Services, Team Building, Manager Mindset, SONY/The Orchard & Streaming Growth
In this episode of The Manager’s Playbook, I’m joined by J. Erving III, CEO & Founder of Human Re Sources (a SONY Music/The Orchard partner), to talk about what it really takes to build an artist-led ...
3 Mar 1h 50min
Inside the Playbook: Jacob Paul on Music Publishing Deals 101
If you’re a songwriter, producer, or manager, this is the publishing conversation that saves people from “congrats on the deal” regret.In this clip, Jacob Paul breaks down what a co-publishing (co-pub...
2 Mar 5min
Inside the Playbook: Jacob Paul on Mechanical Royalties
If you’re an independent artist, producer, or songwriter, there’s a good chance you’re doing the loud part right (streams, content, growth) while missing the quiet part that builds real stability: mus...
1 Mar 15min
Inside the Playbook: Jacob Paul on How Global Music Publishing Royalties Work
You can be “up” on Spotify and still collect $0 in publishing royalties.That’s the quiet trap: publishing isn’t paid by default. Master recording money tends to flow through labels and distributors. B...
28 Feb 8min
