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
Inside the Playbook: Jacob Paul on Music Publishing 101
You can have songs moving on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, TikTok, live shows, even vinyl and still miss the money that literally belongs to you on the songwriting side.In this clip, Jacob breaks dow...
27 Feb 8min
The Manager’s Playbook 056: Jacob Paul - Music Publishing 101, Master vs Publishing, Mechanical Royalties, Global Royalties, Black Box Royalties & Catalog Ownership
You can build a monster Spotify audience and still collect $0 in music publishing royalties. No warning. No system message that says, “Hey, you’re leaving money behind.” That’s because publishing isn’...
24 Feb 1h
Inside the Playbook: Paris Cole on Artist Management for New Artists
In this clip, Paris Cole and I break down the real mechanics of artist development and what it takes to break an artist in today’s music business, especially when you’re building without massive budge...
23 Feb 15min
