Inside the Playbook: Mauricio Ruiz on The Artist Manager Skills Nobody Talks About
When Is an Artist Ready for a Manager?In this clip from The Manager’s Playbook, Mauricio Ruiz breaks down what artists and managers should understand before working together.Mauricio talks about why m...
22 Mai 8min
Inside the Playbook: Mauricio Ruiz on How Jessie Reyez’s First Song Sparked a Label Bidding War
In this clip from The Manager’s Playbook, Mauricio Ruiz breaks down the early days of managing Jessie Reyez and the strategy behind her breakout single, “Figures.”Mauricio shares what made Jessie unde...
21 Mai 28min
Inside the Playbook: Mauricio Ruiz on How He Built Canada’s Biggest Music Video Company
In this clip from The Manager’s Playbook, Mauricio Ruiz breaks down how he helped build Mad Ruk Entertainment into one of Canada’s biggest music video production companies.Mauricio reflects on the shi...
20 Mai 17min
The Manager’s Playbook 067: Mauricio Ruiz - Jessie Reyez, Mad Ruk, Artist Management, Music Business & Building The Playbook
How did Mauricio Ruiz go from managing artists to building one of the music industry’s most trusted insider podcasts?In this live, in-person episode of The Manager’s Playbook, the script gets flipped....
17 Mai 1h 31min
Inside the Playbook: Bryan Johnson on How Spotify Editors Find Music
How do artists get discovered on Spotify today?In this clip from The Manager’s Playbook, Mauricio Ruiz and Bryan Johnson from Spotify talk about the future of music discovery, editorial playlists, alg...
16 Mai 8min
Inside the Playbook: Bryan Johnson on How Streaming Changed Artist Power
Getting dropped by a record label used to feel like the end.In this clip from The Manager’s Playbook, Mauricio Ruiz and Bryan Johnson from Spotify talk about how streaming changed the path for artists...
15 Mai 18min
Inside the Playbook: Bryan Johnson on AI Music, Fraud & Royalties
How is Spotify handling AI music, fake streams, and artist impersonation?In this clip from The Manager’s Playbook, Mauricio Ruiz and Bryan Johnson from Spotify discuss how AI is changing the music bus...
14 Mai 11min
Inside the Playbook: Bryan Johnson on Spotify's $11B Artist Payout
Spotify paid $11B to music rights holders in 2025 but who actually gets the money?In this clip from The Manager’s Playbook, Mauricio Ruiz and Bryan Johnson from Spotify break down what the Loud & Clea...
13 Mai 23min
