Inside the Playbook: Tommy Brown on Why K-Pop Has Better Artist Development
In this clip from The Manager’s Playbook, Tommy Brown breaks down why K-pop continues to win at artist development, and why its system still looks a lot closer to Motown than what much of the American...
30 Mar 11min
Inside the Playbook: Tommy Brown on What Netflix’s Hitmakers TV Show Left Out
In this clip from The Manager’s Playbook, Tommy Brown reflects on his experience filming Netflix’s Hitmakers, the pressure of creating on camera, and why the show did not go deep enough into the real ...
29 Mar 18min
Inside the Playbook: Tommy Brown on The REALITY of Music Producer Fees, Points & Publishing
In this clip from The Manager’s Playbook, Tommy Brown breaks down one of the hardest truths in the music business: huge streaming numbers do not always mean real money for songwriters and producers. W...
28 Mar 15min
Inside the Playbook: Tommy Brown on Why Music Producers Need Content
In this clip from The Manager’s Playbook, Tommy Brown breaks down why visibility and content strategy are now part of the job for artists, producers, and songwriters. We talk about why posting consist...
27 Mar 17min
The Manager’s Playbook 060: Tommy Brown - Hit Records, Ariana Grande, Songwriting, Producer Splits, Publishing & Artist Development
In this episode of The Manager’s Playbook, I sit down with Tommy Brown (TBHits), hitmaking music producer, songwriter, and one of the most important creative forces behind modern pop music. Tommy has ...
24 Mar 2h 13min
Inside the Playbook: LaRussell & Tietta Mitchell on LaRussell’s Operations
In this clip, LaRussell and his team break down what it really takes to build an independent music business at scale.They talk about the infrastructure behind the operation: merch, brand identity, pho...
23 Mar 21min
Inside the Playbook: LaRussell & Tietta Mitchell on How LaRussell Picks Team Members
In this clip, LaRussell and Tietta Mitchell break down a lesson a lot of artists learn too late: before you hire help, you need to understand the work yourself.They talk about why doing every part of ...
22 Mar 14min
Inside the Playbook: LaRussell & Tietta Mitchell on The Music Marketing Funnel That Actually Pays
Most artists don’t hate ads. They hate what bad ads reveal.In this clip, LaRussell breaks down how he actually uses ads as an independent artist: not to force Spotify streams or fake momentum, but to ...
21 Mar 13min
