The Manager’s Playbook 053: Sickick - Bad Artist Management, Ownership, Content Strategy & Career Longevity

The Manager’s Playbook 053: Sickick - Bad Artist Management, Ownership, Content Strategy & Career Longevity

In the music industry, talent is never the only factor.

Management is, systems are, ownership is and the ability to understand your own business before someone else understands it for you.

In this episode of The Manager’s Playbook, Sickick sits down for a real conversation on artist management, team building, and what happens when money enters the room and relationships start changing. We talk music business red flags, why trust is the biggest de-stressor for artists, and how misalignment between artist and manager can quietly sabotage a career.

Then we zoom out into the bigger play: how Sickick rebuilt, protected his artist brand, stayed intentional about music rights, and navigated the industry with leverage through master ownership, distribution deals, and strategic partnerships. He breaks down how content strategy for musicians and social media momentum can create real-world opportunities, like high-level collaborations and major artist moments, including a studio session with Madonna, plus work connected to Post Malone and Doja Cat.

If you’re an independent artist, producer, DJ, or aspiring music executive trying to figure out how to grow your audience, increase streaming numbers, build a real management team, and stop running your career on vibes, this episode is the blueprint.

Simply put, a conversation like this doesn't come cheap.


Watch the full episode on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@managersplaybook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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