All three of the podcasts listened to, touched on some great topics some topics in where the subject could have a negative effect on a music management company while others showed there could be a positive effect. I believe the key to a great and successful artist is creativity. Being original and creative will definitely be worth all of the hard work and effort put into whatever product that an artist is producing. Copyright infringement is the first topic that stood out to me. It is indeed one of the many negative aspects that are in the music industry. There some cases in which the artist does not realize that they may be breaking the law of copyright infringement while other artists know and still blatantly disobey the law. This issue continues to appear in the music industry, this affects the character of an artist, financial stability, support of fans and business opportunities. As a music management company there is a big responsibility of protection and teaching that has to be given to the artist to avoid major happenings such as copyright infringement.
In the podcast with Dave Archuletta, Executive Director of Joe Goode Performance Group, he talks about taking offers that are unexpected and not what is particularly wanted. He explains the motive of hard work, maintaining past work relationships and getting your foot in the door. “Opportunities that you are willing and open to go for can possibly take you to your success; it’s just up to you to realize that it’s an opportunity,” said Archuletta. This theory or work ethic applies to every profession. Music Management can be quite hard to succeed in, your artist and genre might have to do certain performances with different styles of music in different atmospheres, which could either hurt or help an artist but most importantly bring awareness to the individual and his or her craft.
