7 Music Band Manager Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 19th, 2023

Become A Music Band Manager

A music band manager is a professional representative and advisor to a musician or a band. The main duties of a band manager include negotiating contracts on behalf of the band.

The music band manager earns a commission of what the music band earns from gigs. To maximize earnings, the manager should act as a liaison between bands and the key players in the music industry and secure the best contracts and deals.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a music band manager:

Charles Driebe, an attorney with a lifelong passion for music, decided to combine his legal training with his love for the industry. He transitioned from being an artist's attorney to managing artists themselves in 1996, finding the work more satisfying and fulfilling. Through relationships, recommendations, and word of mouth, Blind Ambition Management has grown steadily, focusing on "super-serving" their clients and helping them advance their careers. The company faces challenges due to the impact of the pandemic on the music industry, but they're adapting by exploring alternative avenues like virtual shows and seeking placements for their clients' music in films and TV shows.

How much they make: $480K/year
How much did it cost to start: $5K
Current team size: 5

How I Transitioned From A Career In Law To Starting A $40K/Month Business Managing Music Artists

A former attorney has successfully transitioned into managing musical artists, producing live events and recordings, grossing approximately $40,000 per month - all based on his lifelong passion for music, clients and employee's passion-led performance.

About

Charles started Blind Ambition Management over 24 years ago

Revenue

Charles grew the business to $40K/month

Costs

It cost Charles $5000 to start the business

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4. Band Websites that Work

Bandzoogle makes it easy for musicians to build a stunning website and store in minutes with beautiful themes and friendly support. Try it free for 30 days.

Website traffic: 450K/month

5. smartistU

smartistU provides tools and resources to help artist managers navigate the music industry and advance their artists' careers.

So... can you actually make money with a music band manager?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

Start Now

7. Gener8tor

gener8tor’s turnkey platform for the creative economy connects startup founders, musicians, artists, investors, universities and corporations. The gener8tor platform includes pre-accelerators, accelerators, corporate programming, conferences and fellowships.

Where they're located: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

1. Blind Ambition Management ($480K/year)

4. Band Websites that Work

5. smartistU

7. Gener8tor