Indie Artists: The First Step Against Being Ripped Off Is to Become an Artist Entrepreneur
Coalition Music–the company that manages Our Lady Peace, Simple Plan, Finger Eleven and many other world-class acts–runs something called the Artist Entrepreneur Program.
This is a 10-week course that offers hands-on, up-close-and-personal career and business consultation, coaching and mentoring from their in-house staff.
Look at the stuff they cover in the curriculum:
- Marketing
- Promotion
- Touring
- Live sound
- Band agreements
- Band psychology
- Publishing
- Finances, banking, accounting
- Management
- Social media
- Merch
- Songwriting
- Recording
- Performing
- FACTOR
- SOCAN
- Music supervision
- Funding and grants
- Radio
- Talent buying
In other words, the course covers everything you need to keep your band running smooth as butter. The next course runs fulltime Monday-Thursday for two-and-a-half months starting February 3 at Coalition HQ at Victoria Park and Lawrence East in Toronto. By the time it wraps up in early April, you will have more knowledge about how to conduct your music career than 99% of your peers.
I know the guys who run this course and they are seriously good. They will give you a tour if you’re on the fence about it. And there are scholarships available to help defray the costs.
If you want info, send Jesse Mitchell an email. You can also check out the Coalition Artist Entrepreneur website.
Hey, what have you got to lose? You’ve certainly got everything to gain. Now watch the video.
