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MGMT Communication Policy

Welcome to the team.

A successful artist-management relationship is built on trust, communication, transparency, organization, and teamwork.

Management’s role is to help guide your career, create strategy, identify opportunities, build the right team around you, protect your interests, and help you make informed decisions.

In order for management to do this effectively, there must be consistent communication and collaboration from both sides.

Management is not separate from your career — management is part of your career team. The more informed, involved, and included management is, the better we can support your growth.

These expectations are designed to create a professional working relationship where everyone is aligned and working toward the same goals.

Management as the First Point of Contact

Management serves as the first point of contact for career-related communication, opportunities, planning, and decision-making.

Artists should communicate with management first when discussing or making plans related to their career.

The process should be:

An opportunity, idea, or plan comes up.
The artist communicates with management.
The team discusses the opportunity and determines the best approach.
Plans are organized and executed together.

Management should not be brought into conversations after decisions have already been made.

There should never be situations where management is discovering:

Important plans after they happen.
Meetings they were not aware of.
Collaborations they were not informed about.
Opportunities that were already accepted.
Career decisions that were already made.

Management's role is to help guide decisions, coordinate opportunities, and make sure actions align with the artist’s long-term career strategy.

Collaborative Decision-Making

An artist-management relationship is a partnership. Major career decisions should be made together through communication, discussion, and alignment.

Management is not here to control the artist’s creativity or vision. The artist’s creativity is the foundation of the career, while management provides strategy, structure, experience, and guidance to help turn that vision into long-term success.

Before making significant career decisions, artists should consult with management.

This includes:

New collaborations
Producer relationships
Songwriter relationships
Features
Recording plans
Release strategies
Business opportunities
Brand partnerships
Performances
Interviews
Public appearances
Industry meetings
Contracts or agreements
Major career-related expenses

The strongest teams do not operate separately. They communicate, evaluate opportunities together, and make decisions as a unit.

We make decisions as a team, not separately. Management should be involved in the process, not informed after the fact.

Shared Calendar Requirement

Every artist is required to maintain a shared calendar with management.

The calendar must be updated regularly and include all important commitments, including:

Recording sessions
Songwriting sessions
Producer sessions
Studio sessions
Music collaborations
Features
Music video shoots
Photo shoots
Rehearsals
Performances
Interviews
Content creation
Meetings
Networking events
Industry events
Travel
Personal commitments that affect availability

Management should always have an accurate understanding of your schedule.

There should never be a situation where your manager does not know your availability, what you are working on, or what commitments are affecting your career.

Keeping your calendar updated allows management to:

Plan effectively.
Avoid scheduling conflicts.
Attend important events.
Prepare for opportunities.
Coordinate your career.

Scheduling Management First

Your manager is not someone you schedule around — your manager is someone you schedule with.

Management meetings, strategy sessions, and career planning should be treated as a priority.

When organizing your schedule:

Schedule important management meetings first.
Plan other commitments around those meetings whenever possible.
Communicate conflicts early if adjustments are needed.

There should never be a situation where:

You are too busy to meet with management.
You are too busy to communicate with management.
Your schedule is full but there is no time available for career planning.
Other plans consistently take priority over management meetings.

A growing career requires planning, communication, and alignment.

The busier your career becomes, the more important communication with management becomes.

Communication Expectations

Communication is one of the most important parts of our partnership.

Artists are expected to maintain consistent communication with management regarding:

Schedule updates
Career opportunities
Collaborations
Meetings
Sessions
Industry conversations
Important decisions
Changes that affect career planning

If management calls, texts, emails, or requests a meeting regarding your career, you are expected to respond promptly.

If you are unavailable, communicate that and provide a time when you can reconnect.

The expectation is not that you are available every second — the expectation is that communication remains professional, reliable, and consistent.

No Extended Gaps in Communication

There should never be extended periods where management is unaware of what is happening in your career.

Management should not be in a position where:

They cannot reach you.
They do not know what projects are happening.
Important opportunities are happening without their knowledge.
Weeks pass without meaningful communication.
They are left guessing your schedule.

As your career grows, communication should increase — not decrease.

Being busy is not a reason to disconnect from your management team.

Management Participation & Inclusion

Management should be included in the important areas of your career.

Whenever appropriate, management should be informed of and included in:

Music Activities

Recording sessions
Songwriting sessions
Producer collaborations
Songwriter collaborations
Studio sessions
Features
Creative meetings
Release planning

Industry Activities

Label meetings
Publisher meetings
Brand meetings
Business meetings
Networking opportunities
Industry events
Conferences
Showcases

Events & Social Opportunities

Listening parties
Release parties
Performances
Music-related gatherings
Industry mixers
Important career-related events

Management should not discover important sessions, collaborations, meetings, parties, or events afterward through social media or another person.

Management should be involved in the process, not informed after everything has already happened.

Producer, Songwriter & Collaboration Communication

Before entering important music collaborations, management should be informed.

This includes working with:

Producers
Songwriters
Artists
Engineers
Creatives
Industry professionals

Management can help:

Evaluate opportunities.
Coordinate relationships.
Protect your interests.
Create strategy.
Identify additional opportunities.

The goal is not to limit creativity — the goal is to make sure every opportunity is approached strategically.

Professional Responsiveness

Artists are expected to:

Respond to calls, texts, and emails in a timely manner.
Maintain an updated shared calendar.
Communicate schedule changes.
Inform management of opportunities they receive.
Share important career developments.
Respect scheduled meetings and commitments.

Good communication allows management to provide better support.

Being Busy Is Not a Reason to Exclude Management

As an artist grows, their schedule will become busier.

That is exactly when teamwork becomes more important.

A busy career should create:

More communication.
More planning.
More coordination.
More collaboration.

It should never create:

Less communication.
Less involvement.
Fewer meetings.
Management being left out.

Management should become more involved as your career grows, not less.

Mutual Commitment to the Partnership

Management is committed to investing time, strategy, guidance, and resources into helping develop your career.

In return, artists are expected to:

Communicate consistently.
Stay organized.
Include management.
Prioritize meetings.
Share important updates.
Work collaboratively.
Trust the process.

Management cannot effectively build a career for an artist who does not allow themselves to be involved.

Maintaining a Healthy Working Relationship

This partnership works when both sides are committed.

If communication consistently breaks down, management is repeatedly excluded from important career activities, or these expectations are not being followed, management may need to reevaluate whether the partnership is still effective for both parties.

This is not about punishment — it is about making sure both sides are aligned and able to work together successfully.

A successful management relationship requires effort from both the artist and management.

One Team, One Vision

The artist and management team should operate as one unit.

Management is here to help guide the career, protect opportunities, solve problems, build strategy, and help create long-term success.

The artist brings the talent, creativity, and vision.

Management brings strategy, experience, organization, and support.

Together, the goal is to build a sustainable career.

The expectation is simple: management should know what is happening, be involved in the process, and work alongside the artist to make the best decisions possible.

Strong careers are built through strong teams.