How to Increase Your Odds of Getting a Record Deal

Most artists dream about getting signed to a recording agreement, yet few know anything about the record company personnel responsible for discovering new talent, what these people look for in an arti...
Posted by Restless Management on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:23:00 PST

20 Reasons Why Bands Get Stuck at the Local Level

1. Poorly-defined goals. Even if they're too modest to say so in public, successful artists have a solid answer for the question: "What are your goals in the industry?" 2. Band members with di...
Posted by Restless Management on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:25:00 PST

Top 10 Qualities of Successful Recording Artists

Successful recording artists... 1. have tremendous Focus. They have a clear understanding of their goals and don't get sidetracked by outside influences, people, or problems when pursuing thei...
Posted by Restless Management on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:16:00 PST

Helpful Tips on How to Get a Record Deal....

1. A&R IS LEANER & MEANER The music business has been in a whirlwind. Mergers, acquisitions and corporate consolidations have hit the majors hard, while an erratic marketplace has distressed t...
Posted by Restless Management on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:48:00 PST

The A&R Games

Game One One of the most unpleasant tasks a manager has to face is the in-person meeting with an A&R guy. At the meeting, the manager is supposed to play a tape of his artist and expect the A&...
Posted by Restless Management on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:21:00 PST

So What Bands Have You Shopped???

Recently, I have been finding myself constantly answering the same question over and over to bands asking "So what bands have you shopped?". Ok, here is a brief list of bands and artists that I hav...
Posted by Restless Management on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:11:00 PST