MMF Training,
with MMF-US, Presented a Professional Management Development
Program at BMI (NYC) on
JANUARY
10 & 11, 2007
LMMF Training, in association with MMF US, presented the first professional management development program in New York: "Artist Management in 2007 and Beyond". MMF Training is the business support division of the Music Managers Forum - the trade association for artist managers in the music industry, with chapters in 15 countries throughout the world. MMF Training has delivered practical business support sessions for over a decade in Europe. January 10th and 11th, 2007 represented the first event in New York and the two consecutive evening programs were a smashing success…here are the details:
For Part #1 on January 10, 2007:
Select managers, lawyers and a business
manager (see names & companies
below) with MMF Training head Stuart Worthington presented an Overview
of Personal & Business Management Functions & Activities:
from Artist
Development to International Success including:
- (Good Practice) Process & Procedure:
Recording & Touring Projects;
Money Management; Music Publishing; Media Relations & Additional
Income Streams
- (Professional Practice) Skills, Qualities & Competence:
What makes Good Management?
- (Avoiding Conflicts of Interest) Industry
Trends & Changing Roles:
When is a Manager not a Manager?
- (Management Vulnerability!) Contracts & Relationships:
Who'd be an Artist Manager?
and much, much more including real-world,
current-day management issues facing top managers such as the panelists
Michael Hausman and Alan Wolmark. In
the second half of the evening, attendees were treated to two of the
leading 'artist-oriented' booking
agents in the music industry including Steve Martin of The Agency Group
and Marty Diamond of Little Big Man/Paradigm. Joining the booking agents
were Andy Karp, the newly appointed A&R head of Atlantic Records,
and longtime industry veteran turned charity-giver/developer Paul
Katz of Commit Media, who both have years of label-side experience to impart
to the audience, while all staying late to meet face-to-face with attendees
after the panels.
Part #2 on January 11, 2007:
Select lawyers and label executives, with
MMF Training head Stuart Worthington presented:
- Management Agreements:
Decisions, Alternatives & Issues - Future-
proofing or Not?
- (Key) Heads of Agreement: New Decisions required regarding
Term, Territory, Roles & Representation, Financial Arrangements,
Duties & Obligations
- Recent (Relevant) Legal Precedent regarding
Undue Influence, Restraint of Trade, "Sunset Clauses", Conflicts
of Interest & Commissionable Income
On this second night of the
2-day program, informative and interesting exchanges between some of
the top legal minds in the music industry occurred amongst panelists
Lauren Chodosh and Ken Anderson who represent some of the top and cutting
edge talent in today’s music scene. Further
informative exchanges and advice were shared by business manager Stuart
Ditsky and a wealth of real-world producer-manager experiences from longtime
manager Andy Kipnes of AAM.
FULL GUEST PANELISTS LIST:
Andy Kipnes - Advanced Alternative Media (AAM)
Marty Diamond - Little
Big Man/Paradigm (Pollstar Small Booking Agency of the Year 1996-2000
and 2002-2005)
Steve Martin - President - The Agency Group (Clients include:
Dave Gilmour, Billy Bragg, Bryan Ferry, Dream Theater)
Ken Anderson
- Partner Loeb & Loeb LLP (Clients include: Dixie Chicks,
Ben Folds, Beastie Boys)
Alan Wolmark - CEC Management
Michael Hausman - Artist Manager, Co-founder
of SuperEgo Records and United Musicians (Roster includes: Aimee Mann,
Suzanne Vega, Marc Cohn and Angie Mattson)
Andy Karp - Atlantic Records
(Head of A & R)
Paul Katz - Founder/CEO of Commit Media (Former Senior
Executive Jive/ Zomba, Former Head of Sony BMG's Visual Media Division)
Stuart
Ditsky - CPA, PC (Clients include: Matchbox 20, STAIND, Antigone Rising,
Pink Spider, Rob Thomas, Suzanne Vega, Aaron Lewis, Jem)
Loren Chodosh - Loren Chodosh P.C. (Clients include: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Secret Machines,
TV on the Radio, Buddy Guy)
Given the smashing success and capacity crowd
in attendance at this first MMF Training, MMF-US will announce additional
trainings in New York City which will continue to include more leaders
in today’s
music industry speaking in intimate and interactive settings with MMF
members. MMF Members were only charged fees of $50 (covered both nights),
while AFTRA, AFM, AIMP, A2IM, MPA, NARIP, NMPA, RIAA members were charged
$75 (covered both nights), and non-members were charged $100 (covered
both nights).
MMF-US thanks its subcommittee members including Barry Bergman,
Perry Resnick, Michael Hausman and Alan Wolmark, with additional thanks
to the hard work conducted by Stuart Worthington, Angela Renshaw and
staff at MMF Training, PLUS all the excellent panelists who dedicated
their evening to sharing their knowledge and experience with all the
managers and lawyers in the audience. Of course, additional big thanks
to BMI who graciously offered their conference room space to host the
panels.
Please note: For professionals, MMF Training is officially accredited for Continuing Professional Development points by all the legal and financial bodies based in the UK. The first event in New York City is a requirement to secure equivalent accreditation and establish equivalent relationships in New York. For more information about MMF Trainings, please Contact: Angela Renshaw
Email: angela@mmf-training.com
Web: www.mmf-training.com
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