Bertis Downs, long time manager of the band REM, talks about the qualities that a manager must have to be effective.

Bertis Downs, long time manager of the band REM, talks about the band REM and how they got started.

Bertis Downs, manager of REM, discusses the new technologies and distribution streams that he has seen since starting in the music business in the 1980s, and how these changes have affected the entire structure of the industry.

Bertis Downs, long time manager of the band REM, talks about the different management styles that people have.

Bertis Downs, long time manager of the band REM, talks about what its been like to manage the band REM over the years.

Bertis Downs, long time manager of the band REM, talks about his career and about the ins and outs of managing bands.