Description:

In this panel discussion on artist management and the future of the record industry presented at Loyola University, New Orleans in 2008, retailer and music-industry advocate Don van Cleave, artist manager (and former label head) Gary Gersh and A&R rep Steve Rabolvsky share their thoughts and advice on artist management, how independent bands can break through to success, and what the music industry of tomorrow will look like. The panelists draw on their experiences working at labels like ATO (with David Gray), Def Jam (with the Beastie Boys), and Geffen (with Nirvana) to explore the artist-manager-label relationship and draw conclusions about what artists of today need to know and to in order to survive.