Submitted by sagyeman on October 22, 2008 - 8:47am.
Mo.B, one of my O.G.'s from the shit, hit me off with some words of wisdom. For those that dont know he manages a talented lineup of artists that include Million $ Mano (Dj'd for Tyga, Pharrell, Lupe, Jay-Z), Mic Terror (URB's next 100), and Low B (Philly's finest). Check him out !
1. What artists do you manage?
THE MOVEMENT. WORLDWIDE MANAGES (IN SOME CASES CO-MANAGES) THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS – MILLION $ MANO, MIC TERROR, HOLLYWOOD HOLT, SHALA., LOW B, SKYLER, ACE WATKINS, AND HEBRU.
Of all things why artist management?
WHY NOT? I LOVE MUSIC AND I WANT TO BE AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN WHAT MUSIC DOES.
2. How did you get your start in artist management?
I STARTED WITH A DJ AND FROM THERE IT WAS NEVER TURNING BACK.
3. What have you learned as a manager that you did not know before you got in the game?
I LEARNED THAT IF YOU BELIEVE IN SOMETHING YOU NEED TO LET OTHERS KNOW AND STAND ON IT. STRONG CONVICTION, PASSION, AND/OR DESIRE IS THE ROAD TO SUCCESS.
4. Have there ever been any fall-outs difficult situations that you have managed?
DEFINITELY. AT NE POINT IN TIME I TRIED TO MANAGE A THREE FEMALE DJ OUTFIT. LET’S JUST SAY ON PAPER ITS SOUNDS COOL.
5. Any groupie stories?
DEFINITELY.
6. You have been described as a “marketing genius” in URB magazine. Why does this hold true?
MARKETING IS MY FIRST LOVE AND GENUIS IS HOW THE WORLD SEES ME. I SIMPLY STEP INTO WHAT THE WORLD SAYS.
7. Tell us about your day to day activities. How do you prioritize which artist needs what in terms of management, etc.?
MY DAY IS SIMPLE—WAKE UP EARLY, HIT THE OFFICE, CHECK EMAIL, DRINK COFFEE, CHECK EMAIL, ANSWER PHONE/TEXT, CHECK EMAIL, MAYBE EAT OR NOT, CHECK EMAIL, GO TO MEETINGS, CHECK EMAIL, GET ON PHONE, CHECK EMAIL, NOW ITS 11PM GO INTO THE WORLD (IE EVENT, SHOW, PARTY) OR GO TO THE CRIB AND CHECK EMAIL SOME MORE.
I WORK WITH WHICHEVER ARTIST HAS THE MOMENTUM. I NEVER PUT IN MORE THAN MY ARTIST. I MEET MY ARTIST WHERE THEY ARE AT. I HAVE THE CAPABILITY AND DRIVE TO GO HARDER THAN MY ARTIST BUT I DON’T. IT’S NEVER GOOD WHEN YOU DO. SO THE ARTIST REALLY TELL ME HOW HARD I SHOULD GO BY HOW HARD THEY GO.
8. Are you working on any new or fun projects?
DEFINITELY.
I HAVE A NONPROFIT ORG I’M ESTABLISHING CALLED P.L.A.Y. TOGETHER (PROMOTING LIFE AMONG YOUTH TOGETHER) AND CONTINUING TO EXPAND MY BRAND MANAGEMENT + CONSULTING FIRM, bCOMPANY LLC.
What do you have in the future for your artists?
MIC TERROR HAS HIS ONLINE TV SERIES SOON TO DEBUT – MIC TERRORVISION
SHALA. IS ABOUT TO UNVEIL THE NEW SERIES OF HIS CHARACTER “SEVEN SPOON” (SEE SEVENSPOON.COM)
HOLLYWOOD HOLT IS GOING TO CARVE OUT HIS POSITION IN HOLLYWOOD IN 2009.
MANO HAS HIS OUTFIT HE SAY SHE SAY (HSSS) WITH HIS PARTNER DREA. THEY ARE GOING TO TOWARD THE WORLD A COUPLE TIMES AND HE IS GOING TO CONTINUE PUTTING WORLD SHOCKING PRODUCTION UNDER RENOWNLY TALENTED ARTISTS.
ACE WATKINS IS GOING TO TRANSFORM THE SOUND AND TEXTURE OF R&B.
LOW B IS GOING TO CONTINUE ROCKING PARTY’S, BE RECOGNIZED FOR CARVING A POSITION IN THE DANCE CLUB WORLD AND DEVELOP SHOCKING REMIXES.
9. Anything you want to let the people know?
YEAH. CHECK OUT HOLLYWOOD HOLT’S NEW VIDEO “HOLLYWOOD” AND BUY THE SINGLE ON iTUNES AND LET ME KOW WHAT YOU THINK – MYSPACE.COM/MOBILLIONAIRE.
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