Artist Management, Major vs. Indie Labels, Release Strategy with Brilliant Corners Manager
This week on the New Music Business, I spoke with the co-founder and partner at Brilliant Corners Artist Management, Jordan Kurland. Artists such as Death Cab for Cutie, Toro Y Moi, She & Him, Best Coast, Soccer Mommy, Real Estate, New Pornographers, and Pup are all amongst their diverse talent roster. We discussed what the role of an artist management entails, his history working with Death Cab, building career artists without relying on TikTok, as well as the best methods for artists who are seeking management. 3:18 Welcome5:00 Brilliant Corners Artists Management10:26 How artists communicate with management team17:00 Artists specializing in a certain niche21:29 What does it mean to manage talent?27:55 Building career artists without relying on TikTok35:12 Finding partnerships for newer artists37:31 Inside the Atlantic Records recording deal44:42 Death Cab's "I Will Follow You Into The Dark"49:17 Kurland’s management approach53:58 Artist release strategy1:03:08 Major labels vs. indie labels1:05:19 Advice for artists seeking management1:11:53 Final questionSubscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmbAri's Take Academy (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.comWatch more discussions like this: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc1Fatf4celK3kYoJ6FUdN7qtYSCvAAMYConnect with Ari’s Take:Website: https://aristake.comAcademy: https://aristakeacademy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandTwitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstandConnect with Jordan Kurland:Brilliant Corners: https://brilliantcorners.com/Website: https://www.jordankurland.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-kurland/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordan.kurland/Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeitpopEdited and mixed by Maxton HunterMusic by Brassroots DistrictProduced by the team at Ari’s Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.