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MANAGER VS AGENT WHICH DOES WHAT ?
An agent is someone responsible primarily for procuring and accepting work for hire on the artist's behalf, in the form of gigs, tours, and paid performances on television and radio. It is the agent's responsibility to negotiate and issue contracts, collect deposits, send out promotional materials, and plan a sound tour route. An agent may also set up press and other media interviews and make road arrangements, depending upon your agreement with him.

MANAGER
A manager assumes many different roles, depending upon the nature of the relationship with the artist. In addition to "normal" managerial duties, it is not Uncommon for the manager to step into the role of confidant, friend, or adviser. A manager's work is centered around developing the artist's career, not only in the long run, but on the day today level as well. The manager helps plan career goals and outlines a campaign for achieving them, develops promotional materials as well as the artist's image, occasionally directs the artist's booking agent to ensure more effective touring and routing (the manager does not book the dates himself), negotiates or oversees the negotiation of various contracts, and hires the artist's support team, including an accountant and lawyer.
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