April 13, 2022
Artist Management, Major vs. Indie Labels, Release Strategy with Brilliant Corners Manager
The New Music Business with Ari HerstandAbout this episode
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 Welcome 5:00 Brilliant Corners Artists Management 10:26 How artists communicate with management team 17:00 Artists specializing in a certain niche 21:29 What does it mean to manage talent? 27:55 Building career artists without relying on TikTok 35:12 Finding partnerships for newer artists 37:31 Inside the Atlantic Records recording deal 44:42 Death Cab's "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" 49:17 Kurland’s management approach 53:58 Artist release strategy 1:03:08 Major labels vs. indie labels 1:05:19 Advice for artists seeking management 1:11:53 Final question Subscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmb Ari's Take Academy (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.com Watch more discussions like this: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc1Fatf4celK3kYoJ6FUdN7qtYSCvAAMY Connect with Ari’s Take: Website: https://aristake.com Academy: https://aristakeacademy.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.take Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTake YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1 Connect with Ari Herstand: Website: https://ariherstand.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstand Twitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstand YouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstand Connect 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/zeitpop Edited and mixed by Maxton Hunter Music by Brassroots District Produced by the team at Ari’s Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.