Billie Eilish Booking Agent Tom Windish on Touring, Opening Slots and Artist Development

This week on the New Music Business podcast, we are joined by Veteran booking agent Tom Windish. As Head of A&R and Business Development at Wasserman Music, Windish has developed the touring careers of some of the hottest names in music, including Billie Eilish, Lorde, alt-J and The xx. In this episode, Ari and Tom discuss the state of the live music industry, how booking agents operate, why tour buy-ins are unethical, the process of signing new artists, running a record label, and much more! 03:58 The State of the Live Music Industry 08:19 Advice for Emerging Artists Eager and Ready to Tour 13:14 How Booking Agents Operate 17:07 Communicating with Promoters, Talent Buyers and Collecting Money 21:04 Opening Tours and Slots 26:08 Unethical Tour Buy-Ins 30:03 Working with Billie Eillish and the Process of Signing New Artists 37:47 Artist Development, Management and Running an Indie Label 46:45 Why Tom Started a Record Label 54:33 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://bit.ly/3LavMpa 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 Tom Windish: Website: https://artists.teamwass.com/music/m83 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomwindish Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomwindishagent 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.