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

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Edited and mixed by Maxton Hunter

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Release date

Lydbog: 30. november 2022