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

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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 Eilish 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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