Power Executives & Management Companies Unite Behind Artist Growth

 
Artist Growth/Bandsintown Integration & Free "EP" Starter Accounts Now Live
 
Marking several firsts for the music industry, Artist Growth – the leading business tool for musicians "from start to finish" (Bloomberg Businessweek) – has united a veritable who's who from across the music business both to serve on its Advisory Board and to integrate the platform in their own organizations. The Advisory Board includes: Ken Levitan (Vector Management), Coran Capshaw (Red Light Management), John Peets (QPrime South), Randy Goodman (Nashville Music Council/Spalding Entertainment), Joe Galante (former Chair of Sony Music Nashville), and Mark Montgomery (FLO {thinkery}). Coming on board to adopt Artist Growth are Vector Management, Red Light Management, Spalding Entertainment, The Collective, and American Roots Music. 

"It's the record business in a box ... it's all there, and how you utilize the tools provided here can make or break you." - Joe Galante

"With so many moving parts in the artist world, Artist Growth is a needed tool to keep on top of it all," said Jon Romero, Vector Management. "It puts all the key information together in one place giving our artist's teams a centralized overview in real time with everything they need while on the go." 

With these partnerships sealed up, Artist Growth adds artists like Kris Kristofferson, Kings Of Leon, Emmylou Harris, Rascal Flatts, and Linkin Park to its user base of more than 10,000 major label and indie acts.

"These advisors and partners bring deep levels of expertise to the table," said Artist Growth CEO Matt Urmy, "that come from decades of building the music industry to what it is today. I'm excited about what lies ahead, working with all our partners, clients, and advisors to solidify the career development models for the entertainment industry of tomorrow."

Artist Growth has added another integration partner to further streamline the management of online platforms for artists and managers: Bandsintown, the leading concert promotion and discovery app, used by over 170,000 artists. Artist Growth clients will now have the ability to sync their AG accounts with their Bandsintown accounts Upon account setup, AG will import any shows already posted on the Bandsintown platform, and as shows are confirmed, AG will automatically send them to Bandsintown.

"We are always working to make Bandsintown the best possible platform for artists to promote their shows," said Julien Mitelberg, CEO of Bandsintown. "Partnering with a platform like Artist Growth, which also understands the needs of touring musicians and harnesses the power of mobile, ensures that even more artists will have the necessary tools on-hand to increase exposure and ticket sales with a single click."

Artist Growth is also rolling out an "EP Package" geared specifically for indie artists who don't fall under the umbrella of its major management partners. Completely for FREE, now any artist can access basic management tools including event listing, inventory, finance ledger, and task management. 
 

For more information about Artist Growth, please contact Elizabeth Lutz (elutz@shorefire.com) or Rebecca Shapiro (rshapiro@shorefire.com) at Shore Fire Media, 718.522.7171. For more information about Bandsintown, please contact: Laurie Jakobsen (laurie@jaybirdcom.com) or Kyle Wall (kyle@jaybirdcom.com) at Jaybird Communications, 646-484-6764.