Having the right management team in place to manage your career can be the difference between making a living in the music business and working at the local fast food joint. A well established artist’s management team is usually made up of their manager, business manager, attorney, booking agent and tour manager. The challenge is that it can quite difficult to find experienced management that will be interested in working with you when you aren’t making money and once you start making money they will be lined up at your door. In the beginning stages of a music career it’s typically the managers that pick you instead of you picking the managers. The best way to get noticed by management if you are not on a label is to build a following through relentless promotion and playing shows whenever possible. It’s more important to find management that is experienced in the music business than it is for them to simply believe in your abilities. Before hiring anyone on your management team be sure to ask around the music community about their reputation and experience.