Championing Artist Dreams with Black Coffee and Virgil Alboh’s music Manager Lionel Marciano

In this episode, we sit down with Lionel Marciano artist manager for Black Coffee, Virgil Abloh, Blondish, and a variety of other House DJs. Lionel started his career in the music industry as a promoter and talent buyer for a well-renowned club in Paris. Over ten years ago this is where he booked Black Coffee for one of his first international shows. Today the South African DJ and producer is booked at some of the world’s largest venues, music festivals and has one of the hottest residencies in Ibiza. 

In this episode we discuss... 

The value of artists who take the time to have clear visualizations of their dreams and the role managers play in mirroring and supporting those aspirationsBuilding momentum utilizing quality content across social media platforms Strategizing the bookings that make the most sense for an artist at different points in their careerThe importance as a manager of refining the process of presenting clear options to an artist How managers should compose and balance their relationships when working with top tier artists.  

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