Author Archives: Darren Gallop
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How to get the most out of your agent
Over the last few years as an artist manager, I have had several positive (and not so positive) experiences with agents. I can remember the first time I signed one of my bands to a major agency. I was so … Continue reading
No More Free Marcato Musician!
Thank you thank you thank you! I expected to receive many unhappy replies when I emailed all of our users to let them know that we have discontinued the free version of Marcato Musician in place of a free trial … Continue reading
Grant Deadlines – How Marcato Can Help
GRANTS! Free money to help support a recording, a marketing initiative, a tour or maybe a showcase. In this blog post I am going to give some clear tips on how to get government funds and how we use Marcato … Continue reading
Replacing email with Marcato’s messages
I have been having an amazing time using Marcato to manage Carmen Townsend’s debut release, Waitin’ and Seein’. The record dropped on November 19th in Australia on ABC/Universal and came out January 25th here in Canada on Company House Records/EMI. … Continue reading
Planning and executing a marketing plan
For all of you managers and artists out there trying to build your profile, you should really have a marketing plan. This does not have to be a traditional marketing plan with a fancy cover page, table of contents and … Continue reading
Drive industry to your EPK
I was first turned onto the concept of an electronic press kit (EPK) years ago, using SonicBids to try to find shows for a band I was managing at the time by the name of Slowcoaster. The EPK was a … Continue reading
If it’s not in the calendar, it doesn’t exist!
Here's a great example of how Marcato helps the Carmen Townsend team waste less time and brain cycles on mundane tasks. In the past (before Marcato), for a given release or tour, my publicist would send out a press release … Continue reading
Telephony, Internet and Communication on the Road
As I travel around Canada, I realize how spoiled I have become in the last few years. Back when I was in Slowcoaster, we were lucky to have even decent cell phone reception while travelling from show to show. Internet … Continue reading
It’s All Coming Together
This is the first in a series of posts by Marcato founder, Darren Gallop, about the history of Marcato Musician and how he is now using it to launch an artist's career internationally. It has been years since I managed … Continue reading
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