As an artist, the revenue you generate is constantly changing, making it hard to rely on it or even budget for it. The majority of side gigs available need you to be on the move for you to make money. On the bright side, you're able to have flexibility in your working hours. This makes it possible to select whom you work with and determine the workload you can handle.

Choosing who you can entrust your work with is something to be mindful of as this person will be responsible for helping you (the artist) with things like songs, writing, booking and so forth. A good manager puts your interests over their own because they know, that if you succeed, they succeed too.

“Most people misunderstand that the drive required to be “successful” within the music industry is less dependent on trying to mimic the experiences of the people you “look up to” in the industry and more dependent on learning from the lessons…”