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Through Management Counseling, we are able to help other artists and managers in planning for and succeeding in
the music industry. At this time, we do not offer full time
management to unsigned artists. Counseling services are based on
hourly rates or/and via retainer.
Services Detail:
Business Strategy Planning
If you are going to make music your career,
you need a plan...Goals & Strategy. Your band is a
business. (Argued by some, but ministry must run as a
business). In order for that business to be successful, you
must achieve goals... planning out those goals is the first
step to success, financial backing, public support, and
avoiding chaos.
The ZBM Group offers counseling is developing your strategy.
We will sit down with you (or communicate via phone/ email) to help
you access, design, implement, measure, and revise your plan.
Financial Needs Assessment
Operating a professional band takes resources. What
do you have? What do you need? What should you purchase
first? What should your purchase next? How do I go about
getting the most for your funds? How much does it take
financially to see your career to the next stage?
The ZBM Group offers counseling is assessing your financial
development. We will sit down with you (or communicate via
phone/email) to help you access, design, implement, measure, and
revise your plan.
Image Consulting
Every professional company has an image. Your band is
a business. (Argued by some, but ministry must run as a
business). What is an image, aka branding? Developing a
Brand Image is developing your public perception. "What
do people say about you when you are not in the room".
What is the correct image to support your goals, mission,
genera, etc.?.
What does an image consist of? Everything that you do within
the public eye... photos, advertising, products, website,
performance, public relations, interview, .... everything.
The ZBM Group offers counseling is developing your Brand
Image. We will sit down with you (or communicate via
phone/email)
to help you access, design, implement, measure, and revise
your image
Branding/Image Session
We also offer what is called a Brand Image Session. It is a 5-6 hour workshop with everyone involved in the artist's career, instead of just the manager. We meet with the artist(s) themselves, the manager, significant others, agents, lawyers.... and influential team members from the artist (usually the leadership) and work to uncover several aspects about the artist, all vital to any marketing efforts and the overall communication of the artists both internally and externally. In this meeting, we'll uncover internal thoughts on the artist's brand/image and its portrayal, discuss competitors, and do some exercises that will help in defining your brand/image from a communication and creative standpoint. It's about a 5-6 hour workshop. Sometime we get done quicker, sometimes not. At the end of this meeting we will have a working brand mission statement. It's step one. Every artist communication moving forward, whether in marketing, advertising, label shopping, interviews, or product development, will be filtered through the information gathered in this meeting and the brand mission statement produced.
We find that this meeting is exciting and fun. It has a tendency to unify the team and bring, or re-establish/re-ignite, passion into what the artist's mission/goal is, while also providing the vital information necessary to start making efficient and effective marketing decisions.
The second step would be to do a brand audit, where we take a look at every piece of marketing and identity pieces you have produced and view them in light of the Brand Identification Session and what we have discovered/established.
Advice on legal matters
How does your band operate within the
law? Are you legal? How do you handle songwriting, band
member affiliation, publishing, sales, expenses, etc?
So you've got questions.... We can help advise you in the
answers.
The ZBM Group offers counseling advise in regards to
operating your band as a legal entity in the United States.
We will sit down with you (or communicate via phone/email) to give
advice on answering questions or concerns that you might
have.
Question and Answer
Some artist or/and their managers, simply have questions for
which they need outside advice. Just wonder questions, what
should I do questions, what do you think about this
questions....
The ZBM Group tries to provide an outlet for you to get
answers. Even if you are just needing to "bounce"
your ideas off of someone within the industry.
By request, we've also started offering this
service via email correspondence for out of town clients.
Contract Reviews
The music industry is an industry full of contracts.
Management Contracts, Recording Contracts, Booking Agent
Contracts, PR Agency Contracts, Performance Contracts, Band
Agreements.... the list goes on. Contracts can be confusing.
Should you sign this? What does this mean? Is this really
standard? Should you agree to the contract, negotiate for
better terms, or run away as fast as you can?
The ZBM Group
offers contract review. We will sit down with your
contract(s), make an assessment, and give your our
recommendation and answer any questions you might have.
Material Critique - $25
Are your songs ready to be shopped to labels, venues,
or/and investors? Is it ready to be manufactures and sold to
the public?
The ZBM Group and Reformation Productions will critique your
material (songs) based on the following Songwriting &
Arrangement. This critique does not involve the quality of
the recording, however, the better the recording, the easier
for our team to listen to your material.
Pay by credit card online or over the phone by calling 404.862.8897. We'll send you
the address and necessary mail-code to send your materials
to. Materials will not be returned with critique, they will be
kept on file at XPESRX Companies, Inc. We will provide you
with a written critique of your material within 2 weeks.
Promo Pak Critique - $50
Is your PR Kit ready to be shopped to labels, venues,
distributors or/and investors?
The ZBM Group and Reformation Productions will critique your
material (songs) based on the following Songwriting,
Arrangement, Production, Performance, Packaging, Essentials,
Impact, etc.. This critique involves the overall
presentation of your material, band, and the material
itself.
Pay by credit card by online
or over the phone by calling 404.862.8897. We'll send you
the address and necessary mail-code to send your materials
to.
Materials will not be returned with critique, they will be
kept on file at XPESRX Companies, Inc.. We will provide you
with a written critique of your material within 2 weeks.
Live Show Critique - $250
plus applicable expenses
Your band
has a showcase, festival, or some otherwise important gig
coming up... or maybe you are preparing to tour and simply
want the most professional show possible.
The ZBM Group and
Reformation Productions will critique your Live Show
based on the following: Performance, Live Song Arrangement,
Set Design, Stage Design, Showmanship, Musicianship,
Ministry Elements, Impact, etc.
We will come out to your show or rehearsal, make an
assessment and then provide your written critique within 1
week. Live Show Critique Fees are $250 plus applicable
expenses including, travel, admission, lodging, etc. Email
us with your location, available dates, and other pertinent information for a quote
using the form below.
Though in-person assessments are preferable from a critique
stand point, you may also mail us a video or DVD of your
performance. Pay by credit card online or over the phone by calling 404.862.8897. We'll send you
the address and necessary mail-code to send the DVD of your
show or set set up arrangements to see your band live.
Materials will not be returned with critique, they will be
kept on file at XPESRX Companies, Inc.. We will provide you
with a written critique of your material within 2 weeks.
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