Deep Diving into Artist Management (Melissa Garcia from #iVoted Festival and Collective Ent)

What does it take to manage artists? Melissa Garcia is the CMO of the #iVoted Festival and partner for the management firm Collective Entertainment. In this interview we discuss her journey starting as an intern to climbing the career ladder in the music industry.

Also, we explore what it means to represent artists and have an honest talk about the struggles and responsibilities that entails.

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Intro music: ‘Somebody’ (Instrumental) by The Runner Up

Outro music: ‘Let’s Ride’ (Instrumental) by Gabe Kubanda

Host: Mike Zimmerlich

Produced by: 80/20 Creative (80/20 Records)

Post-Production: EarthtoMoira

Tags: Music Interview Business Industry Podcast iVoted Festival Management Collective Entertainment