The Manager’s Rider:Set the Terms for How You Work

Artists have riders. Managers have needs, too.

As a music manager, you look after your artists’ ambitions, manage relationships, weigh up opportunities and keep the business moving. When everyone needs something from you, it’s hard to keep sight of what you need to do your job well.

The Manager’s Rider is a template you fill in, laid out like the artist riders you handle every week. It helps you write down your own terms for how you work, and agree them with your artists and your team. Inside, you’ll:

• Set your offline hours, and the recovery time you need after a tour or a release

• Spot the moments when you say yes before checking whether you have the time or energy for it

• Decide what you’ll do before you answer the next late-night request

• Agree each clause with the right person, and write an emergency clause so people know how to reach you when it counts

Great managers create the conditions to manage well, starting with their own.

I’m Lindi Delight, a transformation architect, dual-certified coach and music industry professional with two decades of international experience. I’ve directed international brand tours for artists including Chris Liebing, DJ Tennis and Lee Burridge, and worked with organizations such as Boiler Room, Most Wanted: Music, XP Music Futures and The Beatport Group.

Download your copy and start writing your own Manager’s Rider.