Billie Eilish Booking Agent Tom Windish on Touring, Opening Slots and Artist Development

This week on the New Music Business podcast, we are joined by Veteran booking agent Tom Windish. As Head of A&R and Business Development at Wasserman Music, Windish has developed the touring careers of some of the hottest names in music, including Billie Eilish, Lorde, alt-J and The xx. In this episode, Ari and Tom discuss the state of the live music industry, how booking agents operate, why tour buy-ins are unethical, the process of signing new artists, running a record label, and much more!03:58 The State of the Live Music Industry08:19 Advice for Emerging Artists Eager and Ready to Tour13:14 How Booking Agents Operate17:07 Communicating with Promoters, Talent Buyers and Collecting Money21:04 Opening Tours and Slots26:08 Unethical Tour Buy-Ins30:03 Working with Billie Eillish and the Process of Signing New Artists37:47 Artist Development, Management and Running an Indie Label46:45 Why Tom Started a Record Label54:33 Final QuestionSubscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmbAri's Take Academy (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.comWatch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpaConnect with Ari’s Take:Website: https://aristake.comAcademy: https://aristakeacademy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandTwitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstandConnect with Tom Windish:Website: https://artists.teamwass.com/music/m83Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomwindishTwitter: https://twitter.com/tomwindishagentEdited and mixed by Maxton HunterMusic by Brassroots DistrictProduced by the team at Ari’s Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.