Michael Kaminsky

Joining us this week out of California is artist manager Michael Kaminsky. Michael is the founder of KMGMT, who have had a decade of worldwide success starting with multi-platinum artists 3OH!3. Since then, KMGMT has discovered, developed, and delivered some of pop-punk’s most recognizable names, most-anticipated albums, and biggest sold out tours with artists like Neck Deep, Creeper, Tonight Alive, As It Is, The Summer Set and more. Most recently, Michael launched Adventure Cat Records – a new independent label from the artist management team at KMGMT. Adventure Cat Records is KMGMT’s commitment to continue to build a supportive community for their favorite genre of music. They bring together expertise in management, writing, publishing, production, marketing, publicity all in one place. In this interview we learn more about a manager’s role, why Michael started Adventure Cat Records, and the advice he’d offer to bands and musicians today. Highlights: Michael shares some of the misconceptions bands have around a manager’s role “A manager’s role is to amplify things that are already there” – Michael Kaminsky “Whatever the day holds, you have to be proactively coming up with ideas or plans to make things happen” – Michael Kaminsky Michael tells us what a typical day in the life of an artist manager entails “We can be most effective when we take something that is defined, and build a team around it” – Michael Kaminsky We hear about the story behind KMGMT and why Michael started Adventure Cat Records Michael tells us what sets Adventure Cat Records apart from other labels Michael shares his vision for Adventure Cat Records being known for a certain quality of music We talk about the benefits of signing to a label vs taking the DIY route Michael tells us what bands need to be doing themselves before bringing a manager or label on board “What’s interesting to anyone in the industry is a band who’s out there hustling and it’s working” – Michael Kaminsky “It’s not a short game – it’s a very, very long game, and many bands just quit too soon” – Michael Kaminsky Guest Links: Website: kmgmt.com / adventurecatrecords.com Instagram: @kmgmt / @adventurecatrecs Twitter: @kmgmt / @advcatrecs Facebook: KMGMT / Adventure Cat Records Sponsors: Christine Infanger @ Thirty Roses Music Entrepreneur HQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.