Consulting Services for Musicians

Services For Players' Associations | Services For Individual Musicians

	SERVICES FOR PLAYERS' ASSOCIATIONS
	Having approached the world of orchestra business from a musician’s perspective, Mr. McManus is able to provide unique insight into the needs of today's orchestra musicians. Building on a hierarchical structure Mr. McManus can work with every aspect of your players' association as well as how your association interacts with your management, board, and public relations. Internal Governance In order to benefit from all that collective organization can offer, your players' association needs to develop a clearly defined internal governance culture. As such, the Internal Governance And Modernization Project, IGAMP for short, is a unique program based on the bedrock principles of successful collective representation. It fosters a system of sustainable representation that produces musicians who are empowered with the authority to accurately represent their colleagues, interact with their local union office and players’ conference, as well as facilitate the best possible working relationship with managers and board members. *The IGAMP process results in a series of easy-to-use materials designed to facilitate the program’s goals. Additional details can be found at the Clients & Projects* page. Negotiations Whether you're in need of a negotiator, counsel, spokesperson, or financial analysis, Mr. McManus can provide your players' association with a reliable and expert advocate.** Public Relations Recent advancements in communication and social networking tools have demonstrated just how important it is that your players' association establishes and maintains a positive public image. To that end, Mr. McManus can help your players' association in a variety of ways. Whether you're simply looking for counsel, training a musicians’ spokesperson, or you need him to design a comprehensive media image and dedicated website for your association, Mr. McManus is capable of fulfilling all of your PR needs.
	SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUAL MUSICIANS
	Whether you are a soloist, chamber ensemble, composer, conductor, academic, private teacher, or principal orchestra musician, there is a great deal about the business your conservatory training didn’t prepare you for. Serving as one of the only consultants in the business with an equal amount of experience and success as a cultural entrepreneur, Mr. McManus can help mitigate that educational shortcoming by providing a wide range of services to help you advance your career and maximize your potential without having to learn lessons the hard (and expensive) way. Examples of individual and small ensemble services include: Creating an effective website. Creating sincere connections through blogging. Everything conductors, soloists, and composers need to know about agents, private representation, and public relations firms. How to establish a professional private teaching studio, attract students, and craft an effective business policy. Learning about the legal and financial realities of being self-employed. How to negotiate overscale (direct negotiation services are also available). …and much, much more. Initial consultation is always free so don’t be afraid to contact Mr. McManus and begin learning more about how you can begin advancing your career.