SLANDER, Deorro, NGHTMRE Manager on Selling 400K Tix In a Year, Building Electronic Artists & DJs

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Beginning his tenth year in the music industry today, Will Runzel is co-founder of Prodigy Artists. He got his start throwing Hip-Hop concerts (Big Sean, Jeremih, Mike Posner, Twista) in college towns in the midwest, Steve Aoki brought him to LA to head up Dim Mak Live for a year before heading up React Presents West Coast division and another year with LED Presents / Goldenvoice (booking Jamie XX, M83, Calvin Harris). Around that time he started what is now known as Collectiv Presents with Chris Den Uijl, as well as his management company Prodigy Artists alongside Steven Haddad. Today, Runzel is the CEO of Prodigy Artists who represent SLANDER, Deorro, NGHTMRE, Guy Gerber, Audien as well as Grammy-nominated producers Bekon & The Donuts.
This week, Ari and Will discuss various aspects of the dance music industry, including revenue streams, remixes, and the role of managers. He emphasizes the importance of touring for bass music artists and the unique nature of their merchandise sales. Will also explains the business model of remixes and additionally highlights the need for data collection and retargeting in the new music business.
Chapters
00:00 Remixes and Original Music
10:12 SLANDER, NGHTMRE, and Deorro
29:07 Revenue and Profitability of Shows
36:16 Revenue Breakdown for Bass Music Artists
41:53 Reselling Records
50:21 Managing Record Producers
57:43 The Challenges of Playing at the Sphere
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[@him6944]

This is my favourite podcast by far!! Would love to see more managers like Will! Guys like Myles Shears, Bjorn Sensen, Moe Shalizi, Adam Chaves would be so cool to see! Loved this one so much!! Thank you!

[@christianbrooks1079]

Appreciate the interviews Ari! Thanks for the insight Will

[@josephhaddad8793]

Great interview! Prodigy is killing the game.

[@dafingaz]

Great chat

[@abdellatifb]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@iamhvrcrft]

What an incredible interview ! I’ve been emailing this guy for years with no response guess he’s busy… I’ll keep trying Steven

[@wildhorsemusic1111]

I'm going to be a famous DJ someday! Loved the inspiration:) more ELECTRONIC MUSIC Content!

[@bambogini]

@6:50 atleast number 2. RUFUS DU SOL did 75k over 3 nights at Banc of California in 2021.

[@KillaKiRawBeats]

H3llo Ari