IT'S ALL ABOUT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS

The Artist Guides is unlike anything else out there. We teach and coach the entire process of building a career, from creating your music through to releasing and promoting.

We feel privileged to have already helped thousands of independent artists. The modern music industry belongs to artists who learn, develop, and invest in themselves.

The Artists Guides’ founders, James Brister and Sean McDermott have over 35 years of joint experience in the music industry. 

We specialise in artist management, performance, musicianship, music business, artist development, and career coaching.

Our previous and current music industry roles include Directorships, Artist Manager, Head of Marketing, Artist Development Manager, Head of Sales, consulting, and lecturing. 

Both founders also worked for many years on the senior management team at the UK’s leading music college (The  ICMP) in London, building an industry network, creating a music careers service, coaching artists, teaching, and developing courses. 

We have also built a YouTube Channel to help music artists.