Danny Rakow (Artist Development Specialist, Manager, Platinum Songwriter)

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Danny Rakow is an Artist Development Specialist, Manager, and Platinum Songwriter. He manages Brakence and Peter McPoland, he’s written platinum and gold songs with Jeremy Zucker, and now has a joint venture record label with Republic Records.

What stands out to me most about him is his ability to find and develop talent so early, and his genuine passion for the craft. It’s rare to meet a manager with such a clear vision and personal connection to all of the fans and music industry alike. In this episode we reverse engineer exactly how he got to where he’s at now, to share some knowledge and help anyone else looking to have a similar career path.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

2:10 - Wanting to Be an Artist

7:42 - Meeting Jeremy Zucker

12:20 - Pivoting to Business

18:10 - Promoting Artist

23:53 - Becoming Jermey's Manager & Finding Talent Early On

36:14 - Reaching Out to an Artist

39:27 - A&R and Trusting Your Gut

44:08 - Managing Brakence

52:40 - Managing Peter McPoland

59:09 - Danny's Advice

Danny Rakow: @dannyrakow

Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Produced & Edited by - Deanna Elise: @deannaelxse

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