80. Matt Urmy - Founder & CEO at ArtistGrowth.com

80. Matt Urmy - Founder & CEO at ArtistGrowth.com

Author: Inspiring interviews with successful music industry experts March 27, 2016 Duration: 42:48

Matt Urmy is a former touring musician, now turned tech entrepreneur. When Matt was a touring artist he often had trouble organizing his contacts, managing finances and keeping track of gigs while on the road. Sound familiar to anyone?

Anyhow, Matt actually did something about it and created a cool new web based app and company called “Artist Growth”.

Artist Growth is a great web based app that helps musicians and managers streamline the touring process. It’s designed to help you sort your finances, merchandise, royalties and much more, all in one place that’s always available online. And it’s also a great discovery tool where record company A&R reps can also potentially find your stuff as well!


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