Prodigy Artists, the powerhouse music administration firm behind a few of digital music’s greatest stars, has named Eric Bindman its new Director of Operations.
Bindman’s promotion indicators Prodigy’s continued deal with scaling up operations and increasing its attain. Based by Steven Haddad and Will Runzel, the agency represents a who’s who of elite DJs and digital dance music producers, together with NGHTMRE, Audien, SLANDER, Grammy-winning producer Bēkon and rising stars like Pauline Herr. Prodigy’s accomplishments this previous yr alone converse volumes: SLANDER’s nationwide tour drew over 165,000 followers whereas Bēkon topped the Billboard Scorching 100 as a producer of Hozier’s “Too Candy,” all whereas Prodigy’s collective ticket gross sales surpassed 380,000.
Bringing over 15 years of multifaceted music trade expertise to his new position, Bindman isn’t any stranger to the calls for of the enterprise. His profession spans artist administration, publishing, expertise reserving and touring logistics for Deorro, Two Buddies, 3LAU and extra.
As he steps into his new position as Director of Operations, he’ll now be guaranteeing the agency’s infrastructure can meet the wants of its quickly increasing consumer roster.
“I believe what I’m most pleased with is having the ability to stand behind the artists that I handle successes,” Bindman tells EDM.com. “They’ve all had record-breaking years and genuinely thrilling launch schedules. Whether or not they’re mid-album cycle or doing weekend warrior touring, I’m most pleased with every artists’ success to find their very own path and planting their flags within the sand and deciding what they need to stand for; and I’m honored and proud to play an element in that.”
Haddad and Runzel additionally expressed confidence in Bindman’s imaginative and prescient, calling him a “meticulous and expert artist supervisor” who’s well-equipped to steer Prodigy via an thrilling period forward.
When requested about any essential developments recognized by Bindman within the dance music house, he factors to a paradigm shift for DJs within the reside sector.
“I believe because the nightclub panorama is evolving and transferring away from built-in membership nights and guarded rooms, artists need to evolve,” Bindman explains. “As gentle tickets grow to be much less gentle by the quarter, it’s that rather more necessary to double down and develop your core fan base. If followers know the place to sonically discover you—and programming by way of pageant stage—you’ll have the ability to foster a faithful fan base that may develop with you.”
“Because the clubbing circuit drastically modifications, it’s necessary to construct your onerous ticket historical past,” he continues. “Even when it means going from a 1,000-cap nightclub to a 200-cap onerous ticket venue, it helps with the artists’ profession longevity and helps to foster a real fan base. And right here at Prodigy, now we have been championing constructing onerous ticket excursions and serving to acts construct themselves on this new panorama.”
Discover out extra about Prodigy Artists by way of the corporate’s website.
