ALL of that is going to occur regardless of whether he signs with a talent agency or not. It's part of being involved in the music business.
I know.. I was directly involved for 25 years.. now semi-retired I live 15 miles from downtown Nashville.
here's a comment I received from a FR member in a private email regarding this same article and my previous posted comment in the thread:
The music industry is full of stories about artists getting swindled, short changed and cheated by managers, advisors, publicists, promoters, etc. Lots of greedy hands will be after a cut. He’ll be lucky if he avoids bankruptcy down the road.
I too know many stories of people "short-stepping" artists for MONEY. Like I've already stated.. "Time will tell!" with Oliver Anthony as to whether it was a GOOD or BAD decision.
On reflection, I can clearly see that this is a snake pit, whatever the perceived benefits. Thank you, respectfully, for your experienced comments and perspective on this,
“it’s a damn shame”... applies to these agencies.
(I’ll keep that in mind when I see the fresh-faced, aspiring creators and performance at “The Local”, “Pick’n parlour, Commodore, and other places where the good stuff is surprising. (not always the case at the big-lights-big-city)