▁producer , ▁but ▁mus icians ▁may ▁also ▁find ▁valuable ▁feedback ▁in ▁the ▁extra ▁pair ▁of ▁ears ▁and ▁this ▁should ▁be ▁carefully ▁considered ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁manager ▁may ▁gain ▁access ▁to ▁a ▁recording ▁studio , ▁photograph ers , ▁and ▁prom ot ions . ▁He ▁or ▁she ▁will ▁see ▁that ▁CD ▁labels , ▁post ers , ▁and ▁prom ot ional ▁materials ▁appropri ately ▁represent ▁the ▁band ▁or ▁artist , ▁and ▁that ▁press ▁k its ▁are ▁released ▁in ▁a ▁tim ely ▁manner ▁to ▁appropriate ▁media . ▁La unch ing ▁a ▁CD ▁with ▁complement ary ▁ven ues ▁and ▁dates ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁music ▁manager ' s ▁responsibility . ▁ ▁Among ▁all ▁the ▁business ▁and ▁professional ▁respons ib ilities ▁that ▁music ▁man agers ▁assume ; ▁they ▁also ▁become ▁a ▁pseudo ▁parent ▁for ▁the ▁group ▁and ▁help ▁with ▁personal ▁matters ▁usually . ▁This ▁is ▁both ▁for ▁the ▁ps y che ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁and ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁things ▁are ▁running ▁smooth ly . ▁▁▁ ▁Early ▁on ▁in ▁an ▁artist ' s ▁career , ▁the ▁different ▁fac ets ▁of ▁management ▁and ▁market ing ▁fall ▁upon ▁either ▁the ▁band ▁itself ▁or , ▁if ▁they ▁have ▁one , ▁their ▁manager . ▁Because ▁the ▁band ▁or ▁artist ▁is ▁relatively ▁unknown ▁initially , ▁promotion , ▁book ing , ▁and ▁tour ing ▁are ▁minimal . ▁A ▁new ▁music ▁manager ▁begins ▁by ▁establish ing ▁a ▁clear ▁understanding ▁of ▁what ▁the ▁artist ( s ) ▁want . ▁This ▁can ▁be ▁accomplished ▁through ▁either ▁a ▁written ▁or ▁ver bal ▁contract . ▁A ▁music ▁manager ' s ▁first