▁assistant . ▁▁▁ ▁Manager ' s ▁contract s , ▁however , ▁cannot ▁license ▁those ▁respons ib ilities ▁unto ▁the ▁manager ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁a ▁state ▁license ▁would ▁emp ower ▁the ▁agent ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁Therefore , ▁conflic ting ▁areas ▁of ▁interest ▁may ▁arise ▁unless ▁those ▁are ▁clar ified ▁in ▁the ▁contract . ▁ ▁That ▁said , ▁a ▁manager ▁should ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁read ▁and ▁understand ▁and ▁explain ▁a ▁contract ▁and ▁study ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁long - term ▁imp lications ▁of ▁contract ual ▁agre ements ▁that ▁they , ▁the ▁bands , ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁they ▁do ▁business ▁with , ▁enter ▁into . ▁Before ▁the ▁manager ▁enters ▁into ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁band , ▁their ▁relationship ▁may ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁compet ing ▁for ▁interest ; ▁after ▁a ▁good ▁contract ▁is ▁signed , ▁their ▁interests , ▁oblig ations ▁and ▁in cent ives ▁are ▁aligned , ▁and ▁the ▁interest ▁in ▁success ▁is ▁shared . ▁▁▁ ▁Res p ons ib ilities ▁of ▁a ▁music ▁manager ▁are ▁often ▁divided ▁among ▁many ▁who ▁manage ▁various ▁aspects ▁of ▁a ▁musical ▁career . ▁With ▁an ▁unsigned ▁act , ▁music ▁man agers ▁may ▁assume ▁multiple ▁roles : ▁graph ic ▁designer , ▁public ist , ▁prom oter , ▁and ▁handling ▁money ▁and ▁fin ances . ▁As ▁an ▁artist ' s ▁career ▁develop s , ▁respons ib ilities ▁may ▁grow , ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁percentage ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁band , ▁the ▁manager ' s ▁income ▁may ▁grow ▁as ▁well . ▁▁ ▁A ▁music ▁manager ▁becomes ▁important ▁to ▁man aging ▁the ▁many