▁to ▁industry , ▁as ▁do ▁the ▁comm issions ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁manager ▁is ▁entitled . ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁music ▁manager ' s ▁duties ▁differ ▁from ▁those ▁man agers ▁who ▁advise ▁actors , ▁writers , ▁or ▁direct ors . ▁A ▁manager ▁can ▁also ▁help ▁artists ▁find ▁an ▁agent , ▁or ▁help ▁them ▁decide ▁when ▁to ▁leave ▁their ▁current ▁agent ▁and ▁identify ▁whom ▁to ▁select ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁agent . ▁Tal ent ▁agents ▁have ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁make ▁de als ▁for ▁their ▁clients ▁while ▁man agers ▁usually ▁can ▁only ▁inform ally ▁establish ▁connections ▁with ▁produ cers ▁and ▁stud ios ▁but ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁contract s . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Modern ▁tal ents ▁man agers ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁all ▁art istic ▁fields , ▁sports , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁various ▁fields ▁in ▁business . ▁Tal ent ▁agents ▁have ▁at ▁times ▁been ▁covered ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁or ▁art ▁press ▁almost ▁as ▁int ently ▁as ▁artists ▁themselves , ▁for ▁example ▁the ▁various ▁talent ▁agents ▁who ▁spe ar head ed ▁the ▁British ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁The ▁Beat les ▁and ▁H erman ' s ▁Herm its ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁such ▁as ▁Brian ▁Ep stein , ▁All an ▁Williams , ▁Har vey ▁Lis berg . ▁Inf am ous ▁examples ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁press ▁include ▁Allen ▁Klein , ▁manager ▁of ▁both ▁The ▁Beat les ▁and ▁The ▁Rol ling ▁St ones . ▁▁ ▁The ▁industry ▁of ▁talent ▁management ▁has ▁been ▁union ized ▁or ▁organized ▁in ▁several ▁forms ▁throughout ▁history . ▁In ▁the