“The hiatus is back off, again.” (Beastie Boys, 2004)
Artist Management
UK National Radio and the DIY Community
Reactions to the BBC Radio 6 Music Reshuffle (APR 2023) This post is not an attack on 6 Music because it is clear that schedules and personnel do sometimes have to change as a result of the pressure that the BBC is always under to deliver the numbers and demographic for ‘the people’. However, it…
Daniel Johnston ‘Love Lives Forever (BBC Sessions 2003-11)’
OUT NOW Daniel Johnston’s legacy is legendary. The quintessential DIY artist started his career in Austin, TX whilst hawking cassettes from his day job at McDonald’s. The rest, as they say, is history and fans of US alternative music from the 1980s onwards know about his work and the people he went on to inspire. …
Daniel Johnston ‘Casper The Friendly Ghost (BBC Radio 1 Session)’
Released as a teaser for the ‘Love Lives Forever (BBC Sessions 2003-11)’ album. Trust Management · Daniel Johnston – Casper The Friendly Ghost (BBC Radio 1 Live Session) Order: https://danieldalejohnston.bandcamp.com/releases Download (WAV) Packshot Press shot Daniel Johnston’s legacy is legendary. The quintessential DIY artist started his career in Austin, TX whilst hawking cassettes from…
Holiday Ghosts
Holiday Ghosts, from the south coast of UK, is the ongoing musical collaboration between partners Katja Rackin and Samuel Stacpoole, now joined by B. Spanks and Morgan Lloyd-Mathews. Call it garagy, jangly, rock n rolly, indie, punky, poppy, whatever you wanty. They frame their own takes on the human experience with a sound that is…
Trust Management Flex
An Evening of Pure Self Indulgence & Ego Boosting We are very happy, and a little nervous, to announce our first-ever management showcase, namely the Trust Management Flex. Held at the prestigious John Peel Centre in Stowmarket on Saturday 8th Oct and featuring the following acts:Average Life ComplaintsThe Bug ClubWesley Gonzalez We have had the…
Do an all-ages matinee show…you won’t regret it
We have had a lot of live shows with all of our artists at Trust Management these past few months but on Saturday 14th May, we did a show that was unique for us. Borne out of a conversation with our booking agent, Matthew Cooper at Candy Artists, concerning how to fill out the Bug…
About us:
Trust Management is a management company that was established in 2003 representing artists such as Johnny Marr, Ash, We Are Scientists, Splashh, Blanck Mass, Dexys, Howler, Gang of Four, Air Traffic and Baxter Dury amongst many others. Since 2017 it had been lying in a state of ‘indefinite hiatus’ until it was relaunched in December 2020. We work with these wonderful artists; Wesley Gonzalez (Moshi Moshi Records), The Bug Club (Bingo Records), Average Life Complaints (Let’s Cook), and Holiday Ghosts (Fat Cat Records).