Who needs labels? Tommy Boy's Tom Silverman answers

"Artists want to be artists," says the founder of the renowned indie label Tommy Boy: "that's a full-time job." 

"Every artist needs a team," says Silverman, who has been attending midem for the past 30 years. "If a manager has the means that a label has to execute, they don't need a label. But I only know four or five managers in the world that can do that."

This is the latest in a series on the evolving role of labels in the DIY Artist era. More here: http://bit.ly/whoneedslabels

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