Hartmann envisions the demise of corporate record companies, and the rise of artist owned and operated labels. ROCK is a comprehensive do-it-yourself guidebook on how to get out of the garage and into the business. A must read for every baby band.
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Author, educator and music industry veteran John Hartmann began his professional career in the famous mailroom of the William Morris Agency. He later served as the Morris Office liaison to Colonel Tom Parker the legendary manager of Elvis Presley.
A veteran music agent, producer, personal manager and record executive, Hartmann has provided career direction for such luminaries as Chad & Jeremy, Sonny & Cher, Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Eagles, Jackson Browne, Peter Paul & Mary, Crosby, Stills & Nash, America, Poco, Ringo Starr, and many others. He is a results-oriented, operational leader with more than sixty years’ experience in the entertainment industry.
John was honored to receive the Talent Managers Association’s 2015 Heller Award for Lifetime Achievement in artist management. His book “ROCK – Building Bands in the Digital Age” is a guide for songwriters, musicians and bands seeking to build careers in the music renaissance. It is the textbook for The Holodigm Seminars, a ten week course available at Holodigm Academy.