Artist Development Lead

AnyRoad; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the live music sector is seeking an Artist Development Lead to reshape touring models for artists. The role involves leveraging extensive industry contacts, booking tours, and empowering artists with innovative touring agreements. If you have significant touring experience and a strong network in the music industry, this position may be your next challenge.

Benefits

Base + performance bonus tied to signed artist deals

Stock options

Remote work with travel for artist engagement

Qualifications

• Extensive experience booking tours across the US (international is a bonus).
• Robust network of artists, managers, and agents.
• Excited to empower artists and shape a new touring model.

Responsibilities

• Lead outreach to artists, managers, and agents.
• Sign artists to non-exclusive touring agreements.
• Manage artist conversations and provide updates to the BSide team.
• Coordinate with artists' teams and BSide production.

Skills

Booking full-scale or regional tours

Maintaining network of artists and managers

Understanding current pain points in live performance

Empowering artists

Challenging the status quo

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BSide is reinventing live touring for artists. Our platform makes touring more sustainable by eliminating middlemen, increasing artists’ share of revenue, and giving them full ownership of fan data to grow their brand long-term. Incubated by AnyRoad, a 13-year-old experience platform backed by leading investors, BSide blends deep industry experience with powerful technology.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a seasoned leader in live touring to join BSide as our Artist Development Lead. You’ll bring deep relationships and touring experience across clubs, theaters, and arenas- and help us bring a new touring model directly to artists and their teams.

You might be a fit if you:

• Have extensive experience booking full-scale or regional tours across the US (bonus if international too)
• Maintain a robust network of artists, managers, and agents
• Understand the current pain points in live performance—for artists, fans, and venues
• Are excited to challenge the status quo and empower artists to own their touring business
• Want to shape a new model from the ground up with a nimble team

What You’ll Do

• Lead outreach to artists, managers, and agents to share BSide’s model
• Sign artists to non-exclusive touring agreements (goal: 5+ shows per artist in 12 months)
• Manage artist conversations and provide consistent updates to the BSide team
• Liaise between artists’ teams and BSide production to ensure smooth coordination and execution
• Help shape go-to-market strategy alongside product and production leads

Why Join Us

• Join a fast-moving, well-funded team with significant traction
• Base + performance bonus tied to signed artist deals
• Stock options
• Work remotely with regular travel to meet artists, attend shows, and build relationships

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development

• Industries

  Musicians and Events Services

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