Camille Barbone - A Polymath of the Music Business from Developing and Managing Madonna to Working with All Departments of Major Labels

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It’s tough for one to do a lot of things great at one time, but one can do a lot of great things over a career or lifetime. When I was in college at the University of Central Florida, I was teaching pre-med courses, working full time, started a nonprofit organization (Rock for Hunger), promoted shows, and managed artists. It was great, and a lot of fun to work countless hours, have something going on all day every day and get very little sleep. Knowing what I know today, I know I would’ve been much more productive if I would’ve focused on only one thing, and reached a very high level first, and maybe even building a team before adding more to my plate. It was later in my career when I laser-focused on one or two things when I really excelled.

Camille Barbone is a true polymath of the music business. She got her start working at Columbia Records as the Manager of New Release Coordination, which gave her the opportunity to work with all 28 different departments of a major label. In this role, she got a true understanding of what it took to launch an album at the highest level. During this time she learned that artist managers have a lot of power in launching an artist’s career and work in many different areas of the music industry. She was inspired to transition her career into artist management with the goal to discover, develop, and manage a superstar.

Besides her experience of working at a major label, Camille saw the value and importance of owning assets. One thing that every artist needs access to is a recording studio. This inspired her to open her own recording studio in New York City where she met and began to manage a young artist that went by the name Madonna. Throughout her career, she’s worked with many amazing artists and labels. Camille has a passion for giving back to the next generation of music business professionals with the goal of inspiring people to pursue their careers with good ethics and integrity. In this conversation, we talk about Camille’s journey of the music business, labels, artist management, what makes a good manager, and much more. 

To learn more about Camille Barbone visit https://camillebarbone.com/.

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