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Making Hollywood Come to You with Talent Manager James Swoope (M88)
In Proximity
35 minutes 15 seconds
4 days ago
Making Hollywood Come to You with Talent Manager James Swoope (M88)
How do you get a manager? What’s the difference between a manager and an agent? James Swoope, talent manager at M88, breaks it all down with IN PROXIMITY podcast host Paola Mardo. From Cleveland to Hollywood, Swoope has built a career managing talent like Dominique Thorne (IRONHEART), actor and singer Coco Jones, designer and entrepreneur Jeff Staple, and athlete and podcaster Matt Barnes. In this conversation, he shares his journey from casting intern to working on JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH with Charles D. King and Ryan Coogler, his approach to talent management, what artists should really be working on, why it’s important to “have something to manage,” and why Swoope calls himself a unicorn. Learn more and read the transcript of this conversation at ProximityMedia.com.
(00:00) How does one get a manager?
(01:34) Voice Memo from Charles D. King (Founder & CEO, MACRO)
(05:25) Swoope’s unique sense of style and why he’s a unicorn
(08:06) From casting intern to working on JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
(12:55) How to get a manager
(14:35) What artists should be working on
(16:25) “I’m the 10%. You’re the 90%.”
(19:18) What does a manager do?
(21:31) What’s the difference between a manager and an agent?
(23:45) Rapid-Fire Questions and Advice
(25:20) Show & Tell: 3 NINJAS and FORREST GUMP
(30:07) Prox Recs
In Proximity
A podcast about craft, career, and creativity from Proximity Media, the production company that helped bring you Creed III, Judas and the Black Messiah, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever podcast and soundtrack, and more. New episodes every Sunday.
