AER Management

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[AER Management @AERManagement]

It’s official 🚀📘
My new book, “Mastering the Music Industry,” is out 🎶

This book comes from over 20 years of real experience in the music business.
The wins 🏆. The losses 💔. The long nights 🌙. The hard lessons 💡.
If you’re an artist 🎤, producer 🎧, manager 📊, or trying to break in, this book is for you.

Inside, I share real strategies 🧠, honest truths 💬, and practical tools 🛠️ to help you grow and stay in the game.

I appreciate any support 🙏
Buy a copy 📕. Share it 🔁. Tell a friend 🗣️.

Thank you to everyone who’s been part of the journey ❤️
This is just the start 🚀
#MasteringTheMusicIndustry
#AuthorLife

Buy the Book Here:
https://t.co/dRmwn6G72b

[AER Management @AERManagement]

Am I the only one who thinks restaurant tipping has gotten weird?

If I order a $75 entree instead of a $15 entree, why does the tip automatically have to be higher just because the food costs more?

The waiter is still bringing one plate to the table.

I understand servers depend on tips, and good service should always be rewarded. But tipping 20% based only on the price of the meal does not always make sense.

If the service is the same, why should the tip double or triple just because I picked a more expensive dish?

Restaurants also need to do a better job compensating their waiters. Customers should not be guilted into fixing a pay system that the restaurant created.

My point is that if you go to La Carreta and order a croqueta and a soup you should be able to pay the same amount tip as if you ordered Rabo Encendido and a steak. The Tip you leave should not be based on the dollar amount you ordered.

[AER Management @AERManagement]

Don’t chase the money….
Chase the Dream….
The Money 💰 will follow!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Try the Grok Imagine agent mode beta!

[AER Management @AERManagement]

Energy is the currency of the universe.
When you “pay” attention to something, you buy that experience. So when you allow your consciousness to focus on someone or something that annoys you, you feed it your energy, and it reciprocates with the experience of being annoyed. Be selective in your focus because your attention feeds the energy of it and keeps it alive, not just within you, but in the collective consciousness as well.

[Dustin @r0ck3t23]

Elon Musk thinks the entire education system is built on a broken assumption.

That every student should learn the same thing. At the same speed. In the same order. At the same time.

Musk: “Everyone goes through from like 5th grade to 6th grade to 7th grade like it’s an assembly line. But people are not objects on an assembly line.”

The model was designed for a factory economy. Standardized inputs. Predictable outputs.

That economy is gone. The assembly line is gone.

But the education system still runs on its logic.

A student who masters algebra in two weeks sits through eight more weeks because the calendar says so. A student who struggles gets dragged forward because the schedule doesn’t wait.

Neither is being served. Both are being processed.

Musk: “Allow people to progress at the fastest pace that they can or are interested in, in each subject.”

AI doesn’t teach a classroom. It teaches a student.

One at a time. Every time.

It skips what a student already knows. It finds where they’re stuck and approaches it from a different angle.

It adjusts in real time. Not at the end of a semester when the damage is already done.

A student obsessed with basketball learns fractions through shooting percentages. A student who builds in Minecraft learns geometry through architecture.

The subject doesn’t change. The entry point does.

No teacher with thirty students can do this. Not because they lack skill.

Because the math doesn’t work.

AI doesn’t have that constraint.

Musk: “You do not need to tell your kid to play video games. They will play video games on autopilot all day. So if you can make it interactive and engaging, then you can make education far more compelling.”

The brain isn’t broken. The format is.

Kids learn complex systems and strategic thinking for hours voluntarily. Then walk into a classroom and can’t focus for twenty minutes.

That’s not a discipline problem. That’s a design problem.

Musk: “A university education is often unnecessary. You probably learn the vast majority of what you’re going to learn there in the first two years. And most of it is from your classmates.”

Four years. Six figures of debt.

And the real value comes from the people sitting next to you. Not the institution charging you.

The degree doesn’t certify knowledge. It certifies endurance.

Musk: “If the goal is to start a company, I would say no point in finishing college.”

The system was built to train employees. If you’re not trying to be one, it has nothing left to offer you.

Every lecture. Every textbook. Every curriculum. Now available instantly. Personalized to any learner. Adapted to any pace.

The question isn’t whether the old model survives.

It’s how long we keep forcing students through it while the replacement already exists.

[AER Management @AERManagement]

Time to get educated on Music Streaming.
How Much Do The Top Streaming Services Pay Per Stream? Here's a detailed breakdown of the royalties you will receive per stream, from the Top 3 Streaming Music Services, Spotify, YouTube & Apple Music.
1 Stream on YouTube = $0.00069
1 Stream on Spotify = $0.00437
1 Stream on Apple Music = $0.00735
1 Stream on Tidal = $0.01250
1 Stream on Amazon Music = $0.00402
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1 Million Streams on YouTube = $690
1 Million Streams on Spotify = $4370
1 Million Streams on Apple Music = $7350
1 Million Streams on Tidal = $12,500
1 Million Streams on Amazon Music = $4020
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150 streams = 1 Song Download ($0.99-$1.29 Equivalent)
1500 streams = 1 Album Sale (10 Tracks / $9.99 Equivalent)
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75 Million Streams = 500,000 Singles Sold (RIAA Gold)
150 Million Streams = 1 Million Singles Sold (RIAA Platinum)
1.5 Billion Streams = 1 Million Albums Sold (RIAA Platinum)
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If you go RIAA Platinum on YouTube, you will get = $103,500
If you go RIAA Platinum on Spotify, you will get = $655,550
If you go RIAA Platinum on Apple Music, you will get = $1,102,500
Here is a great link to Streaming Royalty Calculator https://t.co/0fzb04P33R

[AER Management @AERManagement]

You want a piece of the Pie.
I want the recipe.
We are not the same.

In the music industry, this is the difference between:

• An artist who wants a HIT
• An artist who wants a CAREER

One chases moments.
One builds systems.

After managing talent for 20+ years, I can tell you:

The artists who learn the RECIPE (publishing, royalties, distribution, marketing, branding) build generational wealth.

The ones chasing the pie? They're broke 3 years after their biggest song.

Stop chasing hits. Start building the machine that creates them.

#MusicBusiness #ArtistDevelopment

[AER Management @AERManagement]

Real talk from 20+ years in artist management:

The biggest artists I've worked with weren't the most talented.

They were the most COACHABLE.

Ego kills more careers than lack of talent ever will.

If you can't take feedback, you can't take your career to the next level.

Period.

[AER Management @AERManagement]

Miami has more aspiring artists per capita than almost any city in America.

Yet most will never make it past performing at local clubs.

Here's the brutal truth about making it in the Miami music scene that nobody talks about:

🌴🎤👇

The Miami music scene is oversaturated with talent but undersupplied with BUSINESS-MINDED artists.

Everyone wants to be discovered.
Nobody wants to do the work of building their own discovery.

You're competing with:
• Latin artists going global
• EDM DJs with festival circuits
• Hip-hop artists with major label backing

If you don't have a STRATEGY, you're just background noise in the hottest city that doesn't need more "talent."

You need positioning. You need a lane. You need to understand WHO you're for and WHY they should care.

That's what separates the locals from the legends.

#Miami305 #MusicIndustry #ArtistManagement

[AER Management @AERManagement]

Working with @pitbull taught me the most important lesson in artist management:

"Armando didn't become Mr. Worldwide by accident. He became a BRAND."

While other artists were chasing hits, he was building an empire.

The difference? He understood something most artists miss... 🧵

He knew that in music, you're not just selling songs.
You're selling:
• An identity people want to be part of
• A lifestyle people aspire to
• An experience people can't get anywhere else

Pitbull didn't just make music. He made "DALE" a movement.

That's the difference between an artist and a BRAND.

#MusicBusiness #ArtistManagement

[AER Management @AERManagement]

[3/3]

If you're serious about making it in this industry, stop treating your music career like a hobby.

Learn the business side or partner with someone who has.

That's what I break down in "Mastering the Music Industry" - the real lessons from 20+ years in the trenches.

[AER Management @AERManagement]

Most artists fail because they confuse being an artist with being in the music BUSINESS.

After 20+ years managing talent, here's what separates the dreamers from the ones who actually make it:

🧵 A thread every artist needs to read...

[AER Management @AERManagement]

[2/3]

The artists who make it understand:
• Your brand is your business card
• Consistency beats perfection
• Relationships are your real currency
• Data tells you what your ego won't
• You're selling an experience, not just songs

[AER Management @AERManagement]

Surround yourself with people who push you to do better.
No drama or negativity. Just higher goals and higher motivation.
Good times and positive energy. No jealousy or hate.
Simply bringing out the absolute best in each other.

[AER Management @AERManagement]

Today marks the start of the Chinese New Year. The Year of the Horse. The Horse moves fast. It runs hard. It takes territory.

But I was born in the Year of the Snake.
The Snake does not chase. The Snake observes. The Snake waits. The Snake strikes with precision.
While others rush blindly, the Snake moves with purpose.
Every move is calculated. Every step has intent.

This year is about growth, expansion, and claiming new ground. Not by luck. Not by chance. But by discipline, experience, and execution. Speed matters. But timing matters more.

2026 is not a year to hesitate. It is a year to move smarter, think bigger, and operate at another level.

New opportunities. New partnerships. New wins.

The Snake is ready.
Happy Chinese New Year. 🙏

[AER Management @AERManagement]

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[Nelly; @nrqa__]

BREAKING: AI can now create and sell digital products while you sleep.

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[AER Management @AERManagement]

Worst #RoyalRumble in years.
No real surprises. No big returns.
Brie Bella? Come on.
No standout moments.
Crowd felt dead. Empty seats everywhere.
Everything was predictable.
@WWERomanReigns was right on @PatMcAfeeShow .
Creative @TripleH @WWE dropped the ball.
Jey Uso taking over two minutes for an entrance, then a rewind spot mid-match? Why?
WWE has the audience.
Now use creativity.
Can I get my refund for @espn subscription? Asking for a friend....