FOR ARTIST MANAGERS

Find your next signing before another manager does.

Most managers find clients through referrals, showcases, and artists who already have buzz. The earlier you spot signal, the earlier the conversation starts.

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Who it is for

Independent and roster-building managers.

Managers building a roster, hunting for the next artist worth taking on. Not the platform-dashboard view of artists you already represent. The view of the ones you don't have yet.

The problem

Referrals and showcases are not enough.

Most managers find new clients the same way: someone they know, an artist already buzzing, a chance encounter at a showcase. By the time those calls come, the artist usually has options. The advantage is being the first manager to reach out, with a real read on what they are doing right.

What BTD tracks

The signals that matter for this role.

UGC growth

TikTok and Instagram video counts on every song, daily.

Catalog depth

One viral moment or a body of work. The signal that separates a fluke from a career.

Social velocity

Post frequency and consistency, not just follower counts.

Streaming changes

Daily Spotify streams and monthly listener swings.

Discovery signals

New audiences, new geos, the things that hint at break.

The method

Machines do the watching. I do the listening.

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The data layer.

AI agents scroll TikTok daily, the FYP and hundreds of hashtags, surfacing artists with unusual movement. The output is a triaged feed of candidates, not a firehose.

Chad Hillard · Manual

The taste layer.

I separate real taste and culture fit from fake spikes. Bot UGC gets cut. One viral moment without a song behind it gets cut. What lands on your dashboard is worth a real conversation.

Sample signal report

Here is what early looks like for you.

Hit our radar Jan 28, 2026 with 2,574 followers and 2K Spotify streams on a single track. 82 days later, the data was right.

Jerri

Hit our radar Jan 28, 2026 · 82-day window · Independent

Loop streams

2K→9.6M

Monthly listeners

254K→764K

TikTok UGC

2.3K→140K

Instagram UGC

752→18K

For a manager, this is the moment the cold email lands different. Reach out at 2,574 followers and you are early. Reach out at 100K and you are in line.

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