Ardie Farhadieh

Ardie Farhadieh began at the Windish Agency, overseeing logistics for 100+ DJs/artists. He then led marketing at The Billions Corporation, handling corporate/branding/sponsorships for Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, Bon Iver, St. Vincent, and more, and helped build Spotify’s Fans First presale. He founded Wick Management, developing Marian Hill to platinum success, earning Billboard’s 40 Under 40. Now at Split Second Management, he represents Marian Hill, slenderbodies, the Kilians, and Michael Brun. For Berklee Online he wrote and teaches
Artist Management.




An artist manager helps their artist understand a tour itinerary or a music business contract.

What Makes a Good Artist Manager?

What do top music managers have in common? Passion, drive, transparency, and more—explore these traits in this excerpt from Ardie Farhadieh’s Artist Management course.