The Manager’s Playbook: David Dollimore - Ministry of Sound, RCA UK, A&R, Artist Development, Major Labels & Music Business (EP 83)
The Manager’s Playbook: David Dollimore - Ministry of Sound, RCA UK, A&R, Artist Development, Major Labels & Music Business (EP 83)  
Podcast: The Manager's Playbook
Published On: Sun Sep 13 2026
Description: In this episode of The Manager’s Playbook, Mauricio Ruiz sits down with veteran music executive David Dollimore for a real conversation about the hidden work behind building successful artists.David shares his journey from starting as an intern at Ministry of Sound, becoming an equity holder, helping sell the company to Sony Music, running RCA UK, and later co-founding Disorder Music Group.Together, Mauricio and David break down what artists, managers, A&Rs, and music executives need to understand about artist development, major label politics, signing talent, funding, streaming data, marketing, and the long game of building a career.This episode is for independent artists, aspiring artist managers, music executives, and anyone trying to understand how the music business really works behind the scenes.A conversation like this doesn’t come cheap.Book a 1-on-1 meeting with the guests you’ve been watching. See who's available on The Manager's Marketplace: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://themanagersplaybook.com/home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want your music everywhere, properly? DistroKid is a straightforward way for independent artists to distribute globally and keep momentum moving. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the full episode on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@managersplaybook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠New episodes drop Sundays @ 10am ET