Thank you for coming over to look - whether it's from genuine interest or morbid curiosity.
Careerwise, contacting you and sending this unsolicited proposal is the most ambitious and riskiest thing I’ve ever done.
No doubt, the music industry experts here are you. TA’s founders have been on all sides of it, so what's covered here is likely in your business plan. However, since this is basically a cold-call, it’s been laid out to demonstrate my understanding of this particular area. In that regard, it’s similar to a thesis being presented to a professor.
Managing an active band definitely has dozens, if not hundreds, of different aspects. The business side has to balance between various avenues of income and the commitment they require, because no matter how many people are behind them, the artists only have so much time and energy.
As an evergreen product, membership models need less involvement from the artists and provide a steadier income than the highs and lows of the off season vs album and touring season. Income which translates into higher dividends for the stakeholders as well as capital for investing in support projects.
The team handling Rosearium has to weigh revenue against fan expectations and weigh those together against the artists’ workload - and their own.
It’s not easy to give an unsolicited critique to strangers because it carries the risk of coming off as disparaging. The perception that Rosearium has some room to grow isn't even a negative view. Mainly, it indicates just how full everyone’s hands are. If your capabilities really are exceeding your current capacity, this is simply proposing one way to increase that capacity a bit.
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Let’s get this out of the way…
This was going to be left for the profile, but with fandom's dark side, it's understandable for TA to be on alert. So, it's probably best to address this sooner rather than later.
Usually it’s hard to prove that something doesn’t exist, but there are some facts supporting the assertion that I'm not an overly enthusiastic fan trying to sneak in. Or worse, a sasaeng.
Simply said, whatever excuses they may make, sasaengs know they're behaving illegally so they’re not going to want an artist’s management company to know their real identity.
Speaking of that, it’s easy to do a cursory check on me as my married surname is very rare. I’m certainly the only one in NH and if you search my name and the town I live in, you’ll find public records from the time I was serving on a financial oversight committee for my local government, as listed on my resume. The official term is “Ways & Means Committee” but I had never heard it before moving here so I don’t know if it’s common knowledge.
You also have access to my customer history. It is sparse, but one item is Rosearium, which I have made 0 contributions to. One would think it’s a bad idea to say these things in a bid for a job working on Rosearium, but under this lens, it’s in my favor. There’s also no point in “hiding” it since you’d probably check anyway. If nothing else, these two points are not the history of a big fan, much less an obsessive one.
The proposal itself can also be counted as proof. Obviously, since it’s about maintaining The Rose’s fan club, the artists’ participation is part of it, however, there’s nothing in it that necessarily requires my direct contact with them.
Time is the only true test of trustworthiness, but I hope this and the NDA are a strong enough base for you to give me the benefit of the doubt.
Thoroughness is important, but part of my premise is that you're quite busy, so...
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