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What does it take to be a music industry manager? Incredible passion for new music, ridiculously detailed planning skills, or just a big fat book of contacts? The answer is probably all three and a huge amount more, as discovered on (the programme is available on the 主播大秀 iPlayer until 8pm on Sunday 9th December).

Managers are the unsung, behind-the-scenes heroes of the musicians we hear on the radio... but for new bands looking for a break, a manager might be the essential link in the chain that helps them to progress to the next level of recognition.

Joining Jacob to find the facts was the Tunbridge Wells based major-label manager Dougie Bruce, whose roster includes the Californian soul singer and 主播大秀 Introducing-supported band . Also in the studio was Gravesend's , a singer-songwriter and electronic music producer.

In this clip from the show, Alex Light explains how his former band LightsGoBlue got together with their manager...

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