- Artist & Repertoire Development
- Contract Negotiations
- National and International Touring
- Collaborative Projects
- Curating & Programming
- Recording Budgets
- Film Scoring
- Artist Business Development
- Publishing/Licensing Agreements
- Festivals
- Marketing, Branding & Social Media
- Record Label Relations
- Digital Technology
In the highly competitive entertainment industry, Burgess Management & Over The Garage Productions is a trailblazing full-service boutique management company that is known for taking a progressive and entrepreneurial approach to developing award-winning artists.
With a current roster that includes Grammy-Award winning trumpeter and film composer Terence Blanchard. Burgess Management & Over The Garage Production has also launched the careers of such notable artists as Robert Glasper, Lizz Wright and guided the careers of legendary jazz artist Kenny Garrett and Charlie Haden.
With an expansive view of the role of management, Burgess Management & Over The Garage Productions has extensive film and television industry experience with music and session coordination credits on over 41 films and documentaries, including most recently Kevin Costner’s Black & White, George Lucas film Red Tails, Oprah Winfrey’s Their Eyes Were Watching God Spike Lee’s Emmy Award winning HBO documentary, When the Levees Broke, to name a few.
The company also consults with performing arts organization including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Paradise Jazz Series, Kennedy Center Honors and has advised non-profit organizations including the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts performing arts school, the New Orleans Museum of Arts, NPower- an organization that links students with tech careers and The Thelonious Monk Institute.
Founder and CEO Robin Burgess launched her career at Columbia/Sony Music where she combined a law degree with her love of music. Under the tutelage of record industry leader Tommy Mottola, Burgess worked on building the careers of numerous chart-topping artists. After launching Burgess Management, she quickly positioned the firm as the leading management agency in the Jazz and film arena.
Today, inspired by the 21st Century Artists model, Burgess Management & Over The Garage Productions integrates digital and fan-centered strategies that position, maximize and sustain the recording and performing career of artists. Its capabilities include broad expertise in Artist Development, Recordings & Distribution, Film Scoring and consulting, National & International Tour Development, Fan Engagement, Publishing, Merchandising & Licensing and Digital and Social Media Marketing.