He Sent N-Dubz a Myspace Message and Became Their Agent at 19 | Billy Wood — HAUS23

About this episode

Billy Wood shares his journey from sending a Myspace message to becoming a prominent agent in the UK music scene.

This man sent a Myspace message to N-Dubz after seeing them on Channel U. Within a month he was their agent. No business card. No corner office. Just conviction and speed. Billy Wood is one of those names in UK music that if you know, you know. 20 years. Three of the biggest talent agencies in the world — WME, UTA, CAA. Artists like Tinie Tempah, Tinchy Stryder, Wiley, Section Boyz, Run-DMC. Music Week 30 Under 30. Youngest agent in William Morris history at 24. But the story underneath those headlines is messier. More interesting. It's about losing the act that made you. About being a young man at the biggest talent agency in the world making decisions he wasn't always equipped to make. About managing Wiley for two years and what the unmanageable teaches you about people. About walking away from music entirely to go run a non-league football club in Hastings — and somehow that being the thing that brought him back. Now he's back with HAUS23, his own agency, five people deep, signing new acts and established names, and building something on his own terms. We talk about: — Growing up in New Addington and Hastings with no money and no blueprint — Finding N-Dubz on Channel U and…

People in this episode

Host: Marvyn Harrison

Guest: Billy Wood

Topics covered

• music industry
• talent management
• personal growth

Keywords

• N-Dubz
• WME
• music agency
• talent agent
• Hastings
• football club

Mentioned in this episode

Products: HAUS23

Books & works: Pass Out, The Marvyn Harrison Podcast

Places: UK, Hastings, New Addington, LA, Britain

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