Panelists
Michael Hausman
Michael Hausman
Artist Manager, Aimee Mann, Suzanne Vega, Marc Cohn - Michael Hausman Artist Management Inc.
Michael Hausman, artist manager, co-founder of SuperEgo Records and United Musicians has had a long and varied career in the music business. In 1984, Michael and his group 'Til Tuesday had a Billboard top 10 hit with the song and video "Voices Carry". The band, featuring Aimee Mann, went on to record three albums for Epic records earning an MTV Best New Artist award, multiple gold records and numerous other distinctions. It was from this vantage point that Michael learned his first lesson about the music business.
In the early 1990's Michael moved on to artist management he currently manages Aimee Mann, Suzanne Vega, Marc Cohn, Christina Courtin, Kristina Train and Angie Mattson. In 1999, Michael and artist Aimee Mann founded their own independent label, Superego Records and released Mann's LP Bachelor #2. This record received the AFIM's Independent Album of The Year Award and became Mann's most successful solo release to date. Bolstered by the success of Superego Records, Michael formed United Musicians; a coalition of artists united by an independent spirit and like-minded ethos. Bob Mould (Husker Du, Sugar) was released on United Musician's in early 2002. Later in 2002 came the release of Mann's second album Lost In Space which captured the #1 spot on the Billboard Independent and Internet charts as well as entering the Billboard top 200 at #35.
SuperEgo and United Musicians have continued to release records by Artists such as Aimee Mann, Patton Oswalt, Pete Droge, Angie Mattson and The Honeydogs. Michael Hausman studied music at Berklee College of Music and musicology at Tufts University. Michael serves on the boards of SoundExchange Inc. and The Music Managers Forum-US.