In episode 29 of the Pirate Studios Podcast, Sammi sits down with artist manager Henry Lyons for a wide-ranging conversation on finding your way into the music industry without a clear blueprint.

Henry traces his journey from making remixes on GarageBand and studying at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute, to assisting Hayley Kiyoko, tour managing Gus Dapperton and Claud, and eventually finding his way into artist management. Along the way, he shares stories of chance meetings, cold emails, COVID-era pivots, and the importance of staying open, curious and genuinely interested in people.

The conversation also digs into what makes a strong artist-manager relationship, why success looks different for every artist, and why trust, shared accountability and aligned expectations matter more than any single industry playbook. Henry also talks about w ...