AI Does the Admin (But You’re Still the Boss)
The Easiest Ways to Work With AI Without Losing Control
Here’s the truth: nobody picked up a guitar to become an admin clerk. Yet half of being a working muso is paperwork: invoices, contracts, promo posts, chasing payments, updating spreadsheets.
This is where AI steps in as your unpaid intern. It doesn’t replace you. It takes the boring 80% so you can focus on the 20% that matters.
What AI Can Handle:
Bookkeeping & Tax: Apps like Xero or QuickBooks with AI categorise gig expenses, flag deductions, and draft BAS reports. You just hit approve.
Invoices & Contracts: AI templates auto-fill with your details → you review, personalise, send.
Marketing Content: Upload your gig video → AI clips it into TikToks/Reels, adds captions, cleans sound.
Promo Assets: Canva AI generates posters and gig flyers → you tweak fonts and colours to fit your vibe.
Fan FAQs: Chatbots answer “what time’s the gig?” or “where can I buy merch?” → you handle the human replies.
What AI Can’t Do:
Build your reputation.
Decide which fan gets a personal reply.
Feel the vibe of a room and adjust.
Represent your authentic voice.
You’re still the boss. AI just works the desk job so you can stay on stage.
ACTION BOX
Pick one admin task you hate most (e.g. invoicing, editing, posting).
Ask CHATGPT to find an AI tool to handle 80% of it.
Set it up this week. You’ll never go back.
Written by Nichola Burton. I work in partnership with Agents, Artist Managers and Event Producers, who juggle a diverse range of relationships in the Musoverse, to curate, manage and measure data in systems, experience, creative and content to support the entire Musoverse operation in my enterprise A Little Pitchy Copyright 2025
