Play Rock Manager
Practice Room


The practice room is where you manage and care for your artists, hire and fire musicians and so on. Here you will also find information about your current record.


Choose Musician
Click on the portraits to hire musicians for the band. You may have from one to five people in the band, but there must always be a vocalist. Click on an artist to see information and hear the introduction voice over.
About artists

  Name
The artist's name.

Age

The artist's age

Instrument
Which instrument the artist plays. Some artists can play several instruments, and appear in multiple lists for different positions in the band.

Musicality
How skilled the artist is at playing his or her instrument.

Star quality
- The artist's appearance on stage and in other official contexts, such as interviews et c.

Style
Which musical genre the artist prefers. The artist's style also effects also effect how other people concieve him or her. A band's style depends on the members' individual styles and the style of the song. The vocalist is most influential.

Description

An account of the artist's character. Here are clue to how the artist will act in different situations.

Price/week
The artists are paid once per week and this is their price. Normally, this figure does not change during the course of the game.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Click Hire to hire a musician or Cancel to return to the practice room.


Change Band Name
Click to give your band a name (or change current). Enter the new name in the box and click OK.


Play song
Click to hear the current recording. Click again to stop.


Album status
This box contains information about the current recording.
  Record company
Which label the band is signed to.

Royalty

How much of the sales receipts are paid to the band (per cent). The royalty income is deducted from the advance (see below) and no royalty will be paid until all advances have been fully repaid

Advance

How much the record label paid in advance when you signed the contract.

Album recorded

If the band has recorded a song. Yes or No.

Sleeve designed

If you have made a record cover for the current record. Yes or No.

Release date

What date the record was released.

Video
What date the video was finished.

Copies sold
How many copies have been sold in total of the current record.

Revenue
Total receipts from record sales.

To publisher
How much of total receipts have been paid to the publisher.

To record comp.
How much of the total receipts have been paid to the record label.

Earned
Totala royalty income paid to the artist. This figure is deducted from the advance.

Incl. Advance
Total royalty income minus advance.