BEN DICKEY
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Systems architect and infrastructure builder for artists and cultural projects.

Building catalog infrastructure for independent artists — strategy, systems, and operations that compound over time.

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Selected
Work

Systems & Infrastructure
Project Year Description
Constant Artists 2018– Founded and built an artist services company from zero — catalog strategy, distribution infrastructure, and operations for independent artists.
Catalog Strategy Framework 2019– Designed multi-platform release and monetization systems — from DSP to sync to direct-to-fan — built to generate compounding returns over decades.
Cross-Platform Campaign Architecture 2020– Built repeatable campaign infrastructure spanning streaming, social, editorial, and DSP marketing — coordinated across teams and territories.
Artist Operations Build-Out 2018– End-to-end operational systems: touring infrastructure, financial reporting, vendor management, and team coordination at scale.
Artist Management
  • Long-Term Artist Management 2000–

    25 years representing artists across major labels, independent releases, and self-operated businesses. Catalog value, not just commercial cycles.

  • Label Negotiation & Deal Structuring 2000–

    Negotiated recording, publishing, distribution, and licensing agreements across major and independent label landscapes.

Creative Production
  • Album & EP Production 2000–

    Executive production and A&R across dozens of releases. Translating creative vision into executable production plans.

  • Music Video & Visual Direction 2005–

    Creative direction and production for visual campaigns — from single-shot music videos to multi-part narrative works.

Live & Touring
  • Touring Infrastructure 2000–

    Built and managed touring operations at club, theater, and arena scale — routing, budgeting, advancing, and production.

  • Festival & Event Production 2005–

    Produced and managed festival appearances, branded events, and standalone cultural programs.

Design & Spatial
  • Stage & Set Design 2008–

    Concept-to-execution design for live environments — from intimate venues to arena productions.

  • Merch & Product Design 2010–

    Designed artist merchandise lines and limited-edition product programs with coherent visual identities.

Technologist
  • DSP & Platform Strategy 2015–

    Early adopter and systems thinker for streaming-era distribution. Built frameworks for editorial, algorithmic, and direct-to-fan growth.

  • Custom Tooling for Artists 2020–

    Scoped and built bespoke software tools for artists and management teams — data dashboards, release trackers, and campaign reporting.

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About

Ben Dickey builds infrastructure for artists and cultural projects — catalog strategy, cross-platform campaigns, and systems designed to compound over decades.

He founded Constant Artists in 2018 after 18 years managing artists through every format shift the industry produced. The move wasn't a pivot. It was a clarification: the work was always about building durable systems, not riding commercial cycles.

Before Constant Artists, he managed artists across major and independent labels, produced dozens of records, built touring operations from clubs to arenas, and learned — the hard way — which kinds of work actually accumulates value. That knowledge is now the product.

He works with a small number of artists and projects at a time. The criteria are simple: interesting work, long time horizons, and a belief that infrastructure matters.

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ben@bendickey.cc