You may have heard of Sharabang Music, an East Midlands based band management company which wanted to enable people to give away their music for free by making back the cost with live gigs, tours and artwork. You can see how Sharabang's journey progress on this business reality site.

Sharabang Music was going really well for it's owner Matt Stockman, but progress was drawn to a halt after Matt collapsed from nervous exhaustion and the launch tour started to struggle. Matt's now got to decide whether he will continue with Sharabang Music or not.

Are other band management companies out there struggling? Do you think management companies can thrive in this economy? How can bands best deal with illegal downloads and ensure they still make money?