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Pitching Yourself to Promoters and Venues: A Guide for Artists
It should be simple enough for a musician to let a promoter know you want them to book you and why. That is, if there weren’t thousands of other artists doing that very same thing…
Six Venues Worth Traveling For
Chances are if you’re a music fan, you’ve visited your local dive bar, concert hall, or mid-sized indie venue more than once. Which is cool—local landmarks, coupled with a brew and a ballad have been…
How to Promote a Concert: Building Relationships with Local Press
Booking the best calendar of events and assembling the best marketing plan will put any music promoter in good standing—but no business can truly thrive in a vacuum. You know how to promote a concert…
It’s [Not] Only Rock ’N’ Roll: Creative, Venue-Filling Alternatives to DJs and Bands
DJs and bands are great, but some venues and promoters are experimenting with creative alternatives to discover new audiences. One example—which gives new meaning to the term, “ridiculous”—is the Kaiju Big Battel. Part professional wrestling,…
How to Involve Radio in Your Promotional Strategy
It’s one thing to sponsor social media posts about your upcoming shows, but it’s another to engage directly with music lovers in your region. The music listeners in your community are the people most likely…
Using Twitter to Grow Your Venue’s Following
Social media is a dicey proposition for any business – trying to extend a hand from your company to customers that they can identify as a friend rather than an extension of the advertising barrage…
Music Venue Management: How to Save Time and Build Your Business
Hours You’ll Never Get Back According to an Eventbrite survey of nearly 50 live music venues, the average venue employee spends between one and four hours every day on booking and ticketing alone. That’s a…
How to Make The Most Out of Your Music Performance Contracts
A music performance contract is an agreement between a booking agent and a venue to eliminate payment disagreements and clarify performance expectations and provisions. It protects the rights of both the venue and the music…
Secrets to Talent Booking
Talent Booking Isn’t Always Easy If you’re a talent buyer, you know it can be challenging to find the right bands, negotiate the right price, find the right date and get the audience in the…
4 Booking Strategies for Talent Buyers
The Increasing Challenges for Talent Buyers Talent buyers are an integral part of the live music industry. They are responsible for booking the talent for a venue or event, such as a live music festival,…