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Have Local/Regional following
Hire Agent first before manager
Basically "do it yourself until you can't deal with it anymore"
Agent Takes10%
Manager Takes%15
CA and NY law states that one person cant wear both hats because of conflict of interest
Have a Selling point-
Why should the club book you?
Besides talent "We are really good you know"
Visit confrences based on regionl market to network with:
Radio stations
Club Buyers
Festival Buyers
other artists
Confrences are Local and international www.affiliatesummit.com
2007.sxsw.com/music
www.nemoboston.com
musicconference.net/mmc11
americanamusic.org/index.php
etc...
Network with other artists "buddy bands". You can swap shows in different areas.
"House concerts" venue (these are promoters who use private residential houses for their venues) There are many of these type of
events going on. This is different than a private party or a casual
www.houseconcerts.com
houseconcerts.org
a buyer for a club, festival or other venue is the one who books the bands
Send and follow up
have a reason to get in focus /goals on your motive
Follow up sooner rather than later
Use Sonic bids for presskit send email
Local vs not local:
Good product
Start local
On tour: have merchendise and new cd for sale to get profit and for promotion
Festival buyers want:
Artists that atract festival goers
Compelling acts
National acts
note: They try to cycle acts (not having the same lineup every year)
Example: After four years submission to a festival they finnaly got booked
Buyers talk together:
What or who do you have coming in?
What are you payingfor those guys?
Check these guys out!
Etc,,,
Myspace/you tube
Myspace
You Tube
For internatiol recognition
Have a Professional looking press kit
Include a Commercial released cd
Make sure the CD is not wrapped.