Idea: Indie Music Club Booking Agency?
Jan 5th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Announcements|
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From time to time, I’ve taken on booking agent duties for clients who really mean a lot to me and to TCM. (I have one such project underway right now, which is really exciting — I will spill beans as soon as we finalize the arrangements.)
We also offer a quasi-booking service through Virtual Road Manager. And whatever is going on in the booking agent world right now, it seems like there’s a void. With Book #2 finally going to press (at a publisher that is not likely to go out of business anytime soon, unlike the previous one), I find myself wondering…
1. Should I formalize this arrangement and offer Booking as a regular menu item?
2. Given that many of our IMC readers don’t have a huge draw, would you be interested in a flat-fee booking service? (Say, $50 for a gig of 0-50 audience members, $100 for 50-150, etc.?) instead of the customary 10-20%?
If this is of interest to you, send me an e-mail or drop a line in the comments.
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April 29th, 2005 at 12:56 pm
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