This is the perfect time for making great things from leftovers. I cook so I can have leftovers. In fact, I plan my meals with the intention of creating leftovers. Holidays offer a perfect opportunity for leftovers. I think about the holiday season as the leftovers of the prime time for touring. You have about a month when booking personnel are either scrambling to finish their bookings or they are done and not taking any calls. You have returned from most of your intentional tours and are either playing holiday gigs or laying low, trying to book late year gigs…
Thank you so much for your interest in the booking course. We had a fantastic webinar and a lot of artists are going to begin to take their careers to the next level by implementing the proven strategies in they will begin to learn. Now even though the charter discount pricing for the course is no longer available, the course is still open for registration if you missed the deadline. Those who have already jumped on board are viewing the material right now. I would be honored to have you join the course if you want the beginning of…
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours this week if you are celebrating in the U.S. Enjoy your friends and family. Hopefully you've got some gigs lined up for Friday or Saturday. If you don't, then use some of your down time to check the community in which you are celebrating to see what sort of performance opportunities might be possible for future visits. As a reminder, here are some ideas: Regular mainstream clubs, coffeehouses, concert halls House concerts Businesses and Organizations for private parties and fundraisers Elementary Schools, Colleges and Universities, (departments, clubs, organizations) Catering Halls, Civic Centers, Hotels, Conference…
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There are only 3 hours left And Registration Closes Midnight Pacific/ 3 am Eastern I've got a great group of folks already signed up for the Gold and Platinum versions of the course. It's not too late to join us, but it will be, in just three hours. Check out the Registration Page by Midnight Pacific. I'm looking forward to working with you during the course so we can make this coming year your best gigging and touring year ever. How to Book Gigs and Tour Profitably Registration Closes in 3 Hours Midnight Pacific/ 3 am Eastern REGISTER NOW Jeri jg@performingbiz.com P.S.…
This just might be the best time of year to prepare to book your best gigs for next year. Here’ proof! This is the booking down time. During the holiday season most bookers wind up their fall presenting programs and prepare for upcoming winter programs. They are done booking for this year and planning for the next 18-24 months. They are prepping to attend the winter booking conferences. Performing arts center presenters head for NYC for APAP the annual Arts Presenters Conference in Mid Jan. Folk and acoustic music bookers and artists are going to New Orleans this year for…
Registration is Closing Today Midnight Pacific Time, 3 am Eastern the 25th I hope you'll take this next step and secure your touring future with artist-tested strategies that: 1. Increase the number of dates you book each year 2. Find the appropriate venues and audiences for your act 3. Become a savvy negotiator and get paid what you deserve 4. Raise your booking fees by 25-50% at the very least 5. Expand your audiences in new markets 6. Get paid for all those benefits you do 7. Add additional income streams and reduce expenses 8. Discover your…
How many benefits have you been asked to play? And how many of those did you get paid for? Work with me here, because playing a benefit and getting paid to play that benefit does not have to be a mutually exclusive occurrence. I want you to be among those artists who help raise money for your favorite cause AND also get paid for your time and talent. BUT, you have to know how to approach each situation. You have to know the 7 questions to ask during that very first conversation when they ask you to participate. That initial phone call determines everything else, especially whether or not you get paid.…
I get it, sometimes you just wish you had an agent booking your gigs so you wouldn’t have to. And sometimes you would love to just bounce your ideas off someone who had more experience than you about booking and the entertainment industry. So why wait any longer? The opportunity is right in front of you, right now to work with a 20- year veteran booking agent and artist manager! How cool would it be to get your questions about your own touring career answered? Or you’ve got some ideas you’re not sure about and would love to kick them…
"We didn't get your contract." Those are words you hate to hear! But sometimes they get lost, or you forget to mail them or email them. Hasn't happened to you, yet? To avoid hearing those word, you need to Advance Your Tour dates from now on. It's not magic and it's not rocket science. It's just a system of tracking your contracts, when they were sent, when they came back and then touching base with each venue in a strategic order to ensure all the details for your upcoming gig at their venue are in place. What, not issuing…
