how do I get bands to hire me?

Question

I'm a new booking agent. I know bands better than a lot of people. I'm a fan at heart. Not only that, but I know places they can play and I know crowds will show. I'll even do the promo myself if I have to

Answer 1

Go to the bands you want to work with, explain exactly what you can do to help them, give them your contact info. Offer to set them up a show for cheap or free to show off your skills.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

most unsigned bands will not hire a booking agent as this is expensive; they will normally act as their own booking agent. If you are looking to become a booking agent then I would say you need to looker at it from another, bigger perspective, ie. by approaching signed bands, or hiring people to approach signed bands on behalf of your company. I would say, set up your company, get an office (to sign the bands that accept your offer), and get your name out there. Maybe, you could find out about a recently signed band and arrange to meet them at one of their gigs. But you should probably talk to someone with experience.

Answer 4

I don't mean to sound confrontational, but if you can't get bands to hire you, how are you going to convince venues to book your clients?

Remember most bands have very very little money. You won't be able to get any money up front. You'll have to do everything as a percentage of bookings. And here you'll have to work out what you get a cut of... cover charge, CD sales...? Very rarely will you be able to get a percentage of sales at a bar, but that's a consideration, too.

Answer 5

You've got to be able to sell yourself to the band first. If you can't do that, you're going to have problems selling that band to a club or events planner.
After a while, acts will start coming to you, but for now you've got some leg work to do on finding acts that you want to work for & then talking them into giving you a chance.
Plan on buying alotta drinks for musicians, that always helps, hehehe...

Answer 6

first get a start up singer..

i mean.. someone that is just starting in the bizzzz.
promote that singer as best you can.
use youtube, myspace, anything that can be used as free advertisement for u and ur artist.


post a profile on myspace music..

show proff of ur connections..

Answer 7

prove to them you can do things.....get them booked in places and i'm sure theyll hire you... I'm 18 if bands dont stick, im a singer/ actress if you want to book me lolz

Answer 8

local newspaper/website.hell thats how im trying to put a band together

Answer 9

If you are good, the word will eventually get around. The problem is......lots of people THINK they are good, few really are.

Answer 10

Attend their shows, talk with them and tell them what you wrote in your question above.