Helping musican friend get booked at Colleges & Universities, is there a standard contact at all institutions?

Question

I'm somewhat experienced in booking rock bands at clubs & festivals, but I have a friend that does electronica music performances - kinda on the experimental side. He seems to think his stuff would go over well on college campuses - I think he may be right...

but this is new territory for me! Also been a loooong time since I've been in college. Is there a person or department that is pretty much standard across the board for contacting at colleges and/or universities? A Dean of Entertainment (lol) or maybe a Events co-ordinator etc? While we're at it - a master list of places that book music for the students would be awaesome. Thanks!

Answer 1

It varies from school to school.

Often, it'd be the Dean of Residential Life or Campus Activities Coordinator/Director or Events Director or something along that line. The office would almost always be Residential Life (or similarly-named) on all but the biggest universities.

By the way, if your friend is in the New England area (notably MA), and is interested in performing at a small liberal arts college, you should e-mail me through my profile with a link to his music. Right now, my college hires some pretty awful bands (personal opinion only) and could do with something different. I can then put you in-touch with our Campus Activities Coordinator.