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Re: Booking Agents... (Kinda Rant)When my classical group started out we did a few gigs through agents....to contract us I had the agents sign our Musician's Union Contract with deposit (I could tell that they didn't like it..) and they booked us for OUR fee. I didn't care what they charged "ontop" as long as we got our fee (deposit at contract signing with the balance due two weeks prior to the event). These were high end Newport weddings but the concept is the same. There were a few gigs that I am sure that the agent got $1000.00+ as a booking fee. I was ok with that as long as we got our fee....why not....the agent had the connections.Do not give an agent a piece of YOUR cut, let them add their cut (fee) to the price of YOUR group.Don't sell yourself short.Mike M
Re: Booking Agents... (Kinda Rant)
When my classical group started out we did a few gigs through agents....to contract us I had the agents sign our Musician's Union Contract with deposit (I could tell that they didn't like it..) and they booked us for OUR fee. I didn't care what they charged "ontop" as long as we got our fee (deposit at contract signing with the balance due two weeks prior to the event). These were high end Newport weddings but the concept is the same. There were a few gigs that I am sure that the agent got $1000.00+ as a booking fee. I was ok with that as long as we got our fee....why not....the agent had the connections.
Do not give an agent a piece of YOUR cut, let them add their cut (fee) to the price of YOUR group.
Don't sell yourself short.
Mike M
