I recently had a conversation with a few people in the industry and I realised that no matter how great your "Connections" are, unless you don't have a great brand and an audience, they won't book you. So I guess, my focus in now on building my brand and audience. Also I noticed that in most of the cases, it is the manager or the booking agent approaching the artist rather than the other way around. Would love your thoughts on this Luke.

@auxzilla5495

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Another big reason this is key, is because you have much more bargaining power this way. You are much more likely to be in a better financial situation if the booking agents/managers approach you. The ball is in your court. Best of luck to you in your journey ❤️

@djtransaction1982

Жыл бұрын

Let me tell you a story. I herd this supper club was hiring djs. When I got there they said they are not looking anymore. I asked for the manager and they said he was busy and I waited hours. This happen every day for 2 weeks until the manager finally came out. He said he wasn't looking for a dj. I made my pitch which was great mixing and programming and the manager said every dj saids they are good. I pleaded and pleaded and said I do it for free first night, you got nothing to lose. I finally convinced the manager to let me get an hour. After that first hour, I got him and some women grooving out and he said I was the best dj he ever herd and has to hire me. I had a residency there at Coco Jador NYC in 2019 for good pay. I got to play 80s, top 40s, and house music 2 nights a week. It was great and I had zero brand and no followers to offer. I did this process a few times and got through the door every time. Skills with no brand and no following can also get you bookings. See what venues I played at on my Instagram djtransaction. I did everything from 80s, top 40s, trap, house, trance, Latin.

@musicbyjamo

Жыл бұрын

@@auxzilla5495 not necessarily true, industry standard for booking agents is ~5-10%

after watching your videos for the past 4 years im really thankful for your advice and essentially "dj training" you gave me and many others growing up in this new era of dance music. I'm about to play the hollywood palladium this friday (as of writing this) and forbidden kingdom soon, and I wouldn't have had the courage nor strength to get this far without you. Thank you Laidback Luke

Looking forward to the next “In my mind” live set

Cheers for the advice g

Thanks so much Luke, i have just started getting support and got my show on 1001 Tracklist and been put on revealed VIP Promo List but still don't feel I'm good enough approach anyone, Its a hard one, I have real bad confidence issues grrr

Very Helpful Knowledge , special thanks Luke !!! 💯

Deep, sir. Couldn’t thank enough for your enlightenment Luke! 💡👁

super thank you for this laidback luke this is what i need right now

Excellent episode!! Much needed

Great video! Thanks for the tips Luke :)

Great video with expert advice thank you Luke!!

Great advice, and thank you!!

Awesome video Luke,i always injoy watching!!💕👍

Hé Lucas! Bedankt voor je inspirerende en informatieve vlog! Ik loop hier momenteel precies tegen aan, de boekingen gaan zeker lekker, en mag zeker mijn passie op mooie locaties uitvoeren. Alleen de next level event waar ik graag naartoe wil, wil nog niet helemaal lukken! Maar dit gaat mij zeker helpen om daar te komen! Speelt ook mee dat ik nog geen bootlegs/nummers online heb. Maar ook hier wordt hard aan gewerkt! Bedankt en wie weet kom ik je eens tegen 💪🏻

Thank you. You're awesome

Inspirational and eye opening advice. Thank you so much!

This is awesome info!!

Happy Easter Sifu!

Thx Luke for sharing your knowledge! Great video!

Keep on doing this kind of content. It is very helpfull! Thanks so much!

Luke you legend!

Awesome informative video Luke thank you! Please come back to Melbourne soon :D

Powerful stuff!

Very useful tip!

Thank you Luke

nice info Luke

Thank you

Make a vid on how to find a booking agent

You are the best

Luke thank you for this insight. One of my greatest struggles has been who does what and where to get exclusive vocals. Your dropping of the names of the agencies is a big help. I am wondering though. When you started working with one of those companies were they your first choice. Certainly, the more established the company the more doors can open to shows due to the network. Though for someone really starting that progressive claim, does a new talent get lost in the shuffle with a bigger company?

I agree with you

Thank you very much! What’s the most important thing to note before reaching out to booking agencies?

Unfortunately there are too many Booking Agents out there who are just nobody and events will not reply or call them back. Since they have no cred in the industry. So it pays to get top tier booking agents. Yes they will take a large cut, but its the only way to get moving.

Already way ahead thanks to your advice from Hellfire 😜

Where do you find a booking agent ? Great tutorial im looking to get more bookings

Why aren't you performing at Ultra anymore? I loved seeing you live there.

This is similar to the interior design industry. The architect won't go looking for artists . . . They deal directly with the interior design companies. They in turn search out the artists.

What happens if you sign with a label? Is there any interplay there? Do they then begin to help promote? It doesn't sound like it but it sounds like that make a strong case for a booking agent to take a person on.

@Maximoltz

2 жыл бұрын

Labels and booking agents are two different entities but big labels do help you with getting a booking agent.

Yo you're dropping gems bro you didn't have to do this lol you're a real 1

LL😎

I feel I know who you're talking about 👀😂

Yeah and it's so annoying as a promotor when the agent won't even respond when you have cash in hand and the artists are stuck aswell and want to work with me

Do you train Shan Shou.Check out Dustin Hussian!

Where is Gonzalo Lira ?

Dudes clout didn't spawn because of having a booking agent. Dudes clout was the reason he was signed to a booking agent. The central matter is having to increase your social clout, listener count, viewership, followers, likes, and other narcissistic newly added A&R requirements to even begin considering getting signed with an agency. The fact people are even having to ask why bookings are dwindling. The fact people even have to rely on clout measures turns a lot of real cats away who have been in longer than these 3 month spawns who will never see the inside of a booth.

Its really easy to get signed with an already built instagram following, something you never had to worry about back then. Ask yourselves why. PLEASE. None of this narcissism was relevant. Not even the booth was paid attention to being a dj. Nobody was facing the dj. The dj was off to a corner somewhere or elevated above the floor. It wasn't until face and and clout became more important than the music and enjoying whats around you. Its horrible what its turned into and the bar that has repeatedly been raised because of the saturation in the industry, which nobody wants to mention. If you're first posts on IG are modeling, your Twitch account swells in a matter of months. .... that being said, im a 23 year vet in this. So Ive seen all of this happening.

Do you need to be producing your own music? Or can a dj... get booked as well? Thanks for the advice 🙏🏻 🙌🏼🫶🏻