 On the first call with you or your committee, we would like to discuss who the guests or
clients will be at your event, the ratio of men to women, their ages, where they are from,
how many, where the event is being held, and what your vision is for a successful show,
party, reception, etc. If you have decided a national recording star, comedian, speaker,
or sports figure fits your event, we would next provide you with a list of artists and ideas
based on that initial conversation. This list will help you narrow down and clarify who might
be available and what they would probably cost. This all can be done relatively quickly,
within 24-48 hours. Although it is important for you to choose your top three or so selections
carefully, it is equally important that you or your group be able to act as quickly as possible
to this list as all it takes for an artist to become unavailable is an offer from another
interested party.
The surrounding costs of doing any show, such as sound, stage lighting, internal ground transportation labor, accommodations, and artist rider requirements should be discussed as you go forward. We can better give you these figures as soon as it is decided which artist you decide to pursue first. These can vary some from artist to artist, but these over all costs can be established early on. If it is decided, based somewhat on what level of artist you end up with, that we need to be onsite and supervise the production of this show, there will be a fee for that and a simple contract between you and us outlining those responsibilities will be put in place. 
After establishing in your group or organization who the actual buyer would be and who would
be signing the artists contract, we would fax you a form that we would use to make an offer to
the act. Once the offer is in the acts' hands, it is their decision whether or not to accept
your terms and confirm your date. It is important for you to understand that once you have
made this signed offer in writing,and they accept it as is, you have bought an act. This
normally can take ten days to two weeks, but can take longer depending on the artist. If the
procedure begins to take longer than you are comfortable with, you can put in a reasonable
deadline for an answer (48-72 hours is typical) and if they don't respond in that time, you
can withdraw the offer and move on to another artist. Another way the procedure ends is if the
artist counters your offer and you decide not to pay the new amount.
Once you and the artist have come to terms, a contract is issued and a deposit is due. We will review that contract in detail with you and help you make any changes that seem reasonable and appropriate. After artists management has reviewed and hopefully agreed to your changes (if any), you will receive an artist-singed contract back for your files. |
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