Wendy DayCEO/Coach, PowerPlays Coaching, LLC · Helping rappers make money with their music. Building millionaires in the urban music industry since 1992.

simplify your booking process...

7 Mar 2025 · 1 min

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A booking agent takes 15% commission, which adds up fast when you're making $10,000 per show. Early-stage artists can save money and keep control by booking themselves: reach out to venues directly for opening slots, team up with peer bands to share stages, or use tools to find talent buyers and the right venues.

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And, you know, even if you're making $10K per show, if you're bringing on a booking agent, they might want 15%, which is, you know, as an indie artist, depending on your approach, maybe that's something you and your team would rather do yourselves and take a little bit of that cost away. And of course, at the right level and for the right people, booking agents are endlessly valuable, but it's people, it's very underrated how easy it is to kind of book your own shows, book your own tours, reach out for opening spots, collaborate with other groups who might be at the same venue. And yeah, it's a— this tool is just made to make things a little bit more accessible and, you know, make finding talent buyers at the right venues very, very easy.