If you're trying to book more concerts, there may be one thing quietly holding you back: your Bio. If I had to pick the ONE most important thing a concert presenter looks for in a Bio, when trying to find out if you're a good fit for their series, I'd say it's this....
The success of your email pitches has everything to do with piquing the curiosity of the presenter and getting her or him to click "play." So if you want to book more concerts check your programming! Because if you're not a household name, then it's got to be your...
For booking concerts, if you're not getting the results you'd like, you may wonder how to improve your email pitches. Get the 5 action steps below so you can book more—and book better—performances in the future. 1. Pitch to the right presenters There are many types of...
Here's a question from a musician I recently met with. Maybe you, too, want to learn how to book more concerts? If so read on. The musician asked . . . "I have some great repertoire I'd love to be performing but I'm unsure how to balance what interests me with what I...
Maybe you feel this way, too: That there's never enough time in the day or in the week to get to everything. So your creative time for your music gets pitted against taking care of the business side of your art. You end up cheating on one for the other. The issue...
For most self-managed musicians, booking concerts is an uphill battle. You send emails out and often get no response. So you wonder, what does it take to get it right? While there's no such thing as the musician's perfect pitch email, there IS the next best thing:...
A pianist—let's call him Otto—wrote to me a while back asking for some career advice and we had a conversation by phone. This is a story of, if you . . . Want more concerts? Start by re-connecting! Otto had been booking his own recital performances and it was going...
Let's talk Fee negotiation for musicians. Picture this: you've contacted the concert presenter by email. You've introduced yourself and your music with a compelling pitch for a program — and it a great match for the venue and series. You waited a week. Then you sent a...
To Book More of the Concerts You Want, Consider Your Programming. Strengthen your pitches with engaging programming to pique presenters’ and audience’s curiosity.
