Dave Shapiro: The Life of a Booking Agent

[@togetheragency]

This is such a perfect insight into the life of a booking agent. No matter how big or small an agency the phone never stops with the funniest issues always arising. It’s definitely all about passion for the music in the industry.

[@10percentDan]

Dave Shapiro is the man. Period. When I was at TMW I have listened to so much information from him. He is THE music booking agent. As a new talent agent this kind of information is so important. I am in more theatrical, literary and commercial now but this makes me miss booking haha

[@PhilVerryChannel]

I like Dave, he is real, clever, has integrity and drive, as one booking agent to another, I admire him.

[@wurzbacherartistsagency6247]

We are a full-service talent agency but our music department is by far one of the most exciting. There is always something crazy going on. The key is being on the phones with venues and talent buyers non stop all day. You have to eat, breathe and sleep the music industry and your bands. Booking may not be for everybody but we love it at WAA. Dave Shapiro is a legend in our industry so it is so great to see him be interviewed. Our agency director Daniel Wurzbacher remembers when he was just an intern seeing Dave at Warped Tour and idolizing him.

[@viktoriia4]

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[@satakieli13]

Can't tell you how often I said "yessss" while watching this. Thank you, this was great!

[@BoxLaneProductions]

Fair play for opening up so much on it, great little insight

[@BreyMusicTV]

This is really cool. Definitely gave a ton of insight on what a booking agent does.

[@frostwise87]

fantastic talk, only came for a general overview of an agents position however picked up a few other things along the way.

[@scvaughan3]

Very inspirational and informative. Fantastic content.

[@JoeySavage]

Thank you blessing a good man

[@alexsandra2416]

Great interview! Really informative! Thank you for sharing 🌹

[@mariahselena8889]

Hello! I’m having a phone interview with a pianist here- he commutes from Santa Fe to New York. Wish me luck!!

[@PhilVerryChannel]

No luck needed...rely on your skill.

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

I live and work in Spain. I tried to make amateur street artists into professional artists by doing agent work. But I failed completely. In one year my artists did not produce one single work. I don’t know how to encourage them to work. My family is in the music business in Asia. I grew up in this agent system, but I never expected artists who don’t want to work.

[@aukelauwers1733]

Hi, could you expand further into these issues? as i am also trying to build something similar to this. Thanks!

[@brookebaker628]

Great info thank you!

[@bp9884]

How do booking agent's get paid? Flat fee? Percentage of gross ticket sales?

[@rockin-74ron39]

Thanks for the great info Dave, from Rockinmusicron, You Tube Channel Rockin-74 Ron

[@ZeLuJ]

It can be tough sometimes. You have to go through a lot to get it done.

[@July-gj1st]

Hello, I have a few questions for anyone willing to answer. I'd like to start a booking agency myself. Recently I've noticed the lack of communication between business venues who want to hire acts and musicians who need jobs. I've also noticed how spread musicians are and how although they all say there are no jobs available there are indeed jobs available, the problem is that new business venues don't know how to get in contact with them. What I'd like to do is be the middle men between these two groups and charge about a percentage of either the payload or the entrance tickets or tips. I take business management in school so I know more or less what to do however I do not know how exactly to get started. Any Ideas/advice/ guidance is welcomed. thank you in advance

[@ianocono]

Do you book bands now?

[@July-gj1st]

+Ian O'Connor Yeah, I am in México however…

[@codys_shelf]

Hey man, few months late on this but figured I'd go ahead and answer a little bit. I've been booking shows around the Asheville, North Carolina area for about two years now (mostly for my own bands). The best advice I can give if you're wanting to start an agency is wait. Get yourself some contacts and build yourself a name and then once you have a good reputation in the scene then launch the business. Once you launch the business it is hard to charge people promotion fees if you have no industry name and by the time you're able to build one as a business it may be too late to start charging bands money. I'm still in the process of all of this so by no means am I an expert or anything though!

[@UrbanGuitarLegend]

Hey I think you are DEFINITELY on to something and can fill a nice VOID. Go for it. How you make your money may be kind of trial and error at first. But one way might be to charge the venue a reasonable monthly fee for finding and vetting all the entertainment for that venue/business. Businesses often don't have time to do all this and it is a value add if they get someone that is plugged in to the music scene or music in general, lol. Def go for it. Wish you lived in Atlanta, lol. Best of luck. E.

[@thorzeyl652]

Send me your cover letter [e-mail]

[@anthonyromano8808]

As a booking agent where is the main place where you work?

[@satakieli13]

Offices, freelance/wherever, some even while being on tour themselves

[@EricHowl]

This interview was fire

[@DOLLAZANDDEALZ]

Great Video!!!

[@danielloh9376]

Time is 10:00pm-1:00am

[@rockalliance8815]

Great info..👊😎⚡

[@djcj]

inspirational stuff

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[@barsnur]

Yusuf Nuweku Hi Yusuf! ’m a software engineer trying to figure out how to help the music industry. My team and I started to working on software that helps bands and venues to find each other. I’m here because I thinks we doing all wrong and need advice from music industry ppl. Could we talk about it maybe? Thanks anyways

[@indicelt762]

HI I AM A SINGER SONGWRITER THANX 4 THE TIPS:)

[@sahajdakiewicz4110]

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[@vitorpereira7511]

God bless you! Talk to Him! God so loved the world that He gave His only One They are all who believe in Him not to die for ever but to live for ever. John 3:16

[@johnhakim5968]

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ◄ John 3:16 ►

[@Kingbeeze]

Amen. 🕊🙏🏾

[@officialWWM]

Don't be an idiot. Everyone knows there is no god!

[@AndreFoster]

Music Islife There’s always that one person 😂

[@eat1eric]

Boom Roasted me

[@rodneydavis6221]

Will smith slapped Hollywood in the face, live on television, and there's nothing they can do about it!

[@danielloh9376]

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[@Tim_Krause]

made it 25 seconds

[@danielloh9376]

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