Dave Shapiro: The Life of a Booking Agent 

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Great interview! Really informative! Thank you for sharing 🌹

Very inspirational and informative. Fantastic content.

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

Thank you blessing a good man

Great Video!!!

This interview was fire

Great info thank you!

inspirational stuff

Great info..👊😎⚡

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Time is 10:00pm-1:00am

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

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

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Nuweku Beat is a 10 piece “Afro-groove” band based in Amsterdam, led by master drummer Yusuf Nuweku from Ghana. Based on complex African rhythms, our unique and irresistible fusion of Afrobeat and jazzy funk (with a touch of Latin and reggae here and there), combined with our energetic stage performance, is guaranteed to make any crowd move. We’re inspired by great musicians such as Fela Kuti and Ebo Taylor. In previous incarnations we were known as Zuluwannsago and Yusuf’s Beat, and we’ve performed at many venues and festivals in Holland but also in Belgium, Germany and Morocco. Nuweku Beat has recently released a 4-track digital EP called “Jungle Music”, and we are planning to release a full album too. We are ready to play any stage in Holland or abroad, and we are looking forward to working with a booking agent for our mutual benefit. Interested? Please contact us at yusufnuweku@gmail.com looking for bookings call us back 0684630910 greethings africa music 0684282208 joesph nuweku link to nuwekubeat

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Hello my name is Justin I m new agent Ipoh singing entertainment company I just singing my director is Shah Alam Ashley Lee or Boss Gentlemen Jerry Cheong , James Lim also

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