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Date Posted: 12:53:17 11/16/04 Tue
Author: http://www.musicbizacademy.com/directory/talentagencies.htm
Subject: Music Biz Academy - Inside Music Information!

Talent Agents, Agencies
Booking Agents & Publicists

Directory of talent agencies, booking agents, entertainment lawyers, and song / CD shopping services.

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For Representation of Your Music, We Recommend...

NOMA Music
NOMA is a well-established song placement and licensing agency. They represent worldwide bands, songwriters, and composers seeking song licensing to motion pictures, television, and other multi media. NOMA works with a large network of production companies. NOMA Music is a well-established song placement and licensing agency. They represent worldwide bands, songwriters, and composers seeking song licensing to motion pictures, television, and other multi media. NOMA works with a large network of production companies. Recent song placements include licensing deals with "Summerland" (Spelling Entertainment); "The Newlyweds DVD" (MTV Networks); "WildBoyz"; "That's What I Like About You" (Warner Brothers Television); "One Tree Hill" (Warner Brothers Television); "9 Lives" -(Indie feature film); "Half-Caste" - (Indie Feature Film); "Street Fury Jade" Animation DVD series; and "Hatchetman" (Showtime). NOMA offers tremendous opportunities from the hundreds of production companies, directors and producers they have working relationships with, and your music is aggressively pushed on a day to day basis. They are seeking a wide variety of contemporary songs at this time. There are NO up-front fees, period. NOMA Music earns its money through licensing on a commission only basis. Thus, the only way NOMA benefits financially is when YOU benefit financially. More details here. Updated 05/19/2004


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Additional Talent Agents, Booking Agents & Publicists
Listed alphabetically starting with the letter 'G'....
(starting letters rotate periodically to give all sites equal exposure)
Latest Review added here 11/11/2003. Don't miss this weeks featured listing on our home page.

GigMasters
GigMasters bills itself as 'The Online Booking Service for Live Entertainment' and services itself to anyone looking for live entertainers. Visitors may search by event (such as weddings, banquets, etc) or service required (live band, caterers, photographer, etc). The site is really quite impressive, and with over 18,000 musicians currently on their roster GigMasters certainly has the something for everyone. For musicians, GigMasters offers an online press kit and the unique ability to bid on gigs as they come up. Very much worth taking a look at for musicians seeking work. Added 07/05/2001.

Goodnight Kiss Music
Songwriters, check out Goodnight Kiss Music, a music publisher based in Hollywood, California. GKM specializes in placing songs within the film, television, and recording industry and they have a very impressive list of credits. Goodknight Kiss is open to considering material from unknown songwriters for their projects, but they do have a strict list of requirements for submissions. Interested songwriters should check their daily updates to see what they are currently working on, and then contact them directly before submitting any material. A subscription based newsletter is also available which outlines their current projects. Check out their excellent Song Critique Checklist. Updated 06/27/2002.

Griffith Public Relations and Marketing
If you're looking for a PR specialist to help you create a media buzz about your act, consider the services of Griffith PR and Marketing. Services include (but are not limited to) marketing campaign planning and execution, production materials for media kits, press releases, publicity programs, radio promotion, broadcast appearances, sync license placement, image consulting and more. A quote from the site, 'We go above and beyond what other publicity firms will do for you. Let us help you gain the music industry recognition and consumer awareness you deserve by tailoring a public relations campaign to fit your monthly budget.' Added 10/24/2002.

Impact Entertainment Group
Impact Entertainment Group is a full service artist management group that specializes in developing, managing, and promoting signed and unsigned performing artists. In business since 1978, Impact has much experience under it's belt. With Rob Cohen (formerly of Oceana Records) and Jerry Love (Formerly of A&M Records) at the helm, talent signing with Impact will be dealing with some of the people who were involved in discovering such talent as Paula Cole, Living Color, and the Mighty, Might Bosstones). Impact is currently accepting unsolicited materials for further review. Reviewed 01/04/2001.

IndieBiz.com
IndieBiz.com, from Kathode Ray Music has been around for a long, long time providing great services to musicians. Today, IndieBiz specializes in street and Internet promotion help for independent musicians as well as artist development. Choose a scenario from their web site and you'll see how they can help. Need a manager? booking agent? How about press? Their client list includes a couple bands you may have heard of - Marcy Playground, oh, and how about this one...Bush. IndieBiz.com started small as Kathode Ray Music a number of years ago. Now, they are a real player in the industry, named 'Best Behind The Scenes Stringpuller' by The Nashville Scene. Updated 03/14/2002.

Indiego Music Center
Indiego offers a number of promotional services for independent musicians, including radio and retail. Radio promotion packages are put together for maximum exposure for the artist, right down to focusing on trade magazines and of course tracking radio airplay. Retail promotion packages balance both mom and pop type record stores with major store chains. Currently Indiego has 600 store to which they actively promote projects, and over 11,000 others which can be contacted to meet a specific artists promotional needs. Other services offered include distribution, publicity packages, Internet marketing, booking, and merchandising. Updated 04/18/2002.

J-Bird Records
J-Bird Records is a combination talent agency, record company, web site provider and store all in one. They are a high profile record label featuring such artists as Billy Squire, Rockapella, The Guess Who and 350 others (including indie artists). The online label works in an unusual, but interesting way. You provide a signed contract, your CD master, and $500 to J-Bird. They then design and manufacture your CDs for you (their designers work with you). You send a final $500 once you approve the final CD proofs ($1000 total) and you get 250 CDs in return and J-Bird releases your CD into the marketplace. It sounds like a lot of money, but essentially you are paying J-Bird to do all your manufacturing, design, and promotion for you. Every six months you get a royalties check on sales, and you can purchase more of your own CDs for resale (for as low as $2.25 ea) whenever you like. The whole set up is quite a bit different than anyone else we've encountered online, but J-Bird does have big names behind it and for those who have not yet manufactured their CD, it's actually an appealing option. Updated 05/03/2001.

Missing Link Music: Your Royalty Rescue Unit
Ever get the feeling your songs are being used without your permission, or without your getting paid for their use? Missing Link Music is a royalities research, negotiation, and investigation firm, who will research the copyright and licensing status of your songs abroad, negotiate with companies who have recorded your songs, and enter into licensing agreements on your behalf. Missing Link Music also licenses songs on a worldwide basis for use on CDs, cassettes, LPs, DVD, home videos, video games, as well as music used in commercial movies. Missing Link's clients include songwriters, producers and artists who have written for: Boyz II Men, James Brown, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Public Enemy, Ce Ce Winans, Warren G, Joe, and many more. Added 02/28/2003.

MusiciansContact.com
Over the past 30 years, managers, record company personnel, producers, booking agents, employers and production companies have used Musicians Contact to locate replacement musicians and singers. Complete acts and solo artists are also offered to these same talent seekers. Musicians Contact is a very important service you should consider if you are seriously interested in doing music full time. Clients using Musicians Contact seeking fill-in musicians include such big names as Glen Frey, Tom Waits, Warrant, Dishwalla, Herbie Hancock, Neil Diamond, Ozzy Ozbourne, Billy Joel, and others. Sound too good to be true? Check out their testimonials. A great service, available to musicians for a small subscription fee. Added 08/09/2001

Proship Entertainment
Are you a musician looking for some adventure? If so, Proship Entertainment might be just the "boat" you're looking for. Proship provides entertainment for over 50 luxury cruise ships - with each crew ship able to accomodate up to six or seven bands at a time. Proship is looking for a variety of musical styles to entertain their guests. There are a number of "perks;" You'll get to visit exotic locations (Hawaii, the Caribbean, Alaska...), and all airfare, accomodations, and on-board meals are paid for by the cruise line. Proship provides work year round, and all contracts run from 1- 6 months. Updated 06/20/2002.

Pump Audio
If you're in the market to license your music to TV, film, video games or other advertisers, check out this fascinating service by Pump Audio. With your permission, Pump Audio will include your music in their database for promotion and possible licensing to their clients. You keep all copyright, ownership and publishing rights, and receive 50% of the licensing fees billed to their production clients if your music is used. Essentially, Pump offers potential income from your music without anyone taking ownership or control from you, and best of all, it costs you nothing. Well worth investigating. See also, Radio and TV. Added 08/01/2001.

RainMaker Publicity
RainMaker specializes in generating buzz for your band by promoting your new release, gigs, tours, setting up radio interviews, pitching feature stories to magazine editors and setting up in-store performances. For example, for a local CD release, RainMaker pitches your CD to local press (including fanzines, magazines, and newspapers), local college and commerical radio, and e-zines and online sites. RainMaker also offers extensive national promotion services as well as tour support. Their rates are extremely reasonable (running $45/hour as of this writing) and they do accept credit cards. Check out their huge, overwhelmingly positive list of testimonials from clients. Updated 6/20/2002.

Real Life Marketing
Real Life Marketing focuses on taking your music directly into the stores and venues your target audience frequents - cafe's, art galleries, church youth groups, skate and surf shops, alternative clothing stores and more. The RLM network, in total, exceeds over 4,000 locations nationally, and in 2002, RLM distributed over 150,000 compilation CDs and 2.5 million magazines. Clients include some pretty heavy talent, such as Amy Grant, Ani DeFranco, Arvil Lavigne, B.B. King, Barenaked Ladies, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Some impressive stats. Added 07/14/2003.

Soundwerkz Entertainment
Soundwerkz is an artist development company located in Jacksonville, Florida, that specializes in finding, screening and developing quality unsigned talent for the music industry. Soundwerkz is consulted by members of WEA, Sony and Universal label groups, producers, promoters, managers, attorneys, agents and media outlets. Services include contract consultation, personal representation, demo shopping, production services, license administration and web site design. Added 09/21/2001.

TAXI
TAXI has been around forever (well, since 1992), helping unsigned bands, artists and songwriters get their demos to A&R people at major record labels, publishers, and into film and TV projects. Every month, TAXI lists dozens of opportunities for musicians to get connected with labels, publishers, and producers seeking new talent. Once signed up, you can submit your songs for consideration for the listings offered. TAXI will review your material, and if they feel it's right for the listed project, forward it to the appropriate contact. Whether your song is accepted or rejected, TAXI will provide you with written feedback about your song. TAXI works with over 600 major companies including Arista, Atlantic, Capitol, Columbia, Disney, Dreamworks SKG, EMI, Epic, MCA, RCA, Universal, Virgin, Warner Brothers and many others. There is a yearly membership fee of $300, plus small submission fee ($5) for each song. Updated 05/05/2003.

Acoustic Rainbow: CD Sampler
Acoustic artists may be interested in checking out this CD sampler opportunity. Sponsored by PoetMan records, this CD sampler project (now working on its thirteenth volume) goes out to over 1600 acoustic format radio shows worldwide. Submissions are accepted from both signed and unsigned artists. All accepted songs are tracked for radio play and the results reported back to the artist. Cost to artist: $595 if accepted - less than .37c per station. Updated 09/03/2002.

Ariel Publicity
If you're struggling in your effort to generate publicity for yourself or your band, stop by Ariel's place and see what she can do for you. Ariel's web site and credentials are most impressive. The list of bands she's worked with is as long as your arm, and include some big name acts. Services include press kits, tour booking, as well as CD release events and press management. Check out the long list of virtual press kits for Ariel's clients. A new addition to Ariel Publicity includes 'Rock Girl Marketing', a national street team that can help you set up grass roots promotion in your market. Check out the menu of detailed street team services available. Top notch stuff. Updated 11/01/2002.

BookLiveMusic.com
Formerly OnlineWeddingMusic.com, BookLiveMusic is an interactive, searchable database of musicians available to play a wide variety of events. In a partnership with the American Federation of Musicians, BLM provides to it's visitors the ability to search for talent by location, price, and instrumentation. Musicians can submit their work for inclusion and BLM will host your photos, web link and audio samples. AFM members can register for $99 per year, all others, $150 per year. Added 05/10/2001.

BuzzPlant
The Buzz Plant is an Internet marketing and promotion company that focuses on the Christian Music industry. BuzzPlant makes use of grassroots promotion as well as partnerships with Christian and music marketing web sites to promote its clients. The emphasis at the BuzzPlant is investing in relationships with potential buyers by building a rapport with them, and then offering them the music they are looking for. BuzzPlant Clients include some huge names - Sonic Flood, Mercy Me, Michael Card, Ginny Owens, Charlie Peacock, The Choir and many others. Visit the web site for examples of current promotions. Added 06/27/2002.

Creative Talent Management Group
CTMG is a full service booking agency that places soloists (piano or guitarists w/ and w/out vocals); 2 -5 piece bands, on cruise ships year round. Contracts range from 4-6 months. CTMG negotiates with the talent buyers in terms of compensation and see that every detail is covered, i.e. travel, medical, accommodations, work environments, etc. A very valuable resource for any talented musician/band looking to be more than a number. Added 05/30/2002.

Degy Management Services
DMS was formed in 1996 by Ari Nisman and Josh Degenstein, two music promoters whose past promotional work has included such artists as George Clinton, Eric Johnson, Luscious Jackson and Mazzy Star. Degy is a full service artist management company, whose services include promotion, label shopping, press kit work, endorsement shopping, tour support, consignments and even CD and Tape design. If you stop by, be sure to check out the Monthly Music Forum, a fantastic gigging resource which focuses each month on the venues, magazines, and radio stations for various cities nationwide. Contact Degy Management at 908-810-9190 or via email. Updated 08/23/2001

Evolution Promotion
Sting, R.E.M., Steward Copeland, Jane Siberry - these are just a few of the many artists who have made use of one of the many services provided by Evolution Promotion. Services include radio promotion, tour promotion, direct customer marketing, Internet radio and marketing, web design and consulting. The Evolution Promotion team creates custom campaigns for clients designed to achieve breakthrough success at radio, on the net and in the market place. The founder of Evolution, Karen Lee, was a national promoter for Elektra and IRS Records, where she promoted The Cars, Motley Crue, Metallica, 10,000 Maniacs, The GoGo's, Concrete Blonde, and others. Need a promoter? Get one with experience. Here's one place to start. Added 10/03/2002.

Focus Marketing
Dedicated to artists, artists management and labels executive, Focus Marketing offers a unique expertise in building effective bridges between data analysis and practical marketing and promotion. In other words, Focus helps you target your fanbase with direct marketing, gig optimization, or creating an entertainment experience your fans won't soon forget. If you're looking for someone to help you refine your marketing plan, focus here. Added 06/20/2003.

Foley Entertainment
Dr. Eugene Foley of Foley Entertainment offers numerous services for musicians, including consulting, CD shopping, marketing and promotion. Foley's clients have contributed to projects involving most of the major record labels and his clients have earned dozens of gold and platinum records as well as three Grammy awards. Foley has contributed to music-related features on NBC, MTV, VH-1, PBS, Fox and others. Check out Dr. Foley's 'Your Dime, My Time' program, where you can get a free 15 minute consultation for the cost of a phone call. The company is licensed and a member of the Better Business Bureau. We worked with Foley Entertainment several years ago and it was a very pleasant experience. Check out the 'endorsements' for a few examples of his contacts. Added 04/04/2003.

Funkdafi Promotions
Funkdafi offers a number of attractive promotion packages for independent musicians, including online promotion, street teams, press kit creation and distribution (including digital and CD press kits), booking, club promotions, radio promotion and more. Funkdafi is nearly a one-stop promotion shop. Prices are very reasonable, but there is very little company/client history represented on site. Ask for references and do your research. Added 09/02/2002.


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