Name
of your group or your stage name:
Group
/ Stage name:
Description
of your performance or group
Give the briefest description such as Wedding band? String quartet? Trio? Solo pianist with vocals? Pianist (no vocals)? Singer/guitarist? Singer/guitarist with backing tracks. Singer with backing tracks. Harpist/Singer? Singer backed by 20-piece orchestra etc.
Brief description of your act.
Line-up; Male/Female
Size of group onstage? Write "3-piece (2 female and 1 male)" etc.
5-piece? Solo act?
Line-up? How many are in the group? Exclude Roadie and Sound Engineer.
Vocals; Male/Female
3 vocalists: 2 male, 1 female; No vocals, instrumental only; etc
Instruments
What instruments do you use in your performance: Lead guitar? Bass? Harp? Brass? Trumpet? etc. Do you use backing tracks?
PA System / Stage Lighting / Backdrop etc
What equipment do you supply and what should the client supply? Big hall? Small venue? Outdoor rig? etc. When you quote us a price is this equipment included or not?
Dress Code
Smart casual? Formal if required? Band uniform? White suits? Appropriate to the occasion etc
Experience / Training
Give an indication of your experience as a group or performer. What training have you or the members of your group had in music.
Audience Appeal
What age-group are you aiming at?
All? Teens? Twenties upwards? Mature audience? Niche audience? Irish traditional music? Ceol Gaelach? Amhráin ar an sean-nós?
Venues & Events for which you consider your act suitable
What kind of venues would you like to play in? What kind of events do you want to be considered for? Weddings? Dinner Dances? Night Clubs? Family Celebrations? Anniversaries? Debs Dances? etc.
Length of Performance
How long is your set? How long can you play for without repeating? 2 1/2 hours with a 10 minute break is a typical quote for a wedding band.
What styles of music do you play?
Here's another opportunity for you to add to your own promotional blurb. Think about it. This could get you the gig.
We need a good description of your show to sell your act to our clients: Country & Western? Rock? Classical? Latin? Irish? Traditional?
60s to the 00s etc? Chart covers? A mix of popular music? Original songs? Dancers? Other? Could you do a céilí?
Give a short set-list of tunes you sing/play in the various styles
The songs you sing and play will attract clients. Prepare them in Word and send them to us by e-mail or copy & paste here.
Nowadays clients ask for a Demo CD or DVD. They'll want to hear you perform before they book.
The area covered ...
How far will you travel to a gig? How much extra do you charge for distance? Area covered: Castlebar to Limerick; Clifden to Athlone etc? Within 50 miles of Dublin etc. County Dublin only etc.
Venues in your locality where you would like to get gigs
We are based in Leixlip, Co Kildare, but we respond to requests for information on bands and performers throughout Ireland. Instead of waiting for Venue Owners to contact us we hope to make ourselves -- and you -- known to them.
If possible give us the name, address, phone number and name of contact person for the best music venues in your area. We may be able to help you get gigs there.
When
and where can our talent scout see and hear you perform?
Prospective clients will ask us for a gig list where they can see and hear you. Please keep us informed on your upcoming gigs especially if we are contacting you for availability and price.
Details of upcoming gigs or names and phone nos of recent
satisfied customers if far from Dublin.
Your prices
Discuss this over the phone with us if you prefer. We'll contact you every time before recommending you for a gig. In our experience price matters especially nowadays.
The lowest price quoted is chosen every time all else being equal i.e. fame, quality of musicianship, styles of music, location, and date, weekends & New Year's Eve and such like are obviously more expensive.
We charge you a 10% commission. If you insist on adding that to your existing fee you may be sure that others will undercut you by deducting it from theirs.
This is a marketplace. Clients come here for good value. We give them a choice. Given half a chance clients will bargain with you in order to get the best they can for as little as they can.
If you feel that our commission is too much or too little say so. We'll make a deal with you. To be honest, some bands offer us more. Those telling us to "add whatever you like to our fee" don't understand how an agency works.
Your client will approach you for a quote once in a lifetime. The agency will field such requests to you twice and three times a week if your kind of act is in demand. Since we give clients a choice - I'll say it again - price matters. That's our experience after eight years in the business.
The business is changing. Pub gigs are getting fewer and fewer although they are the mainstay of new bands. Families will still book a band for weddings and anniversaries but on a limited budget. Corporate events require high-class experienced professional bands with a good reputation. Even they have cut back on such expenditure and will query an expensive quote.
Your price for providing a Band for the Dancing at a local wedding reception?
Write "Total €X,XXX less your 10%"or "€x,xxx for us €xxx for you."
Your price for providing a DJ for the "Afters".
Write "Total €X,XXX less your 10%"or "€x,xxx for us €xxx for you."
Your price for playing at the pre-meal drinks reception at a wedding?
Write "Total €X,XXX less your 10%" or "€x,xxx for us and €xxx for you."
Your price for providing appropriate music at the wedding ceremony itself?
Write "Total €X,XXX less your 10%" or "€x,xxx for us and €xxx for you."
Your price for a wedding "Package"
i.e. the Wedding Ceremony, the Pre-Meal Reception, and a Band for the Dancing followed by a DJ for the Afters.
Write "Total €X,XXX less your 10%"or "€x,xxx for us €xxx for you." Give details or leave blank.
Your price for a local 21st or other Anniversary Party?
Write "Total €X,XXX less your 10%"or "€x,xxx for us €xxx for you."
Your price for a pub gig in your own locality.
Generally we have a deal with the venue to invoice for our commission.
NOTES ON FILLING IN THE FORM
Give
as much detail as you can in the above form.
Write as if you were directly addressing the client who wants to book you.
Try and sell your own act.
Send the form a few times if you wish to be considered under a number of different headings (solo singer / guitarist; 3-piece wedding band; 6-piece etc) or if changes occur in your act.
Unless you register these different acts individually we will not know you are available for such gigs.
Phone us to let us know the different combos you can provide. We'll do the rest.
Keep an eye on our "Quote for Gigs " page and let us know those you want to be recommended for.
Send us also your set lists, and any demo CDs, DVDs, leaflets, cards, reviews or photos you would send to a client.
NB. We need a good photo.
We include as much of your promotional material as we can in our quotations to our prospective clients.
We get two or three requests for such information every day.
Thank you for filling in the form. Now press the button submit in order to send it.
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