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What is Talent Buying?

Celebrity performance

By Tiffany YoungPublished about a year ago 4 min read
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As you begin planning your corporate or social event of the year, you may be looking for a celebrity star to perform for your guests. Bringing in talent for events such as galas, conferences, or charity fundraising will inspire your audience and create a memorable experience for everyone. If you are new to booking performers, you may be curious as to what it means to buy talent.

What Does It Means to Buy Talent?

Buying talent means connecting with a musician’s agent to create and secure a contract detailing the artist's performance at your event. You pay the artist to perform for your guests.

It sounds simple enough, but connecting with an agent can be challenging. It is helpful to book with a celebrity hiring company to gain access to band agents and have the ability to establish firm contracts.

Celebrity booking agencies build relationships with agents in the music business. As they create connections, they offer clients like you the option to hire a particular singer for a special event. After signing the contract, your full-service hiring company will work through all the details of the days leading up to the show, the performance, and tie up any loose ends at the end of the concert.

The perk to buying talent is asking for the show’s features you want to see. You can request the artist do a meet-and-greet after the show, allow VIPs backstage, choose the song list, and more. Spotlighting the artist and giving your audience a grand performance are exciting possibilities of buying musical talent.

What Talent Can I Buy?

When you start searching for the music star you would like to hire, it is important to know what the purpose is for your event. The theme and audience of your event will determine how you go about finding the right band. You can pick your top three favorite artists, and your celebrity buying agency will help you narrow down the choices.

From rap to country to alternative to rock and more, there are many different angles your concert can go. If you are hosting a fancy dinner charity night, you may want to go with a soft rock, Michael Bublé type of artist. If you are creating a motivational corporate conference, going with a pop star like Rihanna would inspire your audience.

What is the Typical Process for Buying Talent?

When you have the event details ready to start scheduling your talent, it is good to know the basic process you will go through to hire your A-list musician. Booking talent for your event requires the following steps:

  1. Decide on your event theme and consider what music interests your guests. Then, decide on what genre of music or band you would like to play at your social gathering.
  2. Think about the extra benefits of buying an artist you can detail in your contract, such as having backstage VIP passes, meet-and-greets after the show, etc. Before calling your talent buying agency, decide if these are upgrades you wish to add.
  3. Know your budget for the artist and performance day.
  4. Call a full-service celebrity headliner agency to select a list of artists to play at your show. You will discuss the event location, date, add-on items, etc.
  5. Your agency will create a contract and reach out to the artist’s agent.
  6. Your buying agency and the celebrity’s agent will negotiate until everyone agrees on the final contract.
  7. Everyone signs the contract.
  8. Performance planning through your celebrity hiring team begins.
  9. In the days leading up to the performance, the team from the talent buying agency will start ensuring everything is set up and looking great for the performance.
  10. On the day of the performance, you will have production managers who oversee all the performance aspects to ensure the artist is ready to go live. The production manager will double-check that the performance meets your contract requirements and expectations.
  11. The performance and after-show extras occur.
  12. The celebrity buying agency ensures all went well during the concert and ties up any additional items in your contract.
  13. Book Your A-List Talent Today

Buying talent lets you enjoy all the extra perks of a personal and private experience, leaving a stunning impression on your guests. When you buy talent and build a good rapport with the artist, they are more likely to perform at another event for you. Call a talent hiring agency today and have an excellent partner that secures, negotiates, and plans the artist and the show you desire.

image source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-playing-guitar-1918160/

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Tiffany Young

Tiffany Young can usually be found watching her favorite Twitch streamers, playing Breath of the Wild, or binging the latest Netflix original. She enjoys writing about everything from vintage vinyls to nerdy collectibles.

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