The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #49337   Message #754725
Posted By: musicmick
25-Jul-02 - 10:14 PM
Thread Name: Music: Your Day Job
Subject: RE: Music: Your Day Job
I dont know about the market in your area, Genie. Here in Philadelphia there are at least two full time agents who specialize in the senior facility market. There are also a number of performers who farm out the jobs that they cant handle. Most of those performers work in clubs and restaurants doing what are called power solos. Are you registered with the regular booking agents in your town? When I lived in Los Angeles, I hooked up with an agent who worked in the Jewish market and another who did part time agenting inthe seniors market. Here, at home, I have,also, gotten work from an agent who seems to specialize in Atlantic City casinos, an agent who works, exclusively, with large, industrial and civic events and an agency that occasionally gets me country club dates. There are all kinds of agents. I use them all and I treasure them all. I dont care if they are making more money than they should on my jobs. Hell, I hope they're making a bundle.

Mike