Attention: All musicians who want to UPGRADE their performance career!
“Gotta shout out Gilad Paz’s Badass Booking Boot Camp and Coaching – it’s been one month since completing bootcamp, and I’ve landed my first contract via outreach – this stuff works!!!”
~Veronica Deraleau, classical soprano
A 6-week gig booking course online
- Have you been banging your head against the wall trying to figure out how to promote yourself, and having a hard time getting the performance opportunities you want?
- Connect to your uniqueness and find your niche(s).
- Diversify your offers so you have more opportunities to perform.
- Get the knowledge and tools to upgrade and supercharge your offers so they actually sell.
- Increase your income from performances.
- Be proud of, and excited about, your performance career!
- Have you worked with an agent and realized that they don’t miraculously fill up your schedule with gigs, and that you need to do much of the work yourself (a common story)?
- Learn how to research and find the right opportunities for you so you can avoid burnout.
- Discover simple systems you can easily implement into your day-to-day career development.
- Gain more understanding of what an agent does so you can do it yourself:
- Creating contact lists.
- Pitching yourself and/or your show(s).
- Negotiating fees and terms.
- Sending the right materials.
- Communicating with presenters and industry gatekeepers.
- Bonus: Keep that 10-20% commission to yourself!
- Know what to expect from any agent you’ll work with in the future, and be able to have high level professional conversations.
- Start relying on yourself to get clients and presenters interested in what you have to offer, and get the fees you want and deserve!
- Are you tired of sitting and waiting for someone to offer you a gig, and want to be more pro-active in creating your dream career?
- Stop waiting in the wings.
- Take control of your life.
- Be the master of your own destiny.
- Have the confidence and knowledge to build the career you truly want!
Whether you’re a performer who auditions for work, a professional looking to book a tour, an avocational musician who wants to book a show every couple of months, or anything in between, this course is for YOU.
Get ready to be your own Badass Booking agent!
“I would recommend this course for any musician, artist, or entertainer looking to ‘go their own way’ and book independent gigs. We’re not taught about any of this in school, and so many of us are sorely lacking in business sense. Gilad is great at making everyone comfortable, keeping it light, and encouraging people to be honest about the things they don’t know yet.” ~Jody Mullen, cabaret and jazz singer, classical soprano
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In this course I am excited to give you the tried-and-true tools you need to make a DIY performing career!
Through this high-touch program, full of valuable information, you’ll dive deep into what it takes to be your own agent, get useful and practical tools to create the artistic life you want, and be able to take control of your performing career.
All while being a part of an encouraging, non-judgmental, and community-oriented environment.
- Feel more confident with the way you present yourself to clients and industry decision makers.
- Stand up for your worth (that means $$$) and values as an artist.
- No longer need to rely on others to reach out to you and offer you work.
- Go out there and pitch your offers to clients and presenters directly!
I’ve been my own agent for over 15 years.
Often, this means coming up with ideas that help me sell my performing services. These offerings range from solo work to playing with full bands, themed shows to orchestral concerts, and many other iterations.
On my journey, I am continuously creating new acts, diversifying my musical offerings, moving between genres, finding new ways to combine my musical backgrounds with my personal and artistic strengths, and truly connecting to the aspects that make me marketable. You can do the same!
Through learning to be your own agent, you’ll acquire important skills like:
- Delivering an elevator pitch to start conversations with potential collaborators and clients.
- Presenting yourself in an exciting way to individuals and industry decision makers.
- Pitching a show to agencies, orchestras, and other presenting organizations.
- Selling to audiences directly.
- Researching opportunities.
- Reaching out to the right presenters in the right way.
- Negotiating fees and terms.
- Handling contracts.
- Booking tours.
- Collecting payments.
- Communicating with presenters and tech people so you get rehired.
You’ll learn everything that an agent is supposed to do for their client, and you’ll be able to parlay these skills into a successful perfromance career.
I use these skills to book both myself and other artists, and some of my proudest booking achievements came from acting as my own agent and getting my classical crossover duo, VOCE NOVA, booked on America’s Got Talent, as well as booking 10 shows in one month for my band, TLV, just to mention a couple.
“As musicians we train deeply on our craft, but we don’t have the same tools that help us treat our careers as a business. Gilad’s approach to the music market and selling our services as musicians is unique, and it has encouraged me to start charging fees that I feel are fair when I take into account my time, expertise, and the investment I made in my performing career so far.” ~David Rivera Bozón, classical tenor, crossover singer, producer
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I truly believe that “a rising tide raises all ships“.
When more musicians (and artists of all kinds) are able to act as their own agents confidently, and to advocate for themselves from a place of empowerment, this will eventually lead to a paradigm shift in the way clients view artists, and we will all be better off for it.
Through this program you will learn to put more value on the financial and time investment you’ve put into your music career so far, which will help you gain the confidence to demand the fees and terms that you deserve for your performances!
“The course covers “intangibles” that are not openly discussed and are never taught in an actionable manner. You may be initially put off by the title. Do not let that stop you! Gilad is available, approachable, and knowledgeable. He communicates exceptionally, and shares workable blueprints on how to operate successfully. The modules are setup clearly and logically. They encourage a diverse array of participants to work together, help each other, and to hone their business. Finally and most importantly, I am in a better place financially because opportunities I got and decisions I made with the information and tools provided by the course.“
~Jay O’Brien, multi-genre percussionist
Why I created this course:
- Because you don’t have to wait for someone else to “discover” you in order to start making waves and putting yourself out there.
- Because you can avoid making some of the mistakes I’ve made along the way.
- To help you gain the ability to create the most artistically-fulfilling performing career you can have!
“I have a lot of musician friends and colleagues, and it’s hard to find musicians who really own their value, go for what they want, and act as their own boss. It’s especially rare to find ones who would be willing to share so much information with other musicians the way Gilad does.”
~Ye-jin Han, violinist, performer, educator
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Sounds good? Here’s the nitty-gritty:
Course Structure
4 Modules divided into six 75-minute online classes that will cover these topics, among others:
- Module 1 – Who am I? (Build Your Offers) – Uniqueness, Worth, Creating Offers, Ideal Audience, Elevator Pitch
- Module 2 – How do I sell this? (Pitch Your Offers) – Materials, Website, Researching Opportunities, Building a Database, Emailing & Following Up
- Module 3 – Money money money (Book Your Offers) – Pricing, Quotes, Sales Calls, Negotiations, Contracts
- Module 4 – Now what? (After the Booking) – Payments, Riders, Booking Travel, Tours, Getting Rehired
- All classes are held online.
- Everyone is encouraged to attend live, though classes will also be recorded for those who missed the live session.
- Time for Q&As at the end of each lesson.
- Easily-fillable documents and course materials for you to download and use in perpetuity, so you don’t need to create them from scratch.
- Assignments are given at the end of each class so by the end of the 6 weeks you have everything you need to go out there and start booking!
- Space is limited in order to allow time for participants to ask questions and get answers
Want a sneak peek of the course? Watch “The Perfect Pitch” webinar for FREE here!
“I really appreciated how many different kinds of details Gilad included in the steps and logistics, to support various scenarios in booking shows. I would recommend the course not only to musicians who are new to this kind of work and not sure where to begin, but also to those who have done this before and wish to fine-tune or redefine their vision/business model as an artist.”
~Inna Langerman, concert violinist, educator
Why be your own Badass Booking agent?
- Set your own fees and charge them confidently.
- Tap into what makes you unique and sellable.
- Know who your ideal clients are and how to reach them.
- Have techniques and negotiation “tricks” in your back pocket
- Gain the know-how and confidence to start booking yourself at higher rates!
“I had my meeting with [the presenter] last night and it went great!! Among other exciting additions, I got my flights covered and a reasonable pay on my terms. I just wanted to reach out and say thank you so much for your knowledge and advice!”
~Robert Feng, classical bass, librettist
The best part? Badass Booking Boot Camp is only $497!
This means that when you’ll book your first $500 gig or two $250 gigs (which is exactly what you’ll learn to do in the course) you’ll cover the cost of the entire course – the rest is gravy!
