Before The ENCORE is back for it’s third season for all of your music industry conversational needs, and I’m delighted to be joined for the first episode of the season by
@simonzirl , partner and booker at
@wearesingularartists .
On this episode we talk about the challenges and highlights of the booking agency side of the business, the two sold out 3Arena shows with
@fontainesband in December, what it takes to get noticed by a booker and we discuss
@borderline_fest , which enters its sophomore year, taking place in
@workmansclub across both venues on 21 and 22 February.
Was a real pleasure to have Simon on the podcast, I’m a massive fan of the work that’s going on at Singular and it was great to speak with a booker who prioritises an artist-first approach to the business.
Episode available now on the
@noencoreshow podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts and via my link in bio.
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