Club Booking, Opening Slots, Deal Breakdowns with Brooklyn Bowl Talent Buyer

Our guest on the New Music Business this week is the talent buyer of the Brooklyn Bowl, Paul Bacher. In this episode, we dive into how the venue operates and books acts, how artists should be writing their booking emails, the current state of the live music industry, and much more! 05:26 Welcome 07:03 The Brooklyn Bowl 13:31 Paul's role and who he communicates with 17:14 Breakdown of the show deals and venue expenses 26:21 Local artists and support acts 35:15 How local artists should balance performance frequency 37:51 Difference between indie music venues vs. corporate partnership venues 42:02 How upcoming artists can prove themselves 45:47 Emailing the perfect booking request 51:30 Advice for artists who are seeking a booking agent 53:31 Emailing the perfect booking request (continued) 55:17 State of live music industry in a post-pandemic world 59:56 Final question Subscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmb Ari's Take Academy (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.com Watch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpa Connect with Ari’s Take: Website: https://aristake.com Academy: https://aristakeacademy.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.take Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTake YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1 Connect with Ari Herstand: Website: https://ariherstand.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstand Twitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstand YouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstand Connect with Paul Bacher: Website: https://www.brooklynbowl.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulbacher/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-bacher-30109539 Edited and mixed by Maxton Hunter Music by Brassroots District Produced by the team at Ari’s Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.