Looking to make a big impact on the audience at your next event? Hoping to drive more traffic to your tradeshow booth? Wanting a big name celebrity at your next event but have no idea where to start? You are not alone, but before you start “booking a famous person” to...
University staff and graduate student advisors, this one goes out to you. A little about me: I got my Masters of Postsecondary Adult and Continuing Education (Student Affairs Focus) from Portland State University in 2014 and took my first job out of Graduate School...
Entertainment contracts can be daunting with legal jargon, unfamiliar terminology, riders filled with technical equipment you’ve never heard of before, and confusing payment terms. Where do you even start? How do you protect yourself and your venue? Although there are...
Entertainment industry terminology can be daunting. Two terms that industry folks often throw around without explaining to buyers is “hard ticket” vs “soft ticket” events. Let’s break down the two types of events and give a little context: What is a Hard Ticket Event?...
A radius clause is a contractual deal point that ensures an artist does not perform within a certain number of miles surrounding your venue, within a certain time frame before and after the event. Radius clauses protect the buyer so that multiple shows do not compete...
PART 1: BOOKING | PART 2: PLANNING | PART 3: PREPARING As we return to “normal” event planning, many of our college clients are being asked to produce their large-scale concerts again, and we’ve recently gotten the question “Where do I start?” It feels a...