From: "Puppet People" <puppetpeople-AT-nycap.rr.com>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 16:47:36 -0400
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Agents!?


Thanks to everyon'e input about agents. We've a little bit of experience 
with some rather shady characters and have gotten little work out of 
them...but this person is not flaky and is an artist I respect, who seems to 
have a good head for business...I am willing to give him a try, but we've 
got to get things ironed out ahead of time. And of course I've got all my 
own advertising etc in place as well.

Has anybody given agencies a few dates a month and said book these, the rest 
I'll get on my own?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DRAMA711-AT-aol.com>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Agents!?


> we've dealt with several agents over the years (including "young 
> audiences"
> not a typical agent and bluemont concert series also not typical) and I'll
> almost guarantee that you'll get so little work in the big picture that 
> it's
> nothing to count on. My advice is to use an agent who wants to book you as
> everyone has said, and never scoop their booking as was said. Market 
> yourself to
> agents and then do all the marketing yourself as well. Minimal work has 
> come
> from an agent for us. An agent one time told me the truth... "we're 
> looking
> for barbara streisand ... someone we don't have to market, someone that 
> people
> come to us for, that has an established reputation and we don't have to 
> sell,
> someone that jumps off our desk".... that is seldom a puppet act.  Also 
> the
> big questions are... what's your track record and how many  people in your
> stable? More than 3 or 4 and you get lost quick. For what it's  worth.
>
> michael cotter
> blue sky puppet theatre
> _www.blueskypuppets.com_ (http://www.blueskypuppets.com)
>
>
> In a message dated 9/7/2008 1:40:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> robertrogers-AT-robertrogerspuppets.com writes:
>
> Michelle,
>
> When it comes to working with an agent, it's not just  about the fee, or 
> the
> number of bookings you might get.  You have to  consider the person's
> qualifications and track record.  What other  artists does this person
> represent (if any)?  Do you like the level  of THEIR artistry, and do you
> feel comfortable being on the same roster as  them?  Is this agent an 
> artist
> as well, and do you respect his or her  work?  Finally, what sort of 
> venues
> is this person thinking of  targeting.
>
> You have to think "long term."  You have to think of  your image, of your
> associations, and where you would like to be way down  the road.  You may 
> not
> get there, but you can try.
>
> Robert  Rogers
>
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