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

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Edited and mixed by Maxton Hunter

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