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Showbizworks operates on behalf of our clients to source and book celebrity talent and famous name musicians, often referred to as named artistes.

Our clients include private individuals, corporate companies, event managers, marketing and PR agencies, public organisations and charities. We book celebrities from music, television and radio, comedy, sport and the business world for a wide range of activities. We have booked celebrity talent to take part in product launches, company motivation events, parties, award evenings, fund raising events, after dinner speaking and for product endorsement.

At the outset of your enquiry we ask for as much information about your planned event or activity as possible, such as what you are trying to achieve, your deadlines, the location, who is the target audience and what are the key messages and business objectives?. Maybe you have a list of preferred celebrities or a particular name in mind?

Our celebrity database has over 2,000 names, we work with the artistes direct, or their sole management. Only a small percentage of the artistes we have access to are listed on the website.

We will also help you with the required budget. A celebrity’s fee can change by the day depending on availability, profile in the press and TV, time line of releasing albums, tour plans etc. Some named artistes will not even quote a fee and ask the client to make an offer. We are constantly working on your behalf to make sure you get the best value for money. We want to build a relationship with our clients for future business, not just the current enquiry.

We will research our extensive database of celebrity talent and also submit your enquiry to all our contacts in the entertainment marketplace to obtain a selection of celebrity submissions. Working together with our client we will then narrow down the selection.

From this selection we will then contact the artistes to check initial interest in the project.

Negotiation can take from a couple of days up to a month. We will agree with you and the artiste a fee as well as all the rider details. The ‘rider’ includes everything outside the main fee and any additional activity required to look after the artiste properly. The rider can include travel costs, accommodation, catering, dressing room requirements and a technical rider will include any necessary equipment to deliver the performance such as sound, lighting, staging etc. We ensure that all rider requirements are achievable and known before proceeding to contract.

Our fee for sourcing the celebrity, negotiating and contracting is included in the agreed artiste’s fee.

When you are happy to take the next step we will then make a formal offer to the artiste on your behalf.

We will create a contract that includes all the details and is agreed by the artiste and yourself. The devil is always in the detail and no two celebrity contracts are the same. We are here to ensure that there are no oversights and no surprise additional costs to you that can often be overlooked if you are not used to dealing regularly with celebrity bookings.

The contract will include payment terms. Most bookings include a 50% deposit and the remaining fee must be cleared in advance at least 21 days before the event. This is standard when booking named artistes to ensure that the client is a serious buyer. We will hold the balance in escrow and pay the artiste immediately after the event.

Showbizworks is an experienced celebrity buyer and will keep you updated and chase up each step of the booking. We aim to make the booking process as easy as possible.

To discuss a proposed event or celebrity activity contact martin@showbizworks.com