Based in Sunnyvale, Texas, 51/50 has the sound and energy to get the club poppin’. Members Young Killa and Dough Boy were both born in Louisiana. Though they were raised on different sides of the Mississippi River, that didn’t stop them from hooking up and dropping dope beats.
With an authentic Dirty South style, 51/50 is ready to bring their act to the next level. Take your Christmas Party to the club and see 51/50 at Club Glow in Houston on this December 25th. You can check out pictures, songs, and more on 51/50 at ArtistForce.com. (registration required)
eBay’s secondary ticket selling site StubHub released its annual report of ticket sales through its site and found that ticket selling prices actually went up slightly from 2007, despite recession. StubHub saw an increase of 40 percent from 2007 in gross dollar sales of tickets. The average ticket price jumped to $159 in 2008, compared with $156 in 2007.
Madonna, Jonas Brothers, and Bruce Springsteen topped the list of highest grossing tours on the site for 2008. The average price for the Material Girl was $306, while the Jonas Brothers raked in $153 per ticket and the Boss saw his go for $191.
Chuck La Valle, StubHub’s head of music business development, said, “It speaks to the overall demand for live touring acts and despite challenging economic times, StubHub buyers are willing to invest in the experience they get for the price of admission.”
These finding are yet another indication that touring is where the money is made these days in the music industry. So how can the average artist get a piece of the pie? Sign up for ArtistForce. You can develop a profile, contact venues and promoters, develop, negotiate and settle tour dates, all on the web-based, easy-to-use platform.
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We’ve all heard the rumors throughout the years of the odd and outrageous requests bands make while on tour. One of the most widely known stories involves Van Halen’s 1982 world tour, in which the band allegedly required the removal of all brown M&M’s from its backstage goodies.
After almost ten years of searching, The Smoking Gun has now confirmed this crazy rumor. TSG obtained a copy of a rider for the band’s tour from relatives of the late Jack Belle, who booked concerts in upstate New York back in the 80’s. In addition to the brown M&M ban, there were several more interesting requests, including “herring in sour cream” and four cases of “Schlitz Malt Liquor beer (16 ounce cans).”
Most bands cannot afford to be so demanding when they tour, but that does not discount the value of using a rider. Any special requests or needs not easily placed in a standard performance contract can be detailed in the rider. Imagine the conflicts that could be resolved if all those details are in writing, and ArtistForce can help. In addition to the ability to locate venues and book shows, ArtistForce provides you with standard contracts and riders that you can fill out to fit your needs. All the negotiations and final contracts can be viewed and managed within the site. Maybe you haven’t reached the point of stardom just yet to demand bans on candy, but, with ArtistForce’s help, at least you can what you need for your tour to be a success.
You can read the full Van Halen story here
With the advent of the internet, many artists have seen a decline in revenues from album sales, as many fans opt to illegally download their work for free. However, this is great news for the live entertainment industry, as fans can’t pirate the experience of seeing their favorite bands live in-the-flesh and many bands have been capitalizing on this lately..
Technology is constantly evolving, yet the live entertainment business has remained basically the same for the last three millennia. Today, most of the money earned through live shows is done through older artists. While this creates a challenge today, this is good news for you, your band, and ArtistForce tomorrow. There’s about to be a lot of money and fame up for the taking.
Capitalizing on this demographic shift in the live performance base, ArtistForce is poised to revolutionize how the live entertainment industry does business. Helping up and coming bands book shows is what we are about. By artists, for artists. The internet helps artists, agents and entertainment buyers cut costs, speed up contract negotiations and more. A growing younger talent base will be more apt to utilize the internet than their predecessors paving the way for a completely new way to transmit information in the live entertainment industry - ArtistForce.com
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
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Los Angeles Web site to move to Austin
The offices of ArtistForce.com, a Web-based platform that connects musicians, concert promoters and other live entertainment professionals, will be moving to Austin, according to officials with Opportunity Austin, the chamber of commerce’s economic development initiative. The company has been based in Los Angeles.
“Austin has created an ideal business market for ArtistForce to tap into and ultimately grow from,” CEO Jonathan Romley said in a statement. “The outstanding reputation for live music and events is just the tip of the iceberg. With an impressive quality of life, a competitive economy and an energy that can’t be matched, Austin is a great place to relocate our business.”
ArtistForce said on its Web site that it plans to create 20 new jobs and expand to up to 80 people within the first three years.
The company has leased properties downtown and on South Congress Avenue
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