Quote Originally Posted by roxy View Post
dunno why people go for agencies, i bet most of them are a scam. i mean if your wanting to make it big, why pay someone else to try and get you there if your determined enough youl eventually do it off your ownback, or so i imagine..:whoops:

if your too scared to put yourself out there, why pay someone else to do it. **** knows, i just dont see the point.
firstly, you dont pay an agent. an agents fee is generally charged to the promoter on top of your fee (thats how its always worked with i agencies i've booked artists from), so the agent only gets paid if you're getting work which drives them to find work for you.

theres a number of reasons for using an agent.

1. time constraints (jobs, kids, studio work etc etc)
2. contacts
3. language barrier
4. business know hoh (not everyone has a head for negotiating fees etc)

thats just a few that apply to me and im sure theres plenty more.