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Sorry. We are not taking new submissions from anyone other than
those described below. The major part of our business is now with major
name acts. Should we start accepting submissions again from lesser known
acts, we will remove
this notice. Thank you for your understanding.
August 2, 2001 Richard De La Font Agency, Inc. |
Currently, we are adding only celebrities, nationally known recording artists and other
nationally-known names to our web site roster.
Not sure if you can be called a "celebrity"? We may still have
an interest if your act is in demand nationwide (U.S.) and you post your
booked dates on the www.pollstar.com web site. Musical
acts should have a listing and a bio/write-up on www.allmusic.com
and at least one available album/CD on
www.barnesandnoble.com.
Other acts that might be considered:
1. Acts with a strong reputation in major entertainment
centers, such as Las Vegas, Atlantic City or Branson.
2. Nationally known speakers with dynamic personalities and
who are in demand nationwide in the U.S.
3. We currently are considering Gospel comedians and Christian Comedians to entertain church congregations.
What we are not considering --
1. Acts based outside of the United States. (For
example, Canada, Europe, etc.) (Your home city must be in U.S.)
2. Acts known only in local or regional areas. (With the
exception of the entertainment centers mentioned above.)
Minimum Requirements --
Your act/show should be suitable for private functions or corporate-type audiences (conventions, conferences, sales meetings, awards banquet entertainment, new-product launches, company holiday parties, etc.)
Your show length MUST be a MINIMUM of 30 minutes. We do not book
10-minute acts.
What Gets Our Attention --
Impressive talent.
Showmanship.
Comedy.
Musical comedy.
Being able to get the audience involved in some way. Keeping the audience's attention.
Personalizing your act to the particular audience.
Standing ovations.
Artists/managers who return calls promptly.
Artists who want to work.
Professionalism – with the client and with us.
An act that will be remembered long after the show.
Celebrity status.
Note: Confidence is necessary for an entertainer, but do not let your ego
get in the way. We are very reluctant to work with entertainers who are inflexible in
their demands. We need a "Let's make it work, let's make it happen" attitude.
We are in the business of providing impressive services to our corporate clients –
not trying to pamper picky, petty performers.
How To Submit Promotional Information --
If you want us to look at promotional information,
submit the below submission-request form.
However, avoid the following errors --
1. SHOUTING: Typing e-mail messages in ALL CAPS is always
considered --
a) shouting at the reader, rude, unprofessional and
b)
text in ALL CAPITALS is much more difficult to read.
Please release your "Caps Lock" key. Do not SHOUT at
us in ALL CAPS. SHOUTING will be a cause for automatic rejection.
2. Asking us to consider foreign acts. As we have previously
indicated above, we are considering only
acts based in the U.S.
This is still our policy.
3. Not having a demo video. Unless you have a nationally recognized name, you MUST have a good quality demo video.
Do NOT make false claims. Do NOT enter FALSE answers. Falsifying your submitted information guarantees automatic rejection.
The following instructions are very simple to follow.
1. If there is no biography/write-up (in the
"Biography" section, found on the "Biography" tab) on
allmusic.com
for this artist's name, do not claim that there is. A "biography" in any other place (or for another artist's name) does NOT qualify as a "yes".
2. If there is no album listed on
barnesandnoble.com with this artist as the primary artist, do not
claim that there are "2", "3" or "4". Again, the name of THIS artist must be indicated as the primary contributor.
(Note: If you have albums listed on other major sites, such as
amazon.com, that information can be stated in the "description of the act" section.)
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