“I wish I had more time to focus on my music.” - Every Working Musician
Hip Entertainment is committed to helping artists devote more time to their art.
“On average it takes 60 emails, many, many phone calls and a site visit before the right artist and the right event are put together and the event is a GO ." Steve Bloom
As a busy artist, you may choose to not spend your time and money doing all the things necessary to keep working.
These include:
- Providing quality staging, sound and lighting
- Developing promotional materials
- Creating and executing marketing campaigns
- Advancing shows
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Event insurance for each gig
- Sound, staging and lighting support
- Clear communication with artist and client
We remove the barriers that so often keep excellent artists from working. The business end of entertainment has many of the same components as any other kind of business with a few added challenges. We know there are lots of ways to succeed in the entertainment industry. As an artist, you benefit from a dependable, knowledgeable and trustworthy resource so you are free to focus on your music and can still present yourself as a professional.
You can spend more time creating and performing. You don’t need to get your MBA in entertainment management to do what you love doing.
Exclusive Artists
Hip Entertainment represents a limited number of outstanding artists exclusively. With our exclusive artists, we are their business management division and also assist in branding and career development.
These services can include -
- Developing promotional materials
- Marketing campaigns
- Social media marketing
- Coordinating recording of audio, video and photo sessions
- Rehearsal space and maintaining rehearsal calendar
- Providing sound, staging and lighting support
- Web presence development
- Promotional poster graphics and printing
- Tax and accounting support
- Management support
- "Brand" development
Preferred Artists
Our preferred artists are highly talented, committed professionals who have an excellent rapport with our clients. Our services can include sales and marketing support, booking services, accounting services, sound and production support as needed and management support. We regularly feature our preferred artists in promotional materials and marketing programs.
All of our artists meet our stringent standards for:
- Performance Quality
- Client Service Skills
- Professionalism and Flexibility
- Reliability and Punctuality
- No Alcohol Policy (unless otherwise specified by client)
For our artist friends who would like to be represented by Hip Entertainment – we are happy to talk with you.
Initially, we will be asking you for:
- Performance experience
- Demo and/or website
- Client service background and examples of excellent client service
Next, we will be asking for:
- An opportunity to see you perform.
- An opportunity to meet all performers in your project.
Upon Representation:
- We'll send over our Welcome to the Team information and policy packet for your review.
- Then we'll make an appointment to either have a speedy phone orientation with Nellie or to come on by and meet everyone at the office.
- Gigs!
Thank you to Creative Loafing for the use of their excellent Asher Roth photo.