How To Join The Booth

The Booth specialises in booking live entertainment for weddings, corporate events and private parties. We have been helping bands book gigs since 2008. It stands to reason we look to recruit artists who’s performance suits this market so please apply only if this is the area in which you’re looking to get work.

There is no charge to join. We earn a commission when a customer books you through our service.

We accept applications from bands, solo artists, DJs, entertainers and events suppliers across Kenya. If your act is suitable for the private events market we’d love to hear from you.

We do NOT accept applications from artists based outside Kenya at this time.

Ideally we are looking for applications from artists who are as good as or better than the artists who are already on our web site – so it’s important that your application is backed up by promo materials which are very high quality.

To check out what we mean, click on the category page that best matches your act, and take a look at the artists who are listed. If you can compete with them in terms of audio quality, photo quality, and prices, then you have a very good chance of being accepted onto our agency.

You don’t need vast amounts of previous experience as long as we can see that you are talented and have put the appropriate care and attention into your application.

* High quality demo CD
* High quality promotional photographs
* Repertoire of music suitable for private events
* PA & stage lighting system suitable for audiences of up to 200 people.
* Reliable, good quality instruments & equipment
* Your own transportation
* Suitable clothing for private events (IE: suits, smart formal)
* A reliable, professionally minded line up of musicians

NOTE: We are willing to work with bands that have great quality but may not have some of the required items. The Booth can provide sound and transport at a fee until the time a band saves enough and buys its own equipment.

Record your demo CD in a good studio and spend an appropriate amount of time/money in order to produce recordings which stand up against the top ranked bands on our web site.

Play the songs correctly, in time, and in tune.

Choose songs which people booking for the private events market will want to hear, and which sum up what your act is about.

Get your photographs taken by a professional and have them edited properly.
NOTE: While this is the rule, there are exceptions. If you cannot afford to prepare good demos, with good reason and you are confident that your performance quality is good, take the best video recording of your band playing ( with good lighting) on your smart phone and email it to: demos@the-booth.co.ke

We shall then review it and consider sampling your music live for a possible signing.

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We list artists on our web site and then advertise our entire roster of artists as a whole. We spend a great deal of money on marketing the company, the website and generating referrals. We have arguably the best music booking web site in East Africa, which has already been seen by hundreds of unique visitors since its launch in March 2015 and is growing exponentially. We give our artists fantastic exposure to the private events market.

Customers use the search facilities on our web site to find artists that they like, and we help each customer secure their chosen artist with a legally binding contract which is drawn up between you and them, by us.

We take our commission as a booking deposit when the booking is secured, and you get paid either by the customer directly on the night of the event, or else in some circumstances the money may have been transferred in our client holding account in advance of the event in order for us to pay you within 7 days after the event.

Because our customers do most of the choosing – the best way to get work through The Booth is to ensure your promo materials are fantastic, and that your band is competitively priced. It doesn’t matter how good you might think you are live – if your promo materials don’t do a good job of selling you to a potential customer then you won’t get a look-in.

The Booth ranks artists on our website by popularity – so the more work you get from us the higher the rank you’ll be given – and therefore the more exposure you’ll get. New artists will start off with a lower rank than we’re sure they’d like – so it’s important to really make sure your pricing is competitive so that you show up on more customer searches, and so that you can ‘beat’ more popular long term member artists on price, in order to win the gig – and therefore get your rank increased.

What help and support will I get from The Booth?

The Booth will give you as much advice and support as you need. Our team will help you with every aspect of running your band.

We have partnered with good recording studios to help you with your recordings, and we offer photo-shoots (often free of charge) throughout the year to help you develop your image.

Whatever you need, be it advice or help arranging promo – we’re here to make it happen and ensure you have the best possible chance of making a living playing music or entertaining.

Our online application form can be found here. Please complete the form with all the information requested and we will contact you if you pass our pre-qualification screening.