[NOTE: As services expand, this survey should expand with it]
This survey is for Venue Owners or Managers who have the authority to book music acts for the venue. If you are an agent for multiple venues, please go to the Agent Survey.
- Contact Info:
- Venue/Festival Name
- Your Name
- Venue/Festival Address/Location
- Venue/Festival Mailing Address (if different)
- Venue/Festival Phone
- Your Phone (if different)
- Venue/Festival Website, if any (list)
- Venue/Festival Email
- Booking Email, if different
Hours/Days of operation (list)
Years has the venue featured live music, or festival years of operation (number)
Days per month live music is featured, or festival days per year (number)
Preferred Genre(s) (select)
Days of the week we feature live music (list)
We pay annual dues to have live music (select - BMI | ASCAP | SESAC)
- Venue Format (check all that apply)
- We feature one act per night (list night)
- We feature multiple acts per night (list night)
- Maximum number of acts per night
- We feature the same act for both Fri./Sat. night
- We hire acts to perform on a certain day of the week for consecutive weeks
- We host jam sessions
- We have a house band
- Performance Presentation
- Stage (list dimensions) (select - CARPETED | BARE FLOORING)
- Sound System (select - OWN | RENT/LEASE | SUBCONTRACT)
- Soundman
- Multiple monitor mixes
- Light System (select - OWN | RENT/LEASE | SUBCONTRACT)
- Acts must provide PA
- Acts must NOT bring in PA
- Acts must provide lights
- Acts must NOT bring in lights
- Acts must complete setup before a specified time (list)
- Approximate distance from load-in parking to the stage (list)
- We require sound check
- Acts providing a PA have sound volume restrictions (list)
- Venue provides a separate artists' area or "green room"
- Audio recording available
- Video recording available
- Talent Fees (check all that apply)
- We do not pay acts cash for performance
- We use only barter with acts for performances (list method of exchange)
- We charge acts for use of house sound system/techs
- We pay acts a standard fixed fee
- We negotiate each act separately
- Maximum pay for local/regional acts (list)
- Maximum pay for national touring acts (list)
- We pay acts based on their past draw
- We pay acts only what is taken at the door
- We pay acts only a percentage of the door (list)
- We pay acts a guarantee plus the door
- We pay acts a percentage of the bar receipts
- We pay acts a percentage of overall receipts
- All acts are paid cash after each performance
- All acts are paid by check after eacb performance
- If an acts performs multiple days, we pay at the end of the period
- Acts are provided free or discounted food (state policy)
- Acts are provided free or discounted beverages (state policy)
- Touring Acts (check all that apply)
- NONE (locals/regionals only)
- We book nationally touring acts
- We provide room & board for touring acts (list)
- All of our acts are nationally touring acts (# per month or festival year)
- Some of our acts are nationally touring acts (# per month or festival year)
- Booking (check all that apply)
- How many days do you prefer to book ahead? (#)
- We prefer NOT to use contracts
- We book a limited number of acts in rotation (#)
- We use an exclusive agent to book acts
- Venue Promotion (check all that apply)
- We do regular media advertising (select applicable - NEWSPAPER | RADIO | TV | WEB)
- We have a direct snail mail list
- We mail to our snail mail list regularly
- We have an email list
- We email to our list regularly
- We feature discount coupons/gift certificates
- We sell swag
- We promote our live music prominently in house
- We want to improve our promotional effectiveness
- We employ a dedicated publicist/agency
- Venue Clientele (check all that apply)
- Most of our clientele are from the immediate neighborhood
- Most of our clientele come in from all over the city/county
- Our venue is considered a tourist destination
- We cater to a younger audience (under 30)
- We cater to an older audience (over 30)
- Venue Services (check all that apply)
- We serve or have available food (select - BREAKFAST | LUNCH | DINNER | SNACKS | LATE MENU)
- We serve alcoholic beverages (select - BEER/WINE | LIQUOR)
- We are an under-age venue
- We offer a daily "happy hour" or discount hours (describe)
- Dance floor
- Dance lessons
- Big screen TV
- Video games
- Billiards
- Lotto machines
- Card games
- Casino
- After hours operation
- Valet Service
- Parking (select - OWN LOT | ON STREET | PAID GARAGE/LOT)
- Non-Smoking
- Other (specify)
- Other Logistics (check all that apply)
- We have local sound volume restrictions
- We have parking restricitons
- We require security personnel (#-#)
- We provide a door person
- Performers must provide door person
- Performers must use separate entrance from the front door (explain)
- Performers must park vehicles in designated areas (explain)
- We have a dress code (specify)
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