RETURN OF THE BOOKING AGENT - Has the music industry come full circle?

Has the music industry come full circle? There was a time when being a working musician almost automatically meant having an agent. Whether you were playing the pub circuit, clubs, corporate functions or touring the country, booking agents were an integral part of the live music industry. They were the connection between performers and venues, the people who negotiated the deals, confirmed the engagements and kept the business moving. Then the internet changed everything.