Sueflayy Presents


To book a show with Sueflayy Presents - Sueflayy Presents' weekend shows can be found in Hollywood at The Viper Room, The Mint, The Dragonfly, The Roxy, The Troubadour, and HOB and also in other cities around L.A. Since we book weekends at popular venues, great music and big draw are essential. A verifiable significant draw history is required and the highest quality music. We have booked some of L.A.'s best acts and, due to our shows and industry connections, we have had a significant number of acts garner deals! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: Why must a band draw fans? Just like people pay when they go out for dinner or for a movie to pay costs (salaries, rent, insurance, profit - yes, this is the music BIZ- biz makes a profit, if done right), people pay for the entertainment of live music too. Fans pay admission and for drinks to support the night. Bands should NEVER pay for a show! We dont do "pay to play." We need real bodies to show up, enjoy the bands and buy food and drinks at the bar. All bands bring in fans so you all are seen by new people. you want to build your fanbase. This is why we make a big effort to make the genres flow well at shows. It's not so easy but we very hard. The clubs and promoters work together and do talk. To play a show and not do what you promise will affect future shows you try to book. Be honest , do what you say you will do, be patient and dont book a show if you are not ready. Also, you are playing in one of the most expensive cities. Rents, real estate costs, insurance on Sunset Blvd and all over LA are high. We book bands from all over the WORLD! We know you can play in the middle of Iowa, make good money and not worry about draw, That is Iowa, understand how L.A. works and make it work for you. You have an extensive industry background. Can you get me a deal? Many artists have gotten deals at our shows. Yes, my background has helped. We have done some shows focusing on industry to come see bands we choose, we have sent acts to industry either when asked by industry or when we think something would "fit." We will let you know of any and all opportunities which might work for your music. Our best advice is get out there and get noticed, play great shows and BUILD A BIG FAN BASE!!! Get press (contact fanzines, papers, magazines). If your draw is big, industry knows you will make them money, again, this is a business. Don't forget that you’re a musician playing in the music capital of the world! What a thrill! Enjoy it!
1. Email music/website info to: sueflayypresents@aol.com Or mail press-kit to: Sueflayy Presents Attn. Landolfi 2015 Fourth Street Room 7 Santa Monica, Ca 90405 2. Let me know the last 2 venues you played in L.A. (if you have), when, where and your REAL draw (yes, all clubs and promoters communicate so lets be honest). 3. Contact me within a couple of weeks of sending your music and info. Our Part: We will book you at L.A.'s top venues on great nights. I try to put together nights where, musically, the sound flows well so people stay all night and bands get new fans! As a promoter, the one thing I can do is help build your fan base which will take you to the next level. The club and I like nights when fans stay for more than one band. It makes for a fun, full night! With a background in A&R, management and working at 3 major labels, I understand being on your side of the table regarding shows. I knew what it was like to book a show from the bands standpoint. Now I also know what it is like to be on the booker/club side. I can be fair, sensitive and realistic about what needs to be done for a very successful night for everyone involved. I promote the shows via ads with the clubs, my HUGE email invite list, giveaways at the shows, adding a bit of fun to our nights (for example, filling the club with balloons for one show, contests), anything you can think of to make the night special, I am open. I work very hard on my shows and I expect bands to do the same. If bands bring me a good draw, I PAY BANDS! Pay scale depends on venue and draw, this is all discussed BEFORE we book a show. Your Part: Play a great set! Promote like mad... most promoting IS put on bands, just how it is in this town, you need to get out there, work it, draw for me, I will book you with bands who do the same so you all get new fans. Since I book very popular L.A. venues generally just weekends, bands need to draw fans. If I know your act has a good draw in L.A., we can book a show. If you don't have a draw I can confirm, advanced sales of tix might be necessary. I will never ever ever ask a band to pay me for a show...NO "PAY TO PLAY." I might ask you to ADVANCE SELL tickets to fans. The difference??? Advanced sales is what U2, Neil Young, Britney Spears, etc. do when they play....fans buy tix in advance and if enough tix are not sold, the show is cancelled. If my show is not going to be BIG, it will not happen, either. Neither me nor the clubs can afford this. Pay to Play means band buys tix. This I do not do, I need for bands to have ENOUGH fans who will actually buy the tix and come to the show. Again, I book bands/artists who ALL draw so you all are seen and heard by new people. No shows to me are unimportant, I take every single show very seriously, and the artist must as well. 310.422.4015 sueflayypresents@aol.com www.sueflayypresents.com