Company: TSE Entertainment LLC
Location: Remote (United States). TSE is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Engaged By: Booking agent assigned to each show
Status: Part-time independent contractor, flat monthly retainer
Growth Path: This engagement can lead to the full-time Music Coordinator position
TSE Entertainment has been booking nationally recognized touring artists since 1975, with more than 50 years of continuous operation. We work on the buyer side of the business, representing fairs, festivals, public concerts, casinos, theme parks, and corporate productions rather than representing artists. Our clients rely on us to secure the right talent at the right price and to make certain that the show actually happens the way it was sold.
TSE is looking for an experienced advance person to take shows off our booking agents’ desks. This is not a staff position and it is not full-time. You are engaged on a flat monthly retainer, you set your own hours, and you are free to work with other clients.
For each show assigned, you own the advance from the point the contract is signed through post-event closeout. You work from TSE’s advancing form and shared systems, you communicate directly with the artist’s tour management and the client’s day-of-show contacts, and you hand back a complete, closed file.
This suits someone already working in live music who wants steady, predictable supplemental income between tours or around a venue schedule, and who would rather be measured on shows delivered than on hours logged.
When you work is up to you. TSE sets no office hours and does not track your time. The paperwork, the file building, the follow-up email, and the between-season work can all be done whenever it suits you, early mornings, late nights, or weekends. What the job does require is that you be reachable by phone and email during a reasonable part of the business day, because tour managers, production vendors, venue staff, and TSE agents keep normal hours and an advance moves at the speed of the slowest reply. In practice that means being available for calls within a predictable window that you and the assigned agent agree on, and being on call by phone on show dates.
Work is delivered on TSE’s advancing form and stored in TSE’s shared systems so that the assigned booking agent can pick up any file at any time.
Preferred: experience with outdoor events, fairs, or festivals; existing relationships with regional production vendors or tour managers; familiarity with settlement documentation.
This engagement is paid as a flat monthly retainer, twelve months a year. There is no per-show fee and no time tracking. The retainer covers the advance work on the shows TSE assigns, whatever mix of house-production and vendor-sourced dates that turns out to be in a given month.
Workload. Live entertainment runs on a seasonal calendar. Outdoor dates concentrate in spring and fall, when excessive heat is not a factor, with Independence Day as the one date that cannot move. Indoor, casino, and theater work fills in around them. Advancing happens in the weeks before each show rather than when the show was booked, so the workload follows the event calendar rather than the sales calendar. It rises and falls through the year. The retainer does not move with it. Busy stretches are busy, and quieter stretches are when the work below gets done.
If volume changes materially. If TSE’s show count rises substantially above the level at the start of the engagement, or if the mix shifts toward vendor-sourced production, either party may ask to revisit the retainer. The arrangement is reviewed after one full season regardless.
The retainer is paid on the last calendar day of the month in which the work is performed. Because the amount is fixed, no invoice is required for the retainer itself. On-site day rates and reimbursable travel are paid per TSE’s current policies, invoiced separately with receipts, and paid the following month. The engagement is governed by TSE’s written independent contractor agreement.
TSE’s show calendar has two busy stretches and two quieter ones. During the quieter periods, the retainer is applied to the following work:
This work is real and it is what tends not to get done when everyone is busy. It is a stated part of the engagement, not filler.
TSE intends to build this function into a full-time Music Coordinator position handling the majority of the agency’s shows, with expanded responsibility for production sourcing, vendor negotiation, and support for tour routing. A contractor who consistently delivers clean, on-time advances is the natural candidate for that role when it opens, and prior work under this engagement counts as directly relevant experience.
Contractors who prefer to stay part-time are equally welcome. Long-term overflow support during peak fair and festival season has real value to us on its own.
Send your resume and a short note describing a show you advanced and what went wrong with it to bobbrecht@tseentertainment.com.
TSE Entertainment LLC does not discriminate in its engagement of contractors on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
TSE Entertainment is accepting applications for its Music Business Internship Program.
Since 1975, TSE Entertainment has provided entertainment booking, event marketing and promotion, sponsorship development, event production, ticketing, and other services for clients throughout the live entertainment industry.
Our internship program is designed to give students practical, hands-on experience inside a full-service entertainment agency. Rather than assigning interns exclusively to one department such as marketing, booking, or event production, TSE interns work as part of a dedicated Intern Team that supports projects across the company.
Interns may have opportunities to work with different members of the TSE team and gain exposure to multiple areas of the entertainment business, depending on current company and client projects.
All TSE Entertainment internships are unpaid. There is no salary, hourly compensation, or stipend associated with the internship. Students may receive academic credit when approved by their college or university.
The internship requires a commitment of two consecutive academic semesters. Applicants should only apply if they can realistically commit to the entire internship term and the required weekly schedule.
TSE strongly prefers applicants who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program for the duration of the internship.
Recent graduates may be considered on a limited, case-by-case basis but must be able to commit to the complete two-semester internship term and understand that the position is unpaid.
TSE’s Intern Team works on real company and client projects rather than simulated assignments. Projects vary throughout the year based on the needs of TSE’s staff, clients, artists, and events.
Interns may gain experience in areas such as:
Because interns work as part of a team supporting multiple areas of the company, specific assignments will vary. The objective is to expose interns to the many functions involved in operating a professional entertainment agency while allowing them to contribute to meaningful projects.
During the internship, students will have opportunities to:
Applicants should:
The internship is conducted virtually. Interns work remotely using online collaboration and communication tools to interact with TSE staff and other members of the Intern Team.
Attendance is mandatory at a weekly one-hour Intern Team meeting. Applicants must be able to consistently attend this meeting throughout the two-semester internship term.
Because interns are working on active company and client projects, reliability, communication, meeting deadlines, maintaining a consistent weekly schedule, and participating in team meetings are important components of the program.
TSE Entertainment welcomes students seeking academic internship credit and will cooperate with colleges and universities in completing reasonable documentation or evaluations required for approved internship programs.
Please note again: all TSE Entertainment internships are unpaid. Academic credit, when available, is provided by the student’s college or university and is the responsibility of the student to arrange.
TSE’s internship program is primarily designed for students who are currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs.
Recent graduates will only be considered in limited circumstances. A recent graduate who applies must be prepared to make the same two-semester commitment required of enrolled students and must understand that the internship is unpaid.
Candidates seeking a temporary internship while searching for full-time employment should carefully consider whether they can realistically honor the complete internship commitment before applying.
If the TSE Entertainment Music Business Internship Program fits your educational goals, interests, and availability, please send your resume to:
bobbrecht@tseentertainment.com
When applying, please include your school, degree program, anticipated graduation date, and the two-semester period for which you are available.
By applying, candidates should understand that the internship is unpaid and requires a two-semester commitment of approximately 15–20 hours per week.
TSE’s goal is to provide interns with practical experience that helps prepare them for careers in the entertainment industry. Former interns have gone on to pursue professional opportunities throughout the music and entertainment business.
One former TSE intern shared after accepting a full-time position with WME in Beverly Hills:
“I just accepted a full-time position with WME in their Beverly Hills/LA Office starting after my graduation! I’m super excited, and I couldn’t have done it without the amazing opportunity and support I received from you at TSE.”
The preceding description is intended to provide a general overview of the TSE Entertainment Internship Program. Because interns participate in projects across multiple areas of the company, individual assignments and responsibilities will vary depending on current company and client needs.
Responsible for developing and managing all aspects of TSE Entertainment’s marketing strategy as well as assisting our clients on event promotion. The Marketing Specialist will focus on creating, implementing, tracking, and optimizing our digital and traditional marketing campaigns across various marketing channels, including tradeshows.
Also responsible for planning, managing, attending, and evaluating the organization’s presence at trade shows and events.
If you are reading this, you have already visited our website. We are an entertainment booking, production and promotion agency that has been in business since 1975. We are undertaking an expansion of our agency’s services and are looking for good people to grow with us.
If you are passionate and highly motivated; a self-starter who is resourceful in accomplishing objectives, then you may be the right fit for our rapidly growing agency. This is a remote position with the opportunity to work from anywhere using collaborative tools such as Zoom, Asana, Nutshell, Google apps, Celebrity Access, Pollstar and our cloud-based booking platform, etc.
If the above description sounds like you and fits your background, send you resume to info@tseentertaniment.com. <br>
Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.
TSE Entertainment strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
TSE Entertainment is looking for one or more booking agents, to join its team. Agent will primarily focus on marketing talent booking and other services to entertainment venues.
Who We Are: If you are reading this, you have already visited our website. We are an entertainment services agency that has been providing talent booking and event production services since 1975. TSE is seeking one or two additional booking/sales agents to help us grow.
If you are passionate about music and highly motivated to sell; a self-starter who is resourceful in accomplishing objectives; then you may be the right fit for our rapidly growing agency. We offer fully remote work using collaborative tools such as Zoom, Asana, Google apps, Pollstar, Celebrity Access, and our cloud-based booking platform, etc.
TSE is seeking highly driven, commission-based booking agents. Once you prove yourself, you can then move to a salary-plus-commission compensation scheme. Applicants must have a good understanding of various music genres and understand how to both prospect for and close sales. A good understanding of the music industry is important.
TSE Entertainment strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
TSE Entertainment is looking for an innovative, dynamic, competent entertainment event production person to search, secure, oversee and organize events for concerts and festivals. The Event Coordinator effectively manages all logistics for TSE produced events and client-based events. This includes comprehensive administrative functions and effective coordination with local production subcontractors, marketing departments, contract partners and vendors to ensure successful execution of all events. This role supports all activities planned, with all levels of complexity, for TSE Entertainment produced concerts or festivals.
Ideal candidate will reside in Texas or surrounding states although TSE Entertainment provides for remote work using the best collaboration tools. Candidate will have experience working for and event or entertainment company, producing concerts, festivals or other types of events which include live entertainment.
You should have demonstrated knowledge and experience regarding staging, lighting and sound issues for events. You should have great instincts and skills for building TSE’s event production business with an emphasis on multi-day festivals and live concerts. You’ll ensure events are successful and cost- effective, paying attention to budget, time constraints and most importantly the guest experience.
An event production manager is, above all, is a project manager who understands all aspects of festival or concert production. We want to see enthusiastic candidates with fresh ideas and the organizational skills required to not leave anything about an event to chance.
TSE Entertainment strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.