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Celebrity & Entertainment Booking · Est. 1975
An artist booking agency
that works for the buyer.
TSE Entertainment is a national talent agency, artist booking agency, and concert booking agency that has been working since 1975. Our booking agents source the artist, negotiate the offer, and manage contracts, riders, and logistics for festivals, fairs, casinos, public concerts, and corporate events nationwide.
Who This Is For
One booking agency for every act on your lineup.
TSE Entertainment is a booking entertainment agency working with concert promoters, festivals, fairs, casinos, corporate events, municipalities, and private events, typically with entertainment budgets starting around $5,000.
Not all booking agencies work the same way. Most music booking agencies specialize in one genre or one price band. As national booking agents we work every tier and every genre, so one booking agent can build an entire lineup instead of leaving you to coordinate four separate deals with four separate agencies.
And because we represent the event rather than the artist, our booking agents are free to recommend whoever genuinely fits your date and budget. Nobody here has a roster to protect.
a public marketplace. Every recommendation is assembled by a booking agent.
unvetted local acts. Actively touring, professionally represented artists only.
real availability. We check dates and routing before you see a single name.
What we handle for you
- A named booking agent, music people who answer the phone
- Artist research, availability checks, and routing
- Offer strategy and fee negotiation
- Contracts, deposits, and payment schedule
- Technical and hospitality riders
- Show advance and day-of coordination
- Production management and sponsorship support when you need it
Years Booking
Genre & Price Tier
Headliner Ceiling
Typical Reply
WHAT WE BOOK
Three budget tiers,
every genre.
From artists under $10,000 to seven-figure celebrity talent, we have helped clients get more out of every dollar of their entertainment spend for 50 years.
Celebrity Talent
- Nationally recognized names with real ticket-selling draw
- Chart artists, legacy acts, and celebrity appearances
- Full production, sponsorship, and press value
- Booked through direct agency and management relationships
Touring Artists
- Recognizable acts actively touring national circuits
- Country, rock, pop, R&B, Latin, hip hop, and Christian
- Scaled for festivals, fairs, casinos, and concerts
- Tour-tested riders and dependable logistics
Emerging Talent
- Regional and national touring acts on the way up
- Premier tribute productions and specialty performers
- Comedians, DJs, variety acts, and family shows
- Professional caliber without headline pricing
TRACK RECORD
A few of the artists we have booked.
Fifty years of talent booking across country, rock, pop, R&B, Latin, hip hop, comedy, and touring family shows.
Alice Cooper
ROCK
Marc Anthony
LATIN
Boyz II Men
R&B
Journey
CLASSIC ROCK
Blake Shelton
COUNTRY
Gloria Estefan
Flo Rida
HIP HOP
The Four Tops
SOUL
John Mellencamp
ROCK
Willie Nelson
COUNTRY
Tiffany Haddish
COMEDY
Kansas
CLASSIC ROCK
En Vogue
R&B
Village People
DISCO
Parker McCollum
COUNTRY
George Benson
jazz
A representative selection of past bookings, not an active representation roster.
NATIONAL COVERAGE
Booking agents near
me, wherever me
happens to be.
Search for booking agents near me or music booking agents near me and you will mostly turn up local acts, not representation. Talent booking does not work that way. Here is what actually matters.
Artists are not local
National touring artists live on a routing calendar. Their representation sits in Nashville, Los Angeles, New York, and Austin no matter where your event is. A local search cannot reach them.
Routing beats proximity
The best price on an artist is usually a date that already fits their tour. National booking agents see those windows. That is how a smaller market lands a name it could not otherwise afford.
Your agent is one call away
You will have a named booking agent, a direct line, and a reply inside a business day. Fifty years of bookings across the country say that matters far more than a shared zip code.
FIT CHECK
Built for professional
talent buyers.
Before you fill out a form, know whether we are the right agency for the job. Our best partnerships start with a buyer who already knew they were in the right place.
TRUSTED FOR
Yes, this is you.
- Concert promoters and ticketed event producers
- Music festivals and multi-day events
- County fairs, state fairs, and rodeos
- Casino bookings and resort entertainment
- Corporate and brand productions
- Municipal concert series and community events
NOT DESIGNED FOR
Skip us if you need.
- Bar, club, or open-mic showcases
- Entertainment budgets under $5,000
- A public talent marketplace or self-serve platform
- Local-only or unvetted regional acts
- Price-shopping with no date or venue attached
- Exclusive representation for a single artist
PROCESS
A booking process
refined over 50 years.
Tell us about the event
Date, market, audience size, production capability, and budget range. Genre preference helps, but if you are still deciding, that is exactly what your agent is for.
Get a curated shortlist
A booking agent returns artists that fit the date, the routing, and the money. Availability is checked before you ever see a name, so nothing on the list is a dead end.
We handle the deal
Offer, contract, rider, advance, and show-day coordination, run by the same agent from the first call through settlement.
TRACK RECORD
What talent buyers say about us.
TSE and Glenda are incredible to work with. They have helped us find talent and work to get the best deal possible for us to bring great concerts to Odessa, TX. The entire team is responsive and on top of all of the details.
Jay Arrick
Education Foundation of Odessa · Odessa, TX
TSE makes hosting events large and small as simple as possible. Their willingness to quickly address issues of any size and handle performer requests is unmatched.
Clifford Hatch
Director of Parks & Recreation · City of Baytown, TX
TSE has done an awesome job booking entertainment at our fair. Glenda and her team make the hiring and booking process much easier. It truly is like having your own booking department inside your organization.
Reagan Florence
Entertainment Director · Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo · Mercedes, TX
PROCESS
Put a booking agent
on your event.
Share your event and budget range. Your booking agent will come back with artists that fit, usually within one business day.
FAQ
Frequently asked
questions.
What does a booking agency do?
A booking agency connects event buyers with performing artists and runs the deal from first inquiry through show day. TSE’s booking agents identify artists that fit your budget and audience, negotiate the offer, issue and manage contracts, coordinate technical and hospitality riders, and stay on the booking through advance and settlement. You work with one agent instead of chasing managers and agents across a dozen artists.
What is the difference between a booking agent and a talent agency?
In practice the terms overlap. A talent agency traditionally represents artists and sells their dates. A buyer-side booking agency like TSE works from the other direction: we represent the event, not the artist, so we are free to recommend whoever is genuinely the best fit for your date and budget rather than whoever happens to be on one roster. Our booking agents then handle the same contract, rider, and logistics work either way.
Are you a talent representation agency?
Not in the traditional sense, and the difference works in your favor. A talent representation agency signs artists and sells their dates, so its job is to fill that roster’s calendar. TSE works the other side of the table. We represent the event, which means our music booking agents are free to recommend whoever genuinely fits your date and budget instead of whoever we happen to have under contract. You get the same contracting, rider, and advance work either way, without the conflict of interest.
Do I need booking agents near me?
No. Searching for booking agents near me or music booking agents near me usually returns local acts rather than national representation. Talent booking is a national business. Artists route across the country and their representation sits in Nashville, Los Angeles, New York, and Austin regardless of where your event is. As national booking agents we can route artists into your market on dates that already make sense for their tour, often on better terms than a local-only search would find.
How do music booking agencies get paid?
It varies. Some music booking agencies take a commission from the artist’s fee, some charge the buyer a service fee, and some do both. We are straightforward about the structure before you commit to anything, and the number we quote you is the number you budget against.
What kinds of artists can a concert booking agency like TSE book?
Country, rock and classic rock, pop, R&B and soul, hip hop, Latin and Tejano, Christian, jazz and blues, tribute productions, comedians, DJs, family and touring shows, and specialty and variety performers. Working every genre is the point. One agent can build an entire lineup instead of leaving you to coordinate several agencies.
How much does it cost to book an artist?
Fees depend on artist demand, routing, production requirements, and event type. Recognizable national touring acts commonly run $10,000 to $50,000. Celebrity and headline talent ranges from $50,000 into seven figures. We also book quality touring artists in the $5,000 to $10,000 range. Sharing a real budget range gets you a better match than asking for the lowest price.
How do I choose a booking agency?
Choosing a talent booking agency comes down to three questions. How long have they been booking, and can they show you events like yours. Do they work your genre and your price tier, or is it a music booking agency that only covers one lane. And who actually handles your booking once the contract is signed. TSE has been booking nationally since 1975, works every tier, and keeps the same agent on your event from first call through settlement.
