| NETEX PRODUCTIONS BOOKING AGENCY WAS STARTED AT THE REQUEST OF A FRIEND GARY "WICHITA" ANDERSON WHO WAS IN MY HOUSE BAND WHEN I OWNED A LARGE AND SUCCESSFUL NIGHT CLUB. GARY WAS ALSO LEAD GUITARIST FOR A MAJOR RECORDING ARTIST. GARY WANTED SOMEONE TO HELP GET HIS BOSS MORE WORK. SO AT THE REQUEST OF MY FRIEND , NETEX PRODUCTIONS WAS FORMED. AS TIME WENT BY, GARY MENTIONED ME TO OTHER ARTIST AND BEFORE I KNEW IT I WAS IN THE BOOKING AGENCY BUSINESS. AS A FORMER MUSICIAN,DISC JOCKEY AND NIGHT CLUB OWNER, THIS IS JUST ABOUT AS CLOSE AS I CAN GET TO THE MUSIC WITH OUT BEING ON STAGE. AND BECAUSE I OPERATE ON A SMALL SCALE WITHOUT ALL THE HUGE OVERHEAD , I CAN OFFER ARTIST AT A REDUCED RATE. I HAVE TURNED DOWN MANY MAJOR ARTIST WHO HAVE ASKED ME TO REPRESENT THEM EXCLUSIVELY BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL THAT WOULD BE FAIR TO THEM SINCE I DON'T EMPLOY A LARGE STAFF AND DEVOTE FULL TIME TO BOOKING ENTERTAINMENT. I KNOW EACH OF YOU ARE SAYING AS YOU READ THIS, WHY MESS WITH SOMEONE WHO TREATS BOOKING LIKE A HOBBY WHEN YOU ARE NEEDING ENTERTAINMENT. WELL THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE. I'M GOOD AT WHAT I DO. I WORK DIRECT WITH MANY OF THE ARTIST OR THEIR MANAGER OR THEIR EXCLUSIVE AGENT TO OBTAIN THE BEST PRICE FOR YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZATION. WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF UTILIZING ME INSTEAD OF GOING DIRECT TO THE EXCLUSIVE AGENT, THE ANSWER IS, I HAVE A GOOD RAPPORT WITH MANY OF THE AGENCIES AND I TRY TO OBTAIN WHAT IS KNOWN IN THE BUSINESS , A GOOD ROUTING DATE. WHEN AN ARTIST CAN GET ANOTHER DATE CLOSE TO EACH OTHER THEY CAN OFFER A LOWER PERFORMANCE PRICE. THIS ROUTING DATE CAN WORK IN YOUR FAVOR. THIS IS SOMETHING A BUYER OF ENTERTAINMENT CANT DO, OBTAIN THESE ROUTING DATES AT OTHER VENUES, SUCH AS NIGHT CLUBS, FAIRS, FESTIVALS PRIVATE EVENTS AND ETC. SINCE I BOOK AND PROMOTE FOR MANY NIGHT CLUBS AND OTHER EVENTS , ROUTING DATES ARE A GOOD POSSIBILITY. NETEX PRODUCTIONS HAS PRODUCED, AND PROMOTED MANY CONCERTS AND WE CAN PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SOUND , LIGHTNING, AND STAGING TO MEET THE ARTIST REQUIREMENTS. NETEX PRODUCTIONS STRIVES TO REPRESENT REPUTABLE ARTIST WHICH WE KNOW WE CAN DEPEND ON TO SHOW UP ON TIME , CLEAN, SOBER AND READY TO PRODUCE THE QUALITY OF SHOW YOU ARE EXPECTING. NETEX PRODUCTIONS STRIVES TO HAVE A QUALIFIED REPRESENTATIVE AT EACH ARTIST PERFORMANCE TO ASSIST AND HANDLE ANY PROBLEM THAT MAY OCCUR. WE HAVE SUPPLIED MANY VENUES WITH MAJOR ARTIST AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MANY OF THESE VENUES THAT WE SAVED THEM MONEY OVER OTHER PRIOR AGENTS,OR PROMOTERS AND OUR EVENT WAS PRODUCED WITH OUT ANY OF THE PRIOR PROBLEMS. WE WILL NOT LET AN ARTIST LOSE A DATE WITH YOU, OVER BOOKING FEES, WHEN EVER POSSIBLE. IF YOUR LOOKING FOR MAJOR RECORDING ARTIST, REGIONAL ARTIST ,OR JUST A LOCAL ENTERTAINER GIVE US A CALL. IF WE CANT HELP YOU WE CAN REFER YOU TO ONE OF OUR REPUTABLE ASSOCIATES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE REFERENCES FROM PAST BUYERS AND VENUES, WE WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO FORWARD THEM TO YOU. ALL WE ASK ... JUST GIVE US A TRY... DON'T ASSUME YOU ALREADY GETTING THE BEST DEAL. I HOPE TO VISIT WITH YOU SOON. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ASK FOR REFERENCES. IF YOU ARE A NEW ARTIST , OR BAND AND WOULD LIKE REPRESENTATION PLEASE SEE OUR COMMENT ON OUR CONTACT PAGE SONNY FOSTER netex@sbcglobal.net |