Artist Booking Series

The Levitt Foundation is pleased to offer a series of conversations with Anne Sturm on the best practices of artist booking.

Join Levitt network Artist Booking & Routing Consultant Anne Sturm as she shares updates on network artist rosters and routing. You’ll have the opportunity to ask all your artist booking questions—from negotiating talent fees and contract terms to routing, plus any booking challenges you may be encountering. During this quarterly series, Anne will provide ongoing learning for booking and presenting artists, from emerging talent to seasoned performers.

Scroll down to register for upcoming sessions and to explore resources on artist booking from past sessions, below.

Anne Sturm has been booking and managing venues and festivals for over 10 years. Most recently as the Senior Buyer for ArtsQuest and Executive Director of Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks in Bethlehem, Pa., she oversaw nearly 800 performances annually and played major planning and project management roles in festivals garnering over 1 million guests annually. Over the past 10+ years, Anne has booked and promoted small to large scale concerts from emerging acts like Valerie June, Yasmine Williams, and Danielle Ponder to established artists like Ja Rule, Ashanti, Monica, La India, John Legend, Wynton Marsalis, Graham Nash, Diana Krall, Tony Bennett, and hundreds more. Anne continues to work with communities near and far as she books and consults various-sized venues in the North and Southeast regions of the United States.

For artist booking support and routing opportunities, please email Anne at bookingsupport@levitt.org. If you would like to be added to the Levitt network artist booking listserv for additional artist booking updates email us at programs@levitt.org.

Upcoming Sessions

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All sessions are 60 minutes, beginning at 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT.

TUESDAY | OCTOBER 22

Booking Talent Virtual Fireside Chat with Anne Sturm

This training session continues the conversation about booking and presenting artists, from emerging talent to seasoned performers. This 60-minute session will cover network artist updates and routing opportunities, as well as provide ample time to ask Anne your questions about best practices for curating a holistic artist lineup, making offers, contract terms and conditions, key terminology, and more.

Register

TUESDAY | December 3

Booking Talent Virtual Fireside Chat with Anne Sturm

This training session continues the conversation about booking and presenting artists, from emerging talent to seasoned performers. This 60-minute session will cover network artist updates and routing opportunities, as well as provide ample time to ask Anne your questions about best practices for curating a holistic artist lineup, making offers, contract terms and conditions, key terminology, and more.

Register

Past Sessions and Resources

Please scroll down to explore past sessions and click through for presentations, booking templates, and other resources from the series.

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