Agents/Managers

Comprehensive software packages designed for actors. Mailing lists of agents and casting directors, postcard printing from a home printer, labels.

A guide for any actor trying to succeed in Hollywood, with advice from casting directors, photographers, agents, actors, a writer/producer, a publicist, a manager, and an acting coach.

A how-to guide to booking performances and building tours for solo artists and performing groups of all types. Includes in-depth information on what presenters need from artists and the technical aspects of touring.

The lessons to be learned from this helpful guide show aspiring screenwriters, television writers, and novelists how to catch a agent’s eye and develop a successful scriptwriting career. Step-by-step instructions reveal how to get around the “Catch 22” of the trade—but you can’t get an agent until you’ve sold a script. Interviews with prominent agents and managers disclose how the power brokers choose material, what kinds of writers command their attention, and what they expect from the writers they sign on. Tips on how to write a winning spec script, how to word an effective query letter, how to forge a sound relationship with reps, and other invaluable advice fill this insider’s guide.

The second edition of this widely praised legal guide answers virtually every question a writer is likely to face concerning his or her rights and the law. Extensively revised and updated to cover recent developments in the law, this book is an invaluable addition to every successful writer's library.

AFM's web site includes a free section for Young Musicians. Resources include searchable databases of music schools and booking agents, scholarship information, and articles on the music businesss.

With over 250 local unions throughout the United States and Canada, the union is the largest in the world representing the interests of the professional musician.

AFTRA maintains a list of AFTRA-franchised agents on its web site, searchable by geographic location, with contact information and preferred clientele. Information on agents and the agent/performer relationship is also posted online.

Membership in ASA is open to individuals around the world genuinely interested in pursuing the art of screenwriting and their goal of becoming a screenwriter. Agent information, international screenwriters conference, e-newsletter, health insurance options, and more.

This book gives information on how to contact agents and break into any aspect (almost) of show biz. It also has lists and lists of addresses to write to for agents, casting directors, auditions, etc. Available at dramabookshop.com

A monthly newsletter (via e-mail or paper) with 600-900 announcements (every month) listing art contests and competitions, art scholarships and grants, juried exhibitions, art jobs and internships, call for entries/proposals/papers, writing and photo contests, residencies, design and architecture competitions, auditions, casting calls, fellowships, festivals, funding, and other opportunities (including some that take place on the web) for artists, art educators and art students of all ages.

A free on-line information service designed to help artists take control of their careers. The network assists artists in locating information, resources, guidance, and advice on a comprehensive range of subjects of interest to fine artists. Lists include art marketing consultants, career coaches, art world mailing lists, therapists and healers, art workshops, and marketing and PR lists. People working in the applied arts, arts administration, and arts-related fields will also find this site useful.

Online database of authors' representatives who are AAR members. Search by name, business, state, or specialty (literary, dramatic, adults, children). The member list may also be downloaded as a PDF. The site also posts recommendations for meeting with agents and information about the agent-author relationship, as well as the AAR's Canon of Ethics.

ATPAM maintains an Available List of those Managers and Press Agents interested in contract opportunities. This information is available to members in the MEMBERS ONLY Area and provided by request to employers looking to hire staff for shows.

ATPAM members are press agents, publicity and marketing specialists company managers and house and facilities managers who are devoted to the health, vitality and success of staged entertainment of all types. ATPAM is part of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC. As Local 18032 of the IATSE, ATPAM enjoys membership in the largest Union governing the entertainment business and with that, finds itself as part of vital, growing industry that encompasses stage, screen and television.