We book live entertainment for events. We find the act you want, negotiate a fair price, and handle the contracts — working only for you, for one transparent price.
We exist to connect people to entertainment — to align interests, to save you money through one transparent booking fee, and to increase the overall value of your event.
Our pay never changes based on what you spend. We have no reason to push you toward a bigger act or a bigger budget — only toward the right one.
Instead of a percentage buried in your bill, you pay one transparent booking fee. You keep the difference that a traditional buyer would have quietly taken.
From sourcing to settlement, we manage the booking details so the act, the price, and the paperwork all line up — and the money you spend buys a better night.
Most talent buyers get paid more when you spend more. Their cut is a percentage — or a markup hidden in the price — so the pricier the act, the bigger their check. When you sit down to negotiate, they're quietly rooting against you.
We're not. We charge one transparent price, period. We don't make a dollar more whether the artist costs $2,000 or $20,000 — so when we push the price down, we're pushing for you, not against our own paycheck. You see the artist fee at cost, with zero markup from us. And we take nothing from the artist's side, either — you're the only one who pays us, so you're the only side we're on.
We don't provide production. Sound, lighting, and staging come from your own vendors — or, for an additional $50-per-event service fee ($45 each when you book multiple), we'll help you find a trusted production company.
A commission buyer's cut grows with every dollar you spend. Ours never moves — one transparent price. Here's what that's worth at your budget, and what you could do with it instead.
So there's zero confusion before you ever sign: here's what we do for one transparent price — and what stays in your hands.
Your date, your crowd, your budget, and the artists on your wishlist. One short form gets us started.
Tell us who you want and we'll reach the right agents to find them and check availability — then press for the real price, not the sticker price.
Every option laid out with the full cost in plain sight, plus our transparent fee. You choose with all the numbers in front of you.
Contracts, deposits, and insurance — handled correctly and on time, on both sides of the booking.
We confirm the details with the artist's team — schedule, technical needs, and hospitality — so everyone shows up on the same page. Need production? We don't provide it, but for an additional $50-per-event service fee ($45 when you book multiple) we'll help you find a trusted sound, lighting, and staging company.
We make sure the artist is paid and the booking is closed out cleanly — so the date you booked goes off without a hitch.
$150 per event, or $135 when you book several. Our pay doesn't move with your budget, so our only job is the right act at the right price.
Whoever you want to book, we know how to reach the right people to make it happen — relationships built from years inside the college and live-entertainment booking world.
One point of contact from the first call to final settlement of the booking. You make the decisions; we run the sourcing, negotiating, and paperwork.
We don't supply sound, lighting, or staging. If you'd like, we'll help you find a trusted production company for an additional $50-per-event service fee — $45 when you book multiple — so finding the right vendor doesn't become your job.
Entertainment Advisors isn't a faceless marketplace. We come out of the college and live-entertainment booking world — the same rooms where these deals actually get made. Before launching this firm, we produced over 1,000 live events, and we built Entertainment Advisors to put that experience on your side of the table.
We've seen how the old model works: a buyer's pay rises with your budget, so the incentive is always to spend more. We flipped it. One set price, full transparency, and a booking handled the way we'd want it handled for our own event.
Still have a question? Email us at hello@startabooking.com — a real person will answer.
Tell us your date, your crowd, and your budget. The form takes about two minutes, and there's no payment to start the conversation — just real options and an honest price.
Fill in what you know and we'll use it to prepare your booking agreement. Required fields are marked * — everything else helps but can wait. When you're done, hit send and your details come straight to our team.