Our guest on the New Music Business this week is the talent buyer of the Brooklyn Bowl, Paul Bacher. In this episode, we dive into how the venue operates and books acts, how artists should be writing their booking emails, the current state of the live music industry, and much more!05:26 Welcome07:03 The Brooklyn Bowl13:31 Paul's role and who he communicates with17:14 Breakdown of the show deals and venue expenses26:21 Local artists and support acts 35:15 How local artists should balance performance frequency37:51 Difference between indie music venues vs. corporate partnership venues42:02 How upcoming artists can prove themselves45:47 Emailing the perfect booking request51:30 Advice for artists who are seeking a booking agent53:31 Emailing the perfect booking request (continued)55:17 State of live music industry in a post-pandemic world59:56 Final questionSubscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmbAri's Take Academy (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.comWatch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpaConnect with Ari’s Take:Website: https://aristake.comAcademy: https://aristakeacademy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandTwitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstandConnect with Paul Bacher:Website: https://www.brooklynbowl.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulbacher/?hl=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-bacher-30109539Edited and mixed by Maxton HunterMusic by Brassroots DistrictProduced by the team at Ari’s Take Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.