The presentation of Tom van der Velpen (Gigstarter) at the Dutch Digital Impact session during the NEXT Conference 2016 in Hamburg.

3. The problem
People want to book live music, but don’t know where to go.
Under the radar artists are nearly impossible to discover.
On the radar artists have their sales hijacked by intermediaries.

4. Dozens of intermediaries all try to sell
the same artist at different prices.
These intermediaries add a markup of
20% to 100%.
The result:
1. Rich intermediary
2. Rich Google
3. Poor booker
4. Poor Jan Smit

5. Dozens of intermediaries all try to sell
the same artist at different prices.
These intermediaries add a markup of
20% to 100%.
The result:
1. Rich intermediary
2. Rich Google
3. Poor booker
4. Poor Jan Smit

6. Gigstarter is a place where ...
Artists promote themselves
Bookers discover nice acts
Bookers always book right at the source

7. Solutions for artists
Create a free profile
Get discovered by bookers
Get more gigs
Online resume with independent reviews

8. A profile gives the booker a good idea of what
can be expected. It contains a lot of practical
information a booker needs to know.
Profiles include a live video, music demos, a
biography, a price indication, reviews and a
calendar, among other things.

9. Solutions for bookers
Discover acts you otherwise might not have
Get an honest and transparent overview
Know that you pay the lowest price because
1. You book right at the source
2. There’s no intermediation fee

12. Solutions for booking agencies
Manage your artists from a single dashboard
Expand your international reach
Future: professional cloud-based CRM

13. Our results in the Netherlands
Over 1200 artists and growing
About 200 bookings each month
Highly appreciated by both artists and bookers

14. What’s next?
Expanding throughout Europe
More bookings by professional bookers
Growing number of famous artists
Artists crossing borders with Gigstarter

15. Questions?
I’d like to meet you!
Say hi afterwards or mail me at tom@gigstarter.nl