Need a talent agent?

Question:idk how to get agents. when i look them up online they just say abuncha bull crap that has nothin to do with anything.

you guys know anyone that can help?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: idk how to get agents. when i look them up online they just say abuncha bull crap that has nothin to do with anything.

you guys know anyone that can help?

What kind of talent are you, music, acting, modeling, ??? There are agents that specialize in partifcular types of performer, so to start with, you need to figure out what an agent's focus is and if it matches what you do.

But more than that--getting an agent is the LAST thing you do, not the first, when building a career. Unless you're a model, in which case the agency comes earlier.

General principle: NEVER pay an agent directly, the legitimate ones only make their money as a percentage of your earnings. And NEVER sign with an agent who requires you to deal with any specific associated service providers--honest agents will give you a choice of photographers, options about costume, suggestions about education, not a mandate to buy those things from a particular source.

For example. If you're an actor, there are a lot of agents who will sign you for a fee--and then ignore you for a year until the next fee is due. Or they'll sign you for free but require you to get a photo package from their "exclusive" studio--or acting lessons from their "sponsored" academy--and those places will kick back some of your dollars to the agent, who will then ignore you until next year when it's time to get new photos...

If you're going to be a model, look up the agencies in your area, phone them and ask when they have open auditions. Get some instruction in modeling (you need to know the walk!) before auditioning.

If you're a musician, promote yourself directly by phoning club owners and by putting up flyers, etc. When you finally start to get so many jobs that you're running out of time between practicing, promoting, and performing, then you hire an agent to take some of that work off your hands. Or, if an agent with a track record approaches you and wants to represent you (no up-front fees), that's good too.

If it's acting, then you need to get into as many amateur shows as you can, network with other actors, and find out where the professional auditions in your area are advertised. You also want to sign on for instruction in acting, voice, movement, etc. at the better acting seminars and workshops (or go to college and finish a BFA program, that's the best plan). Most professional auditions are open only to union members--and the three unions (Equity, SAG, and AFTRA) all require professional experience before they let you join--so you have to hit whatever open auditions for professional shows you can, until you finally get a break and get into one. After you have your union card, legitimate agents might talk to you, until then, they don't want to waste their time (and can you blame them?).

Best way to find an agent is by word of mouth--get to know other performers and find out who represents them and how they like the service.