General Info:
Ground Control Touring Ground Control Touring is a boutique booking agency founded in the year 2000 by Eric Dimenstein and Jim Romeo. We currently offer exclusive North American tour booking for a roster of 150 clients out of our offices in Brooklyn, NY and Carrboro, NC. We also represent many of our clients in international territories including Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and South America. Our goal is to help foster long lasting and healthy relationships between our clients, their agents, and promoters around the world while facilitating responsible agreements for all varieties of live shows. The backbone of our philosophy is honest and respectful communication, and the unwavering belief that our clients are writing and performing at the highest caliber possible. Simply put, our work and our artists speak for themselves. Send an email to the responsible agent (listed on each artist's page) with as much information as possible about the venue or event. You may also submit an inquiry using the form at the top of the page. The following questions are a good start: We strive for long-lasting, meaningful relationships with our clients. While we love to hear new stuff and appreciate your interest in working with us, we are not only extremely selective in who we choose to represent, but also very limited in how much time we have to explore new music. We wish we could help every band whose music we love, but unfortunately it's just not that simple. There are a myriad of factors that we take into account before signing a new artist. Primarily, if you have not played outside of your town extensively or booked your own tour, it is highly unlikely that we would consider you. While that may sound strange, we recommend that all acts book their own tours initially if only to experience what it's like. If you're going to have someone handle your touring it's a good idea to know what they will be doing for you. Secondly, we make our living on a percentage of your touring income. If you haven't played around much, well, we really don't want to take your gas and food. There are of course exceptions to the rules. If you are signed to a well known label, have obtained some national press, have a publicist in place, have gotten airplay, etc. we may be interested even if you have little touring history. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo Times New Viking - Dancer Equired