BOOKING INFORMATION

Overview

Many bands/performers want to play ZAPHOD's but we obviously can't accommodate everyone that sends us their press package.

[Photo - Ottawa band After The Troops Leave] Can you remember the last time YOU plunked down your hard-earned dineros/pesetas/pounds/dollars to see a band? Chances are it was a band you heard on the radio, read about, saw their video, or knew about in some way. That's how audiences generally decide what they want to see...so if you are an unknown act, chances are the audience isn't going to show up just because you're playing, even if it is at Ottawa's most credible live music club.

If audiences don't show up, the band makes no money, the staff makes no money, the club makes no money. If that happens often enough, the club will eventually close and there will be one less place to see live music and for bands to play. Keep this in mind when you make the effort to send us your kit.

Many performers are rejected, not because they aren't talented, but because they are not appropriate for the club presently. We don't want you to waste your hard-earned money on CDs, demos, glossys, posters, postage, couriers, only to have them rejected.

Having said all that, good luck in your endeavours.

Submission Process

The first thing you should do is use the regular mail or courier a professional press kit and CD to:

Zaphod Beeblebrox,
27 York Street,
Ottawa, Canada
K1N 5S7.

[Photo - Eugene Haslam] Eugene Haslam is owner and talent booker. He can be reached at (613) 237-5301. This is his home number so you should only call between noon and 5pm. Calling at other times will piss him off. His E-Mail address is: eugenehaslam@hotmail.com

DO NOT send unsolicited E-Mail booking requests, kits, bios, MP3s, etc. They are deleted immediately. DO NOT harass him to get booked, it's a sure-fire way to NOT get booked. He's been a judge for the JUNO AWARDS and a speaker at NORTH BY NORTHEAST, he knows his stuff and he's been doing it for over 15 years. He's not very easy to reach. He gets hundreds of phone calls, E-Mails and Mail. So please be patient. Getting a first gig is notoriously difficult, but it is gratifying when it happens and the club is full, the audience is happy, the staff making a living and the landlord gets paid the rent. [Photo - street posters]

Success!

When you do get booked, it's your responsibility to ensure a good turnout. Zaphod's capacity is 250. If you can't convince enough people that you're as good as you say you are, we can't do much for you. So its incumbent on you to have a reasonable turnout if you expect to be re-booked. Make sure you call all your friends, relatives and acquaintances. Poster the streets. Hand out flyers. Call up the media and tell your story (check our resources list for starters). A good turnout = A good feeling all around.

Postering etiquette & laws

All artists / promoters / street-poster-teams should read this important information: www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com/postering.html