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Booking Booking · 8 Nov 2026 Writing to a booker so you get a reply Bookers get up to two hundred emails a week and most sound the same. Here is how to write the one that gets a reply. Marten @marten · 2 min
WeblogWeblog · 26 Oct 2026DonationsMarten · 1 minMusic IndustryMusic Industry · 22 Oct 2026Every band needs a one-pagerA one-pager is the single page a booker actually reads. Here is what goes on it, and why it gets you shows.Marten · 2 minWeblogWeblog · 19 Oct 2026Agent attacks and claiming your pageMarten · 1 minBookingBooking · 5 Oct 2026Reading a venue contractMost venue contracts are five pages of boilerplate around three numbers that matter. Here are the three, and the clauses worth your attention.Marten · 2 minPlatformPlatform · 5 Oct 2026How Simuze reads a venue agendaEvery morning a small program reads the agenda of a venue. This is what it fetches, what it never touches, and how a venue gets a wrong listing fixed.Marten · 2 minPlatformPlatform · 28 Sep 2026Nothing loads until you press playVideos on Simuze are a poster until you press play. Here is why, and how the rest of the site is built to load quickly.Marten · 2 min