35- The Promotor James Dawson - What Do You Need to Do to Get Booked

This week we have James Dawson on the podcast. James is the managing director of The Launchsquad. James has a long and colourful background in the music industry. From 1997, James managed his own band, LUKSTAT from their first show in Caringbah to sharing the stage with Grinspoon, Front End Loader, and Rumanastone. From there in 2001, James began employment with Allied Artists, Australia’s (then) premier Country Booking Agency. James worked directly with GANGgajang, Rick Price, James Blundell and many country music artists, booking extensive rural and regional tours.<br /><br />James provided many insights into the current state of the live music, and the potential way forward. He also shared some great tips for artists to help them get booked and seen. <br /><br />Reach Out to James at the Launchsquad - <a href="https://www.thelaunchsquad.com.au/" rel="noopener">https://www.thelaunchsquad.com.au/</a><br />The Launch Squad on Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thelaunchsquad/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/thelaunchsquad/</a><br /><br />Lukstak on Youtube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfOx67S5wO0" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfOx67S5wO0</a><br /><br />All of our Episodes on our website<br /><a href="https://unfilteredandundiscovered.com/" rel="noopener">https://unfilteredandundiscovered.com/</a><br /><br />Follow us on our Socials<br />YouTube – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHa2c8r-PMVrLVpxpyzY6uQ" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHa2c8r-PMVrLVpxpyzY6uQ</a><br />Facebook – <a href="https://www.facebook.com/unfilteredundiscovered" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/unfilteredundiscovered</a><br /><br />Enjoy our Spotify Playlists<br />Unfiltered & Undiscovered –<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5R84KLNeq7MhDewUtFJuqe" rel="noopener">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5R84KLNeq7MhDewUtFJuqe</a><br /><br />Unfiltered Protest Songs<br /><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2GTQ9aEQvxnVzRojKgtPdU?si=1fa4aadcd2244e15" re