# 🎤 LA Promoters & Booking Targets

**Local LA scene for Das to break into**

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## TIER 1 — Key LA Promoters/Collectives

### Brownies & Lemonade
- **Why:** THE tastemaker collective in LA bass music. They break artists.
- **Events:** Weekly/bi-weekly events, special showcases
- **Venues:** Various (Exchange, Academy, warehouses)
- **How to connect:** 
  - Attend their events religiously
  - Engage on socials
  - Get introduced through someone in their orbit
  - Submit demos when they open calls
- **Contact:** Check IG @browniesandlemonade
- **Status:** [ ]

### Space Yacht
- **Why:** Weekly Tuesday parties, great for emerging artists
- **Venue:** Sound Nightclub (primarily)
- **Vibe:** Bass-heavy, supports local talent
- **How to connect:**
  - Go to Tuesday nights consistently
  - Network with their team
  - Submit through their channels
- **Contact:** @spaceyacht on IG
- **Status:** [ ]

### HARD Events (Insomniac)
- **Why:** Major festivals (HARD Summer, Day of the Dead)
- **Reality check:** Bigger target, but worth building toward
- **How to connect:** Build buzz first, then get on radar
- **Status:** [ ] Long-term target

### Restless Nites
- **Why:** Underground bass events in LA
- **How to connect:** Attend, network, submit
- **Status:** [ ]

### Goldenvoice
- **Why:** Coachella, other major festivals
- **Reality check:** Dream target, need significant buzz first
- **Status:** [ ] Long-term target

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## TIER 2 — LA Venues to Target

### Exchange LA
- **Capacity:** 1,500
- **Booking:** Usually through promoters, but has in-house events
- **Good for:** Opening slots for touring artists
- **Status:** [ ]

### Academy LA
- **Capacity:** 1,100
- **Booking:** Insomniac venue, book through promoters
- **Good for:** Support slots
- **Status:** [ ]

### Sound Nightclub
- **Capacity:** 600
- **Booking:** Space Yacht Tuesdays, other promoters
- **Good for:** Intimate sets, building following
- **Status:** [ ]

### Avalon Hollywood
- **Capacity:** 1,500
- **Booking:** Various promoters
- **Good for:** Bigger shows once established
- **Status:** [ ]

### 1720
- **Capacity:** ~800
- **Vibe:** More indie/alternative but does electronic
- **Status:** [ ]

### Catch One
- **Capacity:** 400
- **Good for:** Smaller, more intimate shows
- **Status:** [ ]

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## TIER 3 — Smaller Venues / DIY Spots

### The Belasco
- Good for mid-size events

### Union Nightclub
- Various electronic nights

### Warehouse parties
- Network to find these, often unlisted

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## Good Society
- **Jake mentioned this** — Need to research
- **Action:** Find out who runs it, what they book
- **Status:** [ ] Research needed

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## Networking Strategy

### Immediate Actions
1. **Identify 2-3 events per month** to attend
2. **Be a regular** — promoters notice familiar faces
3. **Don't pitch immediately** — build genuine relationships first
4. **Offer value** — share their events, support other artists on their roster

### The XLNT Connection
- Danny and Parker from XLNT could potentially intro to promoters
- **Action:** Have Dylan ask about their promoter connections
- **Status:** [ ]

### The Hallwood Connection
- Distribution deal might have industry contacts
- **Action:** Ask Hallwood if they have promoter relationships
- **Status:** [ ]

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## DJ Mix Strategy (needed for bookings)

Promoters want to hear:
1. **A polished 30-60 min mix** showcasing DJ skills
2. **Track selection** that shows taste and range
3. **Mixing ability** — clean transitions, reading energy

**Action:** This is blocked until mix is done. Prioritize in #production.

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## Tracking

| Promoter/Venue | Contact | Approached | Response | Booked? |
|----------------|---------|------------|----------|---------|
| Brownies & Lemonade | | | | |
| Space Yacht | | | | |
| | | | | |
