In The Pocket Artists (ITPA) is a full-service national booking agency that was launched in March 2006. ITPA's focus as an agency is predominantly on youth-driven original music that's both "got pocket" and displays skillful songwriting and musicianship. Genres of focus include Funk, Soul, Rock, Reggae, Afrobeat, Rock and Bluegrass. ITPA's artist roster has consistently been hand-picked to represent a diverse array of talent that is easily marketed to young audiences and is being designed...
In The Pocket Artists (ITPA) is a full-service national booking agency that was launched in March 2006. ITPA's focus as an agency is predominantly on youth-driven original music that's both "got pocket" and displays skillful songwriting and musicianship. Genres of focus include Funk, Soul, Rock, Reggae, Afrobeat, Rock and Bluegrass. ITPA's artist roster has consistently been hand-picked to represent a diverse array of talent that is easily marketed to young audiences and is being designed to be used as a valuable resource for not just clubs, art centers and theatres across the US that seek the finest (and funkiest) in musical talent but also with a strong focus on festivals, colleges, private high schools and special events. There are currently 16 artists on ITPA's exclusive roster and many more that work with the agency on a freelance basis.
In the Pocket Artists is guaranteeing that at least one Sonicbids band that submits between now and the September of 2009 will be offered an exclusive 12 month ITPA booking representation deal.
A little background information about our agency...The company's founder and president, Gabe Johnson, worked full time as a national booking agent at Simon Says Booking for nearly 5 years prior to launching his own company and boasts over 15 years experience in the music business. Johnson's passionate and knowledgeable yet down-to-earth business style is rooted in almost ten years on the road as a touring musician himself (1990-2000 with Jive Talkin' Robots, Soulwork and others) and the first-hand knowledge that his experience brought him about the ins and outs of what it takes to make a touring act successful. The agency was launched in Massachusetts and a year later, Johnson relocated the already thriving agency across the country to the friendly confines of Bend, Oregon, a gem of a global village nestled in the Cascades, where the agency has thrived and grown significantly, in staff and scope, since the move.
The company’s vice president, Hunt Frye, worked full time as a national booking agent at Crescendo Artists for nearly 4 years before accepting a job offer from ITPA in 2008. Frye’s networks of connections, youthful exuberance and stellar work ethic have added a whole other dimension to the agency’s productivity since his arrival. He is now the lead agent for the Central and Mountain Time zones and is also taking the lead on establishing and representing the new Bluegrass and Electronica wings of the ITPA roster.
Artists currently on the In the Pocket Artists exclusive roster include: Gokh-Bi System, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Spiritual Rez , Rubblebucket Orchestra, Natives of the New Dawn, The Afromotive, Head For The Hills, Taj Weekes & Adowa, Revision, Roots of Creation, The Blue Method, Intervision, Melvin Sparks, Scott Fisher & 1a.m. Approach, The Barrel House Mamas.
Visit the In The Pocket Artists website at www.inthepocketartists.com to find a wealth of information about the agency's acts, with streaming video, streaming audio, website links, photos, descriptions, interactive offer forms and much more.
We look forward to reviewing your submissions!