Talent buying
We buy for our own promotions, so we know what a fee should be before we ask. That is the difference between a quote and a negotiation.
- Real market fees, not list prices
- Holds and first refusals
- Counter-offer handling
Warsaw based · working worldwide
Live entertainment, booked properly.
Talent buying is a trade, not a directory. Honeybeewin tells you early what a name really costs, what it needs on stage, and whether it belongs in your room at all — then books it, contracts it and delivers it.
- Shows delivered
- 0+
- Countries
- 0+
- Artists represented
- 0+
- Avg. quote turnaround
- 0h
Services
Everything between the brief and the encore
Take the whole service or just the part you are missing. Both are normal here.
Festival programming
Line-ups built as a curve, not a list — headline weight where the money is, discovery where the room can take it, and a budget that still balances.
- Stage-by-stage curation
- Budget modelling per slot
- Clash and curfew planning
Show production
Technical delivery under one manager. Riders read line by line, suppliers tendered, and a schedule the crew can actually work to.
- Rider reconciliation
- Site and stage planning
- Crew and supplier management
Sponsor activation
Sponsorship that survives contact with the artist. Rights, usage and on-site presence agreed at contract stage, not on the day.
- Rights packages
- Artist approvals
- On-site brand delivery
International routing
Dates that make geographic and financial sense, with the visas, carnets and freight booked around them rather than after them.
- Route and cost modelling
- Immigration paperwork
- Freight and backline
Contracting & settlement
Deal memos, riders, insurance and the night's settlement, all in writing. No handshake deals, no surprises at the end of the show.
- Deal memos and contracts
- Insurance and permits
- Same-week settlement
Who we represent
A roster built for real rooms
We keep the list short enough to know every act personally. Names we have worked with, not directory entries bought from a database.
DJ & electronic
Festival headliners
Acts that can hold a field at midnight, with the production spec to match.
DJ & electronic
Club circuit & residents
Selectors for rooms between 200 and 2,000 capacity, booked as one-offs or a season.
Music
Show bands
Tight, rehearsed and set-list flexible — the safe answer when the night has to work.
Music
Emerging artists
Support and second-stage names on the way up, priced before the market catches on.
Hosts & speakers
Corporate specialists
Acts who read a business audience: no long intros, no awkward silences, clean language.
Stage & circus
Classical & crossover
Soloists, quartets and small ensembles for ceremonies, dinners and brand films.
Selected work
Recent productions
Three nights that show the range: an outdoor festival, a routed tour and a black-tie room.
Festival · two stages
Harbour Lights Festival
Programmed both stages, booked the headliner eleven weeks out after the first choice pulled, and rebuilt the running order without moving the curfew.
- 12,000Attendance
- 18Acts booked
- 0Slots dropped
Tour · nine cities
Nightform Tour
Routed nine dates across five countries, carried the carnet and the freight, and settled every venue inside the same week the tour ended.
- 9Cities
- 5Countries
- 94%Average sold
Private · black tie
Anniversary Gala, 1,400 guests
Orchestra, a headline vocalist and three speciality acts across one evening, under NDA, with a stage change that took four minutes.
- 1,400Guests
- 4Acts
- 4 minChangeover
How it runs
Four steps, no surprises
You will know at every stage what is agreed, what is pending and what it costs.
-
01
The call
We ask what the night has to achieve, not just who you want. Half the time the answer changes the shortlist entirely.
-
02
Options on the table
Names with fees, availability and an honest note on each — including the ones we would not book for this room and why.
-
03
Paper
Deal memo out within 24 hours of agreement. Riders reconciled against the venue before signature, not after.
-
04
Delivery
Advance, load-in, show, strike, settlement. One named contact throughout, reachable on the day.
Who we are
A small agency that answers its own phone
Honeybeewin was founded in 2015 by promoters and production managers, which is why our shortlists come with a technical note attached. We have loaded in at four in the morning often enough to know which riders are real and which are a wish list.
The team is intentionally under twenty people. Every client is handled by someone senior, because handing a booking to a junior is how dates get lost.
- Senior handling on every enquiry, no exceptions
- Production and booking under one roof
- Straight answers, including the unwelcome ones
In their words
Clients, unedited
Questions
The things clients ask first
Still unsure? Email [email protected] — we answer every enquiry, including the ones we cannot take.
Can you get me a specific name?
Often, yes — and where we cannot, we will say so on the first call instead of stringing it out. An honest no in week one is worth more than a maybe in week six.
How far ahead should we book?
Headliners for summer dates go six to nine months out. Corporate and private bookings work comfortably at eight to twelve weeks. Anything shorter is possible but costs more.
What is included in the fee?
The artist fee, our handling, and whatever the deal memo lists. Travel, hospitality, production and local crew are itemised separately so you can see exactly what you are buying.
Do you handle the technical side?
If you want us to. We reconcile the rider against the venue, tender the suppliers and put a production manager on site. Booking-only is also fine.
Is there a deposit?
Usually fifty per cent on signature and the balance before the performance, though it varies by artist. It is always written into the deal memo before you commit.
Can everything stay confidential?
Yes. We sign NDAs as a matter of routine for private clients and can invoice through a named entity without the event appearing anywhere.
Contact
Tell us the date and the room
The more you can give us now — capacity, audience, budget range — the faster the shortlist comes back.
We answer every enquiry within one working day. If your date is inside two weeks, write “URGENT” in the message and we will call instead.