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Book Tom Waits for your next corporate event, function, or private party.
Tom Waits has been recording music for over 35 years. Comparing his early work---the Elektra/Asylum period from 1972-1980---with what came after (his Island Records years and finally his latest effort Mule Variations on indie label Epitaph), one notices a palpable shift towards the eccentric. In 1983, with the release of Swordfishtrombones, Waits began mixing genres and doing some rather strange things to his voice. The Tin-Pan-Alley-style style gave way to a variety of experiments with bizarre textures, ethnic instruments, found sound, alternative recording techniques, and a diverse array of song topics..

How to hire Tom Waits for an event

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Frequently Asked Questions about booking Tom Waits to perform.

Many performers, actors, speakers and other talent like Tom Waits in certain cases will consider virtual appearances via live streaming. They perhaps may accept lower fees too. If you are seriously interested in booking Tom Waits or other talent shown on our site, we will research their desire and the specific fee for your live-streaming event or project request.
Tom Waits's current work schedule and location in relation to your event's type, date, budget, and locality will play a primary factor in the acceptance of booking Tom Waits for your party. As long as your funding is commensurate with the price range to book Tom Waits, CTI will propose your event to the official agency representing Tom Waits. After we consult with them, we will provide a personal and accurate quote that includes: final costs, availability, and actual interest in being hired for your specific event or party.
CTI can give you the accurate Tom Waits booking price once we submit your event details to their camp. "How much does it cost to book Tom Waits for an event?" is a frequent question we get. The final Tom Waits booking price is contingent on many variables and the booking fee we may show is based on a range derived from our past experience with what will Tom Waits charge for an event. An example fee to book Tom Waits is in the starting range of $300,000-$499,000. However, any recent popularity change would cause a price fluctuation well beyond this example. Also, their speaking fee might be different than the fee shown for the cost to perform or to just appear. Popularity, career stage, along with current demand will cause fluctuations in their speaking price as well. The final booking price may be more than what is shown, but you should at least have a budget within that range for them to consider an appearance, performance or speaking engagement.
CTI negotiates on behalf of professional event planners and talent buyers for paid appearances! We cannot give out direct contact information of the Tom Waits agent or help distribute fan mail, personal messages, gifts, requests for free appearances, or donations of time. The Tom Waits manager and agent will only work with us if we present them with funded offers for their client to work your event.
There is low probability to book Tom Waits for a party with anything substantially less than the published booking cost price range. We will negotiate with the Tom Waits agent on your behalf if your funding is in place. By not having funding ready then it will more difficult to book Tom Waits, because they get many offers to work events that are at or above asking price. It is also important to consider the travel costs when researching the Tom Waits booking fee, as additional expenses like this, as well as an entourage of staff and equipment, are not necessarily built-in to the booking fee range shown. If your budget does not factor that in, then there is no benefit for them to want to be hired. We do not personally speak for Tom Waits, but in our experience in booking talent for over 25 years, this is generally the outcome of inadequate funding.
Type
Performer
Style
Rock
Range
Folk, Folk-Indie, Folk-Rock, Jazz-Mainstream, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Folk-Alternative, Male, Age Group-60's+
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