First and foremost, we at Billions Australia honestly believe that no other agency is as truly artist-centric and service oriented as ours. All of our efforts are targeted at the creation and maintenance of long-term mutually rewarding associations and ensuring the best possible touring experience and artistic and financial outcomes are achieved.
Because of this philosophy, it is absolutely essential that, prior to considering working with any artist, we establish that our thinking runs parallel with theirs. We thrive on communication, honesty, and common sense and strive to be as flexible and responsive to artists’ needs as possible. Our aim is to provide the artist with a dedicated long-term consultant and service provider who will represent them as they wish to be represented and advise them in all aspects of this territory.
Many international artists coming to Australia & New Zealand are represented by agents who are completely disconnected from this marketplace and it was a significant objective of Billions Australia to be able to offer artists a full-service Australian option with deep local knowledge, direct market intelligence with the advantage of global experience and vision. We are ruthlessly direct and treat our clients as responsible adults who do not need to be fed platitudes and distortions in order to preserve or enhance the relationship. If we make a mistake, the affected client will hear about it from us. If we feel that an artist is making a poor decision, that artist will be advised of that opinion.
Naturally, once we have been heard on any such issue, we will always faithfully do our best to execute the client’s wishes regardless of any misgivings we may have. We seek to place the show in the right room with the most honourable and reliable tour partners at an appropriate ticket price and with a fair outcome for our client. In addition, we strive to maintain excellent relationships and open communication with the many small, medium and large agencies, promoters, events and festivals around the region in order to maximize the opportunities for our artists.
The validity and effectiveness of our sensible and patient approach can be seen in the careers of many of our current clients who, generally speaking, are able to tour profitably when and how they see fit independent of label tour support and often outside of industry routine. We have enjoyed extraordinary loyalty from the artists with whom we have worked over the years and, while we are grateful for having had the opportunity to be associated with such people of character, we feel it is no accident. We take on new clients infrequently and only after careful consideration. Thank you for taking an interest in the extraordinary artists we represent; it means a great deal to all of us.
