RADAR: I Referred an Artist...Now What?

Hello RADAR advocates! Last week I wrote about how you can find live music in your area. Referrals are starting to roll in, so I wanted to let you know what will happen once you make a referral to ArtiSans.

Once you log on to your profile and submit a referral, you will receive an automatic reply from the system thanking you for your referral. Both Jen Creed (the artist coordinator) and I are also notified of the referral that you submitted.

Jen Creed will then call you to speak with you about the artist that you referred. She'll ask how you know the artist, or how you met them. She'll also gather any other information you know about the artist, whether they have an album in the works, if they are looking to record, and what services they might be interested in that ArtiSans can offer.

Then Jen will discuss with you how you would like to go forward with further communication with this artist. You may have a personal relationship with them, and perhaps you would like to follow up with them with a phone call yourself. If not, Jen will give the artist a call to introduce herself and find out a little more about them. We would like you to remain a part of the process, and you can discuss with Jen how you can be involved.

Jen is well versed in all the services that ArtiSans can help an artist with. She will be able to determine if an artist is interested in further correspondence, and/or if they have a need for ArtiSans at this time. If it isn't the right timing, she can also make a note to follow up with them at a future date.

As an advocate, you can log into your account and see the status of any artist that you referred. If you click on the "My Artists" icon on your main page, you can see all the artists that you have referred to the system. By clicking on their name, you can then see their information page. Notes can (and will) be added to this page after each conversation with the artist. You can also check on their updated status, which will say things like "initial call made", "follow up in 6 months",
"proposal submitted", "deal pending", etc.

ArtiSans is focused on providing excellent customer service and personal attention to all musicians and potential clients. Most of the staff here are musicians and are, or were in, a band. We strive to treat artists with a respect that they deserve and to provide them with the tools they need to be successful.

As always, if you need any help with a referral, or as an Advocate, you can contact me, and I can help you with whatever you need to make you successful in the RADAR program.