Who We Are & Where We Came From...

FOUNDED  1972

OFFICES  Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Sun Valley, Atlanta 

FACTS  Talent Buyers Network is the largest outsource of showroom entertainment in the country currently buying over $25 million annually in live entertainment for fairs, festivals, casinos and corporate events. TBN also provides services for other venues including performing arts centers, dinner theaters, amphitheaters and private events.

HISTORY  Doug Brown and Brian Knaff founded Good Music Agency, Inc. in 1972. Over the past quarter century, the management and staff of GMA provided a full range of agency services including talent booking, artist development and management, event production and recording services through Metro Studios (a state-of-the-art recording facility built and launched by GMA in 1987). Good Music Agency, Inc. secured numerous major label recording and publishing agreements while managing the careers of international recording artists.

Throughout the years, GMA maintained a diverse talent roster of more than 125 exclusive bands while training a substantial number of agents who now oversee the music industry, executives like Chip Hooper (Monterey Peninsula Artists), Ron Baird (Creative Artists Agency), Keith Miller (William Morris Agency), Steve Hoiberg (Monterey Artists), John Dittmar (Pinnacle Entertainment) and others, all played a role in the colorful history of GMA.

In 1996, GMA established Talent Buyers Network, a unique buyer-oriented agency dedicated to serving the outsourcing needs of specific venues and events. Now representing the exclusive interests of entertainment buyers, TBN currently purchases over $25 million annually in live entertainment for fairs, festivals, casinos and corporate events. TBN also provides services for other venues including performing arts centers, dinner theaters, amphitheaters and private parties.

Combined. The TBN Team brings over 250 years of entertainment experience to their daily negotiations with over 60 major talent agencies. In an industry where 'being on the inside' really matters, TBN is there with over 30 years of entertainment industry relationships to back them up. TBN’s reputation as a “Preferred Purchaser” offers clients the buying power and leverage they deserve.

In addition to talent buying, TBN’s Resource Network provides a full range of consultation services including Strategic Calendar Planning, Marketing & Advertising, Ticketing, Sound, Lights & Staging, Staffing, Special Events, Grand Openings, Sponsorships, Entertainment Assessment, Revenue Tracking, Venue Expansion and Reorganization/Turn-Around.

ORGANIZATIONS/ASSOCIATIONS

International Association of Fairs and Expositions

International Entertainment Buyers Association

International Association of Assembly Managers

International Society of Meeting Planners

International Special Events Society

National Indian Gaming Association 

National Association of Catering Executives

Meeting Planners International

Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce

TBN is also a member of regional and statewide organizations such as WSFA, WIGA, MIGA, WFA, IAFA, IAFE, OFA and MPI.