The Fair Fee Index is our sliding-scale calculator. It scores your event across seven weighted factors and produces a fair fee range — never a black-box quote.
Tell us about the event, venue, date, budget signals and the style you're chasing.
The Fair Fee Index produces a recommended fee range (min / recommended / premium) with the reasoning shown.
We shortlist artists by genre, tier fit, audience size and market — you and our agents see the same list.
Artist fee, commission, travel, accom, production, hospitality and GST — all itemised on a single quote.
Each factor is scored 1–5 and weighted. The weighted average becomes the Fair Fee Index (0–1), which shifts the artist's base fee by up to ±30%.
| Factor | Weight | How we score it |
|---|---|---|
| Venue capacity | 20% | Under 150 through 1,000+, scored 1–5. |
| Expected ticket sales | 15% | Uses the lower of expected or maximum tickets. |
| Location market | 10% | Remote regional through capital metro — travel is costed separately. |
| Event type | 15% | Charity/community/council/commercial/corporate. |
| Billing position | 15% | Opener through sole headliner. |
| Promoter inclusions | 10% | Minimal through full production, transport and hospitality. |
| Tour routing | 15% | Isolated date through efficient linked tour date. |
We always show a minimum fair fee (recommended −5%), the recommended fee, and a premium fee (recommended +10%). Manual agent adjustments require a written reason and are visible to the promoter.
Travel, accommodation, production/backline, hospitality and GST are itemised on every quote — never hidden inside the performance fee.
Once a quote is accepted, every contract, payment, milestone and artist requirement lives in one place — no more scattered emails or lost PDFs.
Signed agreements and terms are saved securely so both artist and promoter are always aligned.
Deposits, milestone payments and balance confirmations are tracked in a clear timeline.
Track every stage of the campaign with links to marketing activities, artwork and release dates.
Stage plans, backline requirements, soundcheck timings and technical specifications are attached to each booking.
Catering, accommodation, transport and backstage requirements are listed clearly and agreed upfront.
Travel, scheduling, guest list and any special requests are captured once and shared with everyone involved.
The base fee isn't a number pulled out of thin air. Our AI ingests each artist's real market signals and returns a defensible fee range that reflects where they genuinely sit in the market — today, not five years ago.
Follower counts and engagement across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube.
Career length and consistency of touring activity.
Monthly listeners and total streams across Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.
Number of releases, EPs and albums — plus upcoming releases in the pipeline.
Volume and sell-through of recent headline and support shows.
Historical peak, critical reception, awards and cultural weight.
Live ticket velocity, radio rotation, playlist adds and press cycles right now.
Recent and upcoming support slots on major national and international tours.
Comparable artists at similar career stages with recent fee data.
Our model weights each signal, benchmarks the artist against comparable acts and returns a base fee range. Every range is reviewed by a Sanpo Yoshi agent — and approved by the artist — before it ever appears on the roster. The Fair Fee Index then scales this base fee up or down based on your specific event inputs, so the final quote reflects both the artist's true market value and the reality of your show.
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