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BOOKING
NEGOTIATIONS
TALENT
be you
GET HEARD
GET SIGNED
GET SUPPORT
MUSICIANS
be heard
Art, Design,
Illustration,
3D, Animation
ARTISTS
be creative
DOMESTIC &
INTERNATIONAL
MODELS
be aspiring
TV
RADIO
MOVIES
STREAMING
BROADCASTERS
be outspoken
FULL SUPPORT
WIDER AUDIENCE
ANALYTICS
INFLUENCERS
be trending
Editorial support
Publishing connections
Copyright security
WRITERS
be read
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& PROTECT
IP Protection
CONTRACT & BRAND MANAGEMENT
Find out how we represent every artist to their fullest potential
Contract & Brand Management
Welcome to DBW! We’re based in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where the rich legacy of artists such as Otis Redding, The Allman Brothers, Aretha Franklin, and so many other musicians and entertainers remains an undeniable influence on today’s existing entertainment industry.
At DBW, whether you’re a musician, a visual artist, a model, broadcaster, influencer, or other entertainer, we will ensure that your talents are nurtured, that you receive the support you need, and develop a clear vision of your professional and creative future—all through professional support from a dedicated and experienced team.
DBW takes pride in playing a part in Muscle Shoals’ inspiring, ongoing legacy—but make no mistake! Our reach extends across the Southern US, and well beyond. Cultivated over time by experienced industry professionals, our diverse portfolio of contacts will ensure that your career goes exactly where you want it to go.
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MUSICIANS
Need artist management and music marketing services? Join our roster of Rock, Blues, Country, Dance, Electric, Pop, and R&B artists. No matter your style or genre, DBW will represent you professionally and act as your committed advisor on all matters that will enable you to get your music to the right people, including booking agents, producers, labels, and more.
Our musician management services include, but are not limited to:
Unique, one-of-a-kind branding
Video production and streaming video capabilities
Influencer strategies
Audience building
Word-of-mouth and street marketing
Securing interviews and media spots locally and nationally/internationally
Associating you with similar or complementary partner artists
Getting you on the radio
PR events
Pairing you with the right graphic and visual artists for every unique promotion
Strategic planning for the future (short and long-term goals)
Full-on marketing campaigns that will support your brand
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What else can we do for you? We can find you the perfect agent, make sure all of your contracts and contract negotiations are solid, and that you don’t have to worry about any shady dealings, bad contracts, underhanded transactions, or people who don’t have your best interests in mind.
DBW knows what it takes to take musical artists to the next level. How do we do it? We focus on what’s most important: the music.
We get it. The road to success in music is layered with challenges. We’re committed to artists, to music, and to removing the roadblocks that are getting your way. At DBW, we want you to work hard, have fun, and most importantly, enjoy the ride.
ARTISTS
DBW represents some of the US’s most exciting, upcoming visual artists. Why do we care about the fine, classical, modern, and cutting-edge graphic visual arts? We believe that visual artists are a largely under-recognized force for positive influence and social change. We want to be a part of getting artists like you recognized, represented, and paid.
Our visual artist management services include, but are not limited to:
Developing your overall creative and professional goals
Building your comprehensive artist portfolio, in print and online
Helping your artwork speak for itself in a competitive environment
Giving you access to the best print, online, and real-world presentation opportunities
Helping you obtain exhibition and relevant meet-and-greet opportunities
Finding you the right buyers, clients, headhunters, agents, and more
The business side of the greater artworld can be overwhelming. If you’re struggling with getting your work out there, figuring out pricing for your work, managing contracts and negotiations, or even just figuring out where your work belongs, we can help you every step of the way.
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Need to find the right galleries, arts organizations, or agents to promote your artwork? Maybe you’re a graphic artist that needs to be partnered with the right business or commercial clients. Whatever your creative, artistic goals, DBW can help. We manage visual artists throughout the greater Muscle Shoals area, and beyond.
What kind of artist are you? Are you a painter, sculptor, muralist, photographer, gorilla artist, graphic artist, illustrator, animator, commercial video artist? Do you have a specialty? We want to know! We can partner you with the right people, and make sure that your work received the attention it deserves.
Need someone to recognize your work and take it seriously? DBW has a team of professionals who ready and eager to help. We want you to maintain your artistic and professional creative integrity. Let us do the grunt work and take care of the business side while you do the work you were born to do.
MODELS
There’s no end to the challenges that come along with being a successful model. Unfortunately, there are imposter managers out there who promise your safety, to guard your privacy and professional integrity, and who will take advantage of you at every turn.
DBW is a professional model management provider. We will not let you get taken advantage of by flashy, fly-by-night promisers. DBW does not see models as products; we see models as individuals and as professionals. At DBW, you will always be treated with the respect you deserve.
Are you a beginner model who needs help finding footing in the industry? Are you an experienced model, or model with a unique look or skill set specific to a certain genre? Are you looking for print work, other commercial work?
Our model management services include, but are not limited to:
Ensuring your safety and personal privacy through the trusted DBW team and its partners
Talent nurturing services (Models are talent!!)
Portfolio development services
Getting you the go-sees you need
Social media blasts that complement every job or campaign and build or enhance your brand
Making sure your face, look, and unique skills are made clear to the right agents, fashion designers, photographers, and industry professionals
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DBW is committed to helping you make sure you get all of the attention you deserve as a professional model. We will work with you to make sure your strengths and unique qualities are understood and seen by the people who are most equipped to move your career forward.
If you’re a model who wants to be taken seriously and make the most of your talents, DBW can help. Whether you’re an aspiring or experienced supermodel, traditional model, or print, runway, video, or specialty model, you can find a trusted home at DBW.
Oh! And agents and contracts and support while you go from go-see to go-see, gig to gig? Yep! We’ll handle all of that, too.
BROADCASTERS
You want to be behind the microphone because you know you’ve got what it takes to relay relevant and important information in an engaging way that can ignite that passions of others. Oh, yeah, and you’ve got a few things of your own to say.
Are you a student or recent grad who wants to build on what you’ve been learning, and establish a true personality? Are you a journalist who needs to be taken seriously, create a larger network? DBW is poised to position you to achieve your broadcasting goals.
Broadcasters need intelligent marketers who will work tirelessly to make their hard-earned voices heard. Broadcasters aren’t just the news; they’re the newsmakers—and idea shakers.
Our broadcasting management services include, but are not limited to:
Establishing your voice within your community, locally and globally, as your career demands
Making your social media strategy on par with those of the “top dogs”
Targeting your core audience, and audience expansion services
Presenting you with the data you need to meet and exceed audience expectations
Sharing your work on every relevant platform
Providing you with all the professional connections you need to present your broadcasting talents and skills to the right people at the right time
DBW recognizes that broadcasting is an extremely competitive space. Be prepared to work hard, and—as long as you’re with DBW—be assured that we will work as hard as you do to get you where you want to go.
Every broadcaster is different. Every broadcasting personality is unique. At the beginning of your broadcasting career, it can be tempting to try to be everywhere and please everyone. If you’re a beginner, DBW can help you focus, hone your skills, and find the gigs and people that will propel you into a real future in broadcasting. If you’re a seasoned professional, DBW can help you up your game while doing what needs to be done on your behalf, including advocating for you as you navigate complex contracts and negotiations.
DBW understands that talented broadcasters are our opinion-shapers, entertainers, and the people audiences rely on to make their everyday a new day.
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INFLUENCERS
Do you already have a significant following? Are you looking to expand to a wider audience?
What are your specific qualifications, and what are the unique answers you can provide to your particular audience?
DBW will help you answer these questions. We will help you brand yourself in your current niche, and make the most of your current media presence. But, we won’t stop there. At DBW, we empower influencers to deliver relevant content to the people who want it most, and we do it at a high level. Using advanced data analytics, we will empower you to encourage audience interaction in all the right ways. We will also assist you in collaborating with others who will up your audience numbers and legitimize your messages. Plus, our advanced data gathering and analytics will ensure that your meet your influencer goals—and, most importantly—get your voice out to the people who need to hear it most.
Our influencer management services include, but are not limited to:
Unique, one-of-a-kind branding
Determining your value (for yourself and your audience)
Influencer strategies
Audience building
Streamlining all of your online and social media processes
Driving massive amounts of traffic to your website
Data analytics that result in more traffic than you’ve ever seen
Consistent, trustworthy support
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As an influencer, there are certain things you need to know. You need to know how many users it takes (across many platforms) to be considered a trusted influencer. You need to know what those users are seeking from you. In other words, you need to know what’s working and what isn’t working, in real time, throughout your influencer journey.
There’s no end to what DBW can do for influencers. We have the expertise and analytics technology to ensure you don’t just sound like anybody. With us behind the scenes, rest assured you will sound like somebody—because we know you are somebody. At DBW, you will always be treated as a unique individual with a unique voice.
WRITERS
Whether you’re an experienced or emerging writer you need representation and management for three big reasons:
1: Understanding and creative support
2: A due amount of publicity, and a due amount of privacy
3: Connections that result in actual contracts—and pay You’re sitting alone in your room, at your computer, writing the work that is going to shape our world’s future. You’re doing it!
Are you ready to take your work to the masses? If you are, DBW will be there to support you, and take you to the next level. The BDW team understands that finding the right agent can be a harrowing experience. DBW takes the sting out of finding the right agents, publishers, and other relevant cohorts you need to push your career forward. Publishing contracts? Copyrighting questions? No need to worry. We’ve got the answers.
Our writer management services include, but are not limited to:
Helping you achieve your creative writing goals
Identifying how your work applies to the greater publishing space
Finding the right publishing spaces for you and your work
Targeting those who should see your work
Empowering you to organize your query letter submissions and responses
Total Web support, including website and social media development
Answers to every publishing and copyrighting question
You’re a writer. You’re a good writer. You need to be read.
Contact DBW. We will read you. We will get you read.
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