Scott D. Davis: Booking

Why should you book Scott D. Davis for your event?

"[Scott's] exuberance and originality were invigorating and his upbeat attitude was contagious. He musically created a violent thunderstorm in the room. It was quite impressive since he used only his two hands and one grand piano." R.J. Lannan, New Age Reporter Magazine

I perform a variety of piano shows including:

• Corporate events
• Benefits, charities, and fundraisers
• House concerts (min. 30 people)
• Concerts/Theater events
• Church and Ministry events
• Private events
• Public events
• Weddings
• And More...

I am willing to travel to pretty much anywhere in the world. I have lived in many places around the globe growing up and would like to continue my exploration and journey not only through my art, but to also share my gift with others I happen to meet along the way.

 

So, how do we get started?

If you are new to hiring me, please read through the information below to understand my expectations and how we can work together before filling out the online booking form. However, if you’ve already worked with me in the past, you can go directly to my online booking form to book me right away.

 

Main points of consideration:

• At each event, I would like to have the opportunity to sell my CDs so that people can take my music home with them and share it with others.
• I like meeting new people and sharing my music is a great opportunity for others to hear the music first hand and see that a solo piano concert can be fun, as well as a cherished, intimate experience.
• I am very passionate about my music and only play my original songs and cover tunes from my CDs. When you hire me, you're getting a "Scott D. Davis" performance!

 

Here's an Overview of Everything You Need to Know...

Basic Fees
Travel Expenses
Availability

Basic Fees:
My fees vary depending on the event and location.  Fees range from $200 to $1000. Generally speaking, the costs include my fee + travel expenses. Travel expenses are paid in advance as required while my fee (balance due) is paid upon event conclusion (day of event). It is possible to reduce my travel expenses by booking more than one event in your area, so please contact me to find out more about this.

Corporate Events
Coming Soon!

 

Benefits, Charities and Fundraisers
This varies greatly depending on the event. What I often suggest is one of two options.

Option 1: (preferred): Find a sponsor to cover my fee ($500-$1000). Then all ticket sales and proceeds go toward the charity or benefit. If you sell tickets for $20, and sell 200 seats, that's $4000 to go toward the charity. All I ask, aside from my fee, is that I can sell CDs at the event.

Option 2: This is intended for smaller organizations who cannot afford my fee or find a sponsor to pay it. What we'll do is simply split the ticket sales. 50% goes to me, 50% to the charity. This is a no-lose situation for you, as the organization doesn't pay me anything up front. However, you may pay more after the fact.
Questions? contact me

House Concerts
House concerts are handled a bit differently than normal concerts, so please read more about house concerts.

Booking a house concert is a wonderful way to bring people together and enjoy a really amazing performance up close and personal.

Concerts/Theater Events
$500-$2000 + travel expenses.

There is a lot of play here because there are so many variables, including location, audience size, whether tickets are being sold and what your expectations are for the concert. Please feel free to contact me with your needs to discuss the details.

Some examples of concert/theater events include: city or school-owned venues, symphony, theater, concert promoters, seasonal concert series events, etc.

 

Private Events
$300 + travel expenses. This includes two hours of music. For each additional hour, add $100.

 

Public Events
Coming Soon!

 

Church and Ministry Events
I don't really have a set fee for church or ministry events. Larger churches can afford my fee while other smaller churches simply can't. I would encourage the small churches to make me an offer that you can joyfully give. If you have a budget of $1000 for special guest events, that's great. But if you can only offer a "love offering," plus a small fee, that's fine too. Contact me and let’s talk about it.

Weddings
$500-$750 + travel expenses. The amount varies depending upon what is required. For example, if you just need background music for a dinner reception, that will be toward the low end. If you need music during the wedding service itself, which requires much more planning and coordination, it will be closer to $750.

Add my basic fee plus travel expenses to get a clearer estimate. If you're in the Sacramento, CA area, there are no travel expenses to worry about.

Travel Expenses: In addition to my basic fee (see above for your specific event type), travel expenses need to be taken into consideration. As I previously said, I am willing to travel to pretty much anywhere in the world to play a concert as long as my basic expenses (air, car rental and accommodations) are covered. When you contact me, just let me know where you're located and I can give you a general price range of what to expect. If you don't think you can afford all this, contact me anyway. Most of the time when I travel, I can book three or four concerts in an area at once. If this is the case in your situation, it will cut the travel costs down quite a bit because I can split the costs between the various shows. In other words, if I'm playing just one show, your cost might be my fee plus $600-$800 or so for travel expenses, but if I can arrange three or four concerts around the same time and/or area, which I often can, your cost might only be my basic fee plus $200 or so to cover gas, food and lodging. Feel free to contact me to discuss the possibilities.

Other Items of Note...

Availability: Check out my show calendar as it changes frequently. I am consistently working on booking shows throughout the year. In fact, I'm booking some shows almost a year out now. If you are in the Sacramento, CA area, I may be able to squeeze you in somewhere. Shows elsewhere require a bit more time to plan and fit within my schedule. I like to book out of state shows at least four to six months in advance. So contact me to discuss my current show schedule.

Piano Requirements: All I ask is that you have a piano in good working condition. The pedals must work and all the keys must play. Naturally, I do prefer a 'grand' piano when I'm playing in a concert setting, but it's not necessary. I will play an upright if it's in good working order (especially for house concerts). I also request that you have the piano tuned just prior to the event - this is especially the case for formal concerts and house concerts. For shows at book stores, malls, coffee shops and the like, just having had the piano tuned within the last six months is usually sufficient.