Black & White Music is independent professional band management,
booking agency, and regional promoter.
We love scouring for new talent, which means going to lots of gigs! For our show promotions we only ever book bands we have seen live, and all bands get well looked after at our shows. Refreshingly, we don’t ask out of town bands to bring a 50ft coach load of fans with them either – we just ask they make the best effort they can, and stick them inbetween local acts. Hardly rocket science is it?
Shane Daunt. The Guv’nor.
My background is playing in various bands from the age of 16 - 27. High points include playing at Guilfest 07 and to 3000 people at FREEFEST East Midlands music festival two years running with a previous band in 2002 & 2003. Have also played venues in London, Oxford, Reading, Guilford, Leicester, Nottingham & Kent, amongst others. I wanted to make a career from a band, but unfortunately for me I never found the right people who would give up everything to get somewhere. Or maybe me and my bands were just rubbish! I realised running my own business in the music industry was far more appealing than sitting in a corporate office. So here we are!
Just remember this - Nothing falls into your lap in music, no matter how good you are. It’s HARD graft all the way.
Neil Hayes. The right hand man.
Unlike Shane I can't play an instrument, write a song & I certainly can't sing. I do have an outstanding passion for music and love to hear new and exciting bands/artists. I've been to venues all over the country to gigs for most of the biggest names in the business. I know my music and can distinguish between the great from the good, the good from the mediocre and the mediocre to the downright shit. Nothing generates feelings and emotions in the same way music can and we are looking for bands/artists that have the ability, passion and desire to succeed. I have been working in London for 6 years in the financial sector & yes it is boring! Life is too short & I would rather spend my remaining years doing something that I LOVE.
Just remember this – Mine’s a pint.
