Hello dear VSL users. I have a quick question for you guys that are currently professional/work in the industry and have agents/representation of some sort.
What qualifies a person to obtain an agent.
Basically I am asking how the agent/artist relationship works, does the agent require some sort of proof of your abilities in order to feel compelled to represent you? Is it based on the agent's artistic sensibilities and opinion of your works in that they will request a demo tape/resume of yours and make the decision to represent you based on whether they like your work? How does the whole process work? And once they do officially sign you, are there any contractual or legal obligations that they have unto you or you unto them? For example is there any legal/contractual/theoretical/ethical obligation they have to get you a certain amount of work in a certain pre-ordained amount of time, or vice versa do you have some sort of obligation for them? Are there any fees that you incur from THEM for simply being represented by them even if they are not getting you any work etc?
Basically, I would like those questions answered if possible and would kindly like to know any other ancillary information, like what is the point of an agent and what are the true benefits of having one?
Thank you gentlemen and women.