Booking Cooperative
We book our own.
A shared booking infrastructure for key contributors to the cultural life of Northwest Arkansas and beyond — especially women and gender-diverse artists. Collective power. Individual pay.
Booking Cooperative
A shared booking infrastructure for key contributors to the cultural life of Northwest Arkansas and beyond — especially women and gender-diverse artists. Collective power. Individual pay.
Every booking flows through the cooperative — we handle contracts, promotion, and payment so you focus on the music.
Full event production — from concept to soundcheck. The Co-op sources the venue, builds the lineup, handles promotion, and manages day-of logistics. Artists show up and perform.
Artist placement into existing events. A venue or promoter needs talent — the Co-op matches the right artist to the right room. No production overhead, just the booking connection.
Music direction and creative consulting. The Co-op provides artistic guidance for events, brand activations, and venue programming — setting the sonic identity without performing.
No predatory contracts. No exclusivity locks. The Co-op takes a percentage only on bookings it actively sources or administers — and nothing from your independent work. You keep your name, your rate, your contacts, and your right to opt out of any booking.
Every booking has a paper trail. You see what was charged, what was collected, and what lands in your account.
HSHS sends a contract to the client (venue, promoter, or brand). Terms include your fee, the event date, and cancellation conditions. You receive a copy before anything is signed.
HSHS invoices the client for the full booking fee. You don't chase payment — that's on us. 50% is typically invoiced on signing; the remainder is due before or on the event date.
Once the client pays, HSHS issues your share within 5 business days. Co-op sourced: 80% to you. Co-op admin only: 90% to you. You get a payment summary showing the full fee, the co-op deduction, and your amount.
You can opt out of co-op handling for any specific booking before it's confirmed. That booking is yours to manage independently — 100% of the fee, no co-op fee, no co-op admin. Just notify us in writing before confirmation.
The co-op deduction covers the actual cost of the booking infrastructure: contract negotiation, client invoicing, payment collection and distribution, cancellation enforcement, and promotion across the HSHS media network.
None of it goes to a middleman with no stake in your career. HSHS is artist-operated — the people running the cooperative are the same people who built the network you're booking into.
Late payment protection: If a client is late, HSHS follows up. If a client cancels inside the cancellation window, the cancellation fee in your contract applies — and HSHS collects it. You are not left managing that conversation alone.
Venues, festivals, private events, and brand activations sourced through HSHS relationships built over five years.
We negotiate the rate, write the contract, send the invoice, and chase payment. You get a check, not a runaround.
Podcast features, social amplification, newsletter inclusion, NWA Pride visibility, and event listings across the full HSHS media network.
Collective bargaining keeps rates fair. No undercutting. No race to the bottom. Your rate is your rate.
A network of women and GNC artists who share stages, equipment, knowledge, and momentum. Not competition — cooperation.
DJs, vocalists, instrumentalists, producers, sound artists. All genres. All experience levels. If you make music and you're connected to NWA culture, this infrastructure was built for you — by people who are part of the same community.
Book an artist for your event, or apply to join the cooperative.