Find Entertainers in Michigan
Bands, Musicians, DJs, Performers, Models, Magic and Comedy Acts, Keynote Speakers,
Celebrity-Tribute Acts, Look Alikes, etc. (a tip: agencies-agents handle a lot of these)
You're looking for performing entertainment in MI. But where do you look? Mike posts helpful resources on this page. Directories to Entertainment Agencies & Booking Agents and more.
Entertainment Directories and Local Entertainer Information
To find individual bands/musicians, entertainers, performers, other entertainment.
The Metro Times Sonic Metropolis Detroit area Entertainers Listings. Possibly metro Detroit's best overall comprehensive database of bands, singers, musicians, entertainers with their scheduled appearances, contact info and links to their official websites. Link that Mike has provided for you includes browse & search. Entertainers can get their own free updatable info web page.
Michigan Artists.com - excellent website. band/musician profiles with contact info/website links.
Michiganbands.com - "has basically become a press outlet for local bands and contains the occassional music review and give-away promotion. But over the years all that content has stacked up and it's all still here."
Blues Bands & Musicians - Michigan and Detroit Blues Artists on one page.
DetroitCountryMusic.com - click performers names to see their contact/profile pages.
Detroit Irish.org - has many links to Celtic/Irish entertainment.
Detroit Musicians Entertainment - bands & groups for hire. "We are the members of the Detroit Federation of Musicians."
GO and DO Michigan.com / Bands - list includes profiles/band bios and links to their websites.
Detroit.com / Detroit Local Bands - listings with links to their websites.
neonlounge.com / Bands - one good page of links to local Michigan bands.
LocalMichiganMusic.com - info, links to bands websites and music.
U.P. Bands (UPBands.com) - "the Upper Peninsula's music source". bands, DJs, karaoke, etc.
Northern Michigan Music - northwest area of the lower peninsula.
Artists/Bands from the Emmett/Cheboygan County Area - listed on NorthernMichiganFun.com.
Detroit Rock and Roll - current and legends. includes links to many fan pages and official sites.
Models of Michigan - modeling and acting directory.
Theatrical Companies & Theatres - Metro Detroit list. addresses, phone numbers, websites links.
On THIS Website - Madman Mike Lists Over 1,200 Entertainers in Michigan
Bands Musicians Singers - one growing page, over 980 linked listings of music artists.
DJs - Disc Jockeys - over 150 linked listings to individual DJs, DJ services, VJs.
Karaoke Services - large linked list on one page, no other website lists more.
Magicians Comedians Clowns - large linked list on one page, no other website lists more.
Why are linked listings so important? It's for the most practical reason of them all ...
Because you quickly get direct access to their current full information.
Entertainment Agencies | Booking Agents | Talent Agencies
these will try to match their entertainers to your needs.
For Actors start with: Productions Plus and The Talent Shop - the largest full service talent agency in Michigan. In addition to highly trained actors, they have product specialists, narrators, models, costume characters, hostesses, crowd gatherers, greeters, celebrity impersonators, auditions.
Lorio-Ross Sterling Entertainment - based in Metro Detroit, established in 1972, one of the largest full-service agencies in the Midwest. Event planning plus local to national acts. phone 248-398-9711.
Rusch Entertainment Agency - based in Eastern Michigan, full service entertainment agency, Mid-Michigan. bands, DJs, magic, comedy, clowns and many types of other entertainers, including wedding entertainment. phone 989-781-1553.
Rose-Robert Agency - based in Western Michigan, a musical entertainment booking agency serving mid-west U.S.. Complete, full color promotional packages and CDs are available upon request for ALL of our artists. phone 231-264-8186.
Ambassador David's Productions - based in southwest Michigan, a full-service talent agency providing a complete selection of Caribbean entertainment and offers all styles of music. Reggae, Calypso, Soca, Steel Drums, World Beat, Latin, Mariachi, African, Blues, Classic Rock, Funk, Bluegrass, Country, Rock, Jazz, Irish. For your club, festival, wedding, corporate event, island theme party, private party, special event. phone 269-665-7483.
Action Entertainment - Based in West Michigan. Provides Bands and DJs, impersonators, magicians, clowns, jugglers, inflatables and more throughout Michigan. phone 616-975-6557.
Tangerine Moon Productions - based in Metro Detroit, strictly music. Creates and has available Las Vegas style quality tribute acts. Features bands for the 70's & 80's eras through to the 90's, including a corporate wedding band which specializes in all styles of music from the 60's through today. Their musicians are instructed to know the material as if they were in the original artist's backing band. They also have DJs, Solo Piano Players, Jazz Trios and a Brass Quartet. visit website or call 248-583-1700.
Entertainment Connection [Entertainment List] - based in Metro Detroit, Entertainment & Event Specialists. Been in the business of entertainment and event planning for over 20 years, small party to major convention. visit website or phone 248-559-3600.
Panache Entertainment - based in Metro Detroit, strictly music. string quartets, ensembles, jazz combinations and live bands for weddings, corporate & private events. phone 248-246-6775.
Zoltan Entertainment - based in Metro Detroit, live music entertainment, DJs, full cover bands. Service area is all of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. phone 248-877-2535.
Razor Entertainment - based in Northwest Michigan, a full service live-music booking company specializing in weddings, corporate events, private parties, concerts and music festivals. Has over 100 professional musicians with stage and recording credits. phone 231-631-8987.
Gordon Productions - musicians, 8-piece band, jazz quartet, orchestra and DJ Service for weddings, corporate events, parties, clubs. phone 248-854-4449.
Richard De La Font Agency, Inc. - location unknown, deals exclusively with business-to-business professional and celebrity bookings available to entertainment talent buyers world-wide. Agency does handle bookings for some well-known Michigan based entertainers.
DownriverBands.com - books bands in the Downriver area (Detroit). "We are attempting to bring more live music back to downriver and surrounding communities at reasonable prices."
Blues Bookings - booking agent in Metro Detroit, serving Southeastern Michigan representing acoustic to electric bands (mostly rock-based), booking them into bars, casinos, festivals and private parties.
McCabe Music Entertainment - based in Metro Detroit, serving Southeast Michigan. corporate events to small community festivals to private, home parties. phone 248-549-6417.
Sound Patrol DJ Service - based in Metro Detroit, has music tribute artists, impersonation celebrity acts. phone 877-949-8863.
StarStudded Entertainment - provides entertainment and performers. "Our services include choreography, custom shows, as well as music editing, video editing, business card design, and event photography for dance studios, dancers, gymnastics centers, figure skating clubs, and any other business."
Lochmoor Entertainment - music entertainment booking company based in Mid MI. 517-917-6974.
Janice & John Ciotti, ECC - Personal Cruise Specialists (ships, not cars) based in Allen Park. They also book entertainment for ship cruises and other events.
Nominee Entertainment - www.nomineeentertainment.com no longer exists, unknown if this music booking company still exists.
Bonus: Help For Booking National Acts
EnT Presents - a one stop source for booking some of the biggest names in music.
NATIONAL Directories and Information websites
Featuring lists of various types of entertainers for MI, from local to worlwide.
PartyPOP.com - listings of many types of entertainers.
CeJMe - profiles with contact information of various types of local and national entertainers from actors to bands.
MySpace.com Music - band/artist search.
Local Band Network / Michigan-Detroit - band links web site.
Barstar - 100 bands in Detroit area. band links, rankings, voting.
WeDJ.com - the Largest list of DJs & DJ Services that serve MI. Unlike Mike's based in Michigan list, WeDJ includes many based out of state such as those located in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconson who service parts of MI.
Still looking for specific music entertainers?
Try checking with Local Recording Studios and Record Labels.
Recording Studios in Michigan - Mike's large growing linked list, all on one page.
Record Labels in Michigan - Mike's new linked list on one page.
STILL not getting lucky looking for a specific entertainer?
Try local forums and other similar resources.
Rockin-Hillsdale - Yahoo! group dedicated to musicians in and around Hillsdale, MI.
detroitmusic.com - forum
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