What is Artist Development (AD)?
Basically it is the craft of developing and grooming an artist or bands career.
At Bendiksen Productions our goal is to use our skill and experience to guide and shape an artist or bands career without changing their unique style and desired goals. The AD process allows us to focus on areas of need while developing a groups music, live show, products, and promotional materials guiding them towards a successful career and readying them for competing for valuable industry contracts. When a group has been properly developed they are competitive and ready to pursue deals with talent buyers, managers, booking agents, record labels, and publishing companies.

Why do I need Artist Development? Can’t we just do it ourselves?
Our AD program is designed to focus on a direct path towards furthering your music career. This process can save you months or even years of time and thousands of dollars by concentrating on a clear strategy and implementing proven AD techniques. The years of experience is also a plus at Bendiksen Productions, with a staff that features an award winning team and impressive credentials including producers and engineers who have won Emmys and Grammys and have earned and secured Platinum Records as well as many other awards and industry acclaim. BP has worked with Arista, RCA, Universal, Interscope, Epic and many Independent Labels, Television Affiliates and Networks, Film Companies, Radio Stations, Promoters, Managers, Agents, Music Editors, and Publishing Companies. We have the, talent, and methods to make you the best that you can be artistically as well as in business.

How does it work?
It varies from act to act based on their needs but for the most part the methods are similar in application. We take our experience, knowledge, and facilities and combine them with a groups' talent and commitment and establish a weekly and monthly program designed to address the groups weaknesses and bring out their strengths. We direct and develop them by designing some or all of the following:
• A Business Development Strategy
• Timeline
• Live Performance
• Press Kit
• Web Site
• DVD
• EPK
• Music Critiques
• A Valuation
• Recording
• Career Launching Sound
• Career Launching Song
• Fan Base
• Street Team
• Investment Opportunities
• Endorsement Strategies
• Industry Shopping Strategies

How do we get started?
If you’re local or regional, we take the time to meet with you in person and assess your needs and goals while offering options and new ideas. In the business world they call that valuation. If you are from out of state or from out of the country, BP utilizes its internet and phone networks. The company has developed an on-line digital production facility to do AD work for our out of state and out of country groups. At this stage we can customize our AD programs and methods to focus on your career and get started. The company then designs a timeline for completing the program and attaining your goals. With a small deposit we can get started usually within a few weeks. We have spent hundreds of hours pricing the AD Program to make it affordable and profitable for groups. After completing the AD program our goal is to help you sign the industry deals that you will have worked so hard to prepare for.

Please feel free to call or email us for any questions that you may have.
Phone: 720.220.3165
Email: mail@bendiksenproductions.com