What is Gig Salad?

Gig Salad helps performers, speakers and bands get gigs. Spanning the spectrum of entertainment from Fire Breathers to Folk Singers, from Ballet Dancers to Beatles Tribute Bands, Gig Salad gives talent buyers, event planners, agents and consumers access to their constantly-growing roster of talent, searchable by name, genre and location, throughout the United States and Canada. Gig Salad is a Talent Salad company.

We are well on our way to becoming the most recognized, visible and accessible talent roster in the world. Entertainers can sign up with Gig Salad knowing that our team is working hard to get them gigs, all at a reasonable cost. On Gig Salad, our members pay no hidden costs, finder’s fees or commissions.

Unlike other online talent directories, we offer a variety of ways to direct talent buyers back to you as a member (phone, email, website link, etc), so you can book the gig yourself and save on the commissions that have somehow become standard on many other websites.

Who's behind Gig Salad?

Gig Salad might possibly be the very first salad to be made with people. Actually, the salad was made by Talent Salad, which is our parent company. When you call Gig Salad, you'll be talking to a real person, and it'll probably be one of the folks on this page.

How do Gig Salad members get gigs?

We give our members gigs 4 different ways:

1. The Gig Salad PromoKit. Your PromoKit is an easy to use souped-up digital press kit that you can easily send to agents, event planners, competitions, wedding planners, venue owners and more with the click of a button. Visitors find your Gig Salad online PromoKit through search engines, through our ads, and by word of mouth and can use our Gig Lead system to make contact with you.
2. Direct Contact. Visitors to your PromoKit can contact you directly by phone, email, or through our streamlined Gig Lead system. They can also visit your website through a link in your PromoKit, driving traffic to your own personal website.
3. Gig Soup. Our members have full access to Gig Soup, our gig bulletin board, available ONLY to Gig Salad members, where new gig opportunities and leads are added daily by corporate clients, festival producers, concert venue owners and party planners.
4. The Salad Network. Gig Salad members are automatically included for FREE on Gig Salad Network websites that apply to their talent category, including ElvisSalad.com, WeddingBandSalad.com, JazzSalad.com, ComedianSalad.com, MagicianSalad.com. Your profile on any of our family of websites will connect directly to your Gig Salad PromoKit.

We're working hard to innovate and invent, all in the name of getting you more (and better) gigs. For what our members receive, the membership dues are quite nominal. The only reason we charge anything at all is because we've gotta eat too.

Does this site really work for performers?

While we can't guarantee that you'll be playing Carnegie Hall by this time next week if you join Gig Salad, our members have shared countless success stories with us and have gotten high-paying gigs and tremendous opportunities through their Gig Salad membership. It's a small investment to make for potentially huge rewards. Just one open door can get you into the feast! So, in answer to your question... Yes, Gig Salad really does work for performers!

What's up with the name?

Ever wonder why we're called Gig Salad? It's OK if you haven't, but in case you're curious...

While there are different stories about the origin of the term gig as related to a performing engagement, one thing is for sure about performers: they want to do their thing. Whether it's singing, DJ-ing, playing an instrument, dancing, or miming, performing artists crave real opportunities to do their art. And those who hire them want the best for their guests.

A salad is a mixture, a whole greater than its individual ingredients, a variety of appetizing things in bite-sized pieces. A good salad is a harmonic blend where different elements compliment one another and accomplish a higher, more tasty purpose. Consider the simple genius of a delicious Cobb, Greek, or Caprese.

Gig Salad is about bringing together a wide assortment of artists and talent buyers to bring success to both sides. Event planners, party hosts, and talent booking agencies access a choice collection of great entertainment. Performers find serious gigs. And we have the satisfaction of making the connection.

We have much more to say, and our blog says much of it.

Get your gig on. Join the Gig Salad family.