Today we’d like to introduce you to Sam and Jade Warshaw.
Sam and Jade, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
Sam and I started Warshaw Entertainment in 2010. At the time, we were both working as Headliner Entertainers onboard the major cruise lines. We performed our own show which was a Tribute to Whitney Houston, at that time we were the first to do an all Whitney show. Every week were on a different ship performing with a different band, and we started thinking how awesome it would be to pick and hire our own musicians. That’s how we started dreaming up an agency that only hired the highest quality, coolest, and most musically equipped musicians. We wanted our agency to focus on truly the best talent, we wanted to keep things small and exclusive so that we could always monitor quality and only offer the best talent to cruise lines.
In addition, we were one of the first agencies to create a business model that is more favorable towards the cruise lines, which ultimately creates an incentive for us to offer more quality and be more proactive in the hire of each Artist. Most of all as Entertainers ourselves, we wanted to be the type of agent we’d want to work with as artists! So keeping our rosters limited and exclusive, means we are in contact with all of our artists, we know whats going on with them. We always answer our emails quickly. They can speak to us on the phone; we can advise them and be there for them when they need us.
We started out with providing only cover band musicians here and there to only one cruise line. Now we work with all of the major cruise lines including Royal Caribbean, Princess, Celebrity, NCL, Tui, P&O, Oceania/Regent, Carnival, and Azamara, providing everything from Orchestra musicians to headliners, to cast members to comedians. We are extremely happy with our reach and believe that our artists and cruise clients are happy with our services.
Has it been a smooth road?
No business endeavor is a smooth road. While we have been fortunate to experience steady growth, there are always challenges along the way. We are the liaison between the artist and the cruise line booker, so we have to balance how to advocate for both sides of the equation. It’s our responsibility as the talent agency to have both parties’ best interest at heart every time. This can be a challenge but when obstacles do arise, we enjoy problem-solving and finding creative solutions to make everyone happy.
So, as you know, we’re impressed with Warshaw Entertainment – tell our readers more, for example what you’re most proud of and what sets you apart from others.
Warshaw Entertainment is a talent agency that resources the cruise ship entertainment industry with top-level musicians, vocalists, and entertainers. Simply put, we specialize in booking talent on cruise lines. And our artists work! If you have a contract signed with us, you are working! We won’t keep you sitting in a talent pool waiting for an opportunity. We will be honest with each Artist that comes through our application process and let them know what they should realistically expect.
As a company are known for our high-quality Artists. We are also equally known for our fairness, honesty, integrity and efficiency. We are most proud of the fact that we offer a chance for Artists to live their dreams. They can perform full time for a living while earning great money. They can travel the world, meet new people and have amazing once in a lifetime experiences. We have literally witnessed people change their lives for the better. It is such an exhilarating and rewarding feeling to be part of these transformations.
It is our goal for someone to be able to clearly tell without asking that someone is a Warshaw Entertainment Artist because of their aesthetic, ability and work ethic.
Let’s touch on your thoughts about our city – what do you like the most and least?
We love South Florida! It’s absolutely gorgeous here and it’s the absolute perfect backdrop for what we do, Cruises!!! The ocean and blue skies represent the beautiful life you can create for yourself performing at sea! People move here to Live the Dream!!!
Contact Info:
- Website: WWW.WarshawEntertainment.com
- Instagram: @WarshawEntertainment
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/warshawentertainment
Image Credit:
Annie Jules
Oli Edwards
Luis DeRobertis
Brandon Prigg
Calvin Register
Eden Parker
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