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Les Claypool Booking Agency Profile

Leslie Edward Claypool, better known as his stage name, Les Claypool, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, producer, author, director, and actor who is best known for being the only ongoing member of the band Primus. Claypool performs a mixture of music which is metal, alternative, progressive rock, and experimental rock. He was born in Richmond, California, and began learning how to play the bass guitar at 14 years old. He later started Primus in the mid 1980’s alongside Todd Huth, Jay Lane, and other various musicians. Through his work with Primus, Claypool has released nine studio albums with them over the years with two of them; “Sailing the Seas of Cheese,” and “Pork Soda,” earning US certified Platinum. Apart from his work with Primus, Claypool has worked with numerous artists and bands over the years and have recorded albums with Blind Illusion, Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel, Buckethead, Colonel Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, Oysterhead, Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains, Electric Apricot, and more..

How to hire Les Claypool for an event

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Frequently Asked Questions about booking Les Claypool to perform.

Many performers, actors, speakers and other talent like Les Claypool in certain cases will consider virtual appearances via live streaming. They perhaps may accept lower fees too. If you are seriously interested in booking Les Claypool or other talent shown on our site, we will research their desire and the specific fee for your live-streaming event or project request.
Les Claypool's current work schedule and location in relation to your event's type, date, budget, and locality will play a primary factor in the acceptance of booking Les Claypool for your party. As long as your funding is commensurate with the price range to book Les Claypool, CTI will propose your event to the official agency representing Les Claypool. After we consult with them, we will provide a personal and accurate quote that includes: final costs, availability, and actual interest in being hired for your specific event or party.
CTI can give you the accurate Les Claypool booking price once we submit your event details to their camp. "How much does it cost to book Les Claypool for an event?" is a frequent question we get. The final Les Claypool booking price is contingent on many variables and the booking fee we may show is based on a range derived from our past experience with what will Les Claypool charge for an event. An example fee to book Les Claypool is in the starting range of $40,000-$74,999. However, any recent popularity change would cause a price fluctuation well beyond this example. Also, their speaking fee might be different than the fee shown for the cost to perform or to just appear. Popularity, career stage, along with current demand will cause fluctuations in their speaking price as well. The final booking price may be more than what is shown, but you should at least have a budget within that range for them to consider an appearance, performance or speaking engagement.
CTI negotiates on behalf of professional event planners and talent buyers for paid appearances! We cannot give out direct contact information of the Les Claypool agent or help distribute fan mail, personal messages, gifts, requests for free appearances, or donations of time. The Les Claypool manager and agent will only work with us if we present them with funded offers for their client to work your event.
There is low probability to book Les Claypool for a party with anything substantially less than the published booking cost price range. We will negotiate with the Les Claypool agent on your behalf if your funding is in place. By not having funding ready then it will more difficult to book Les Claypool, because they get many offers to work events that are at or above asking price. It is also important to consider the travel costs when researching the Les Claypool booking fee, as additional expenses like this, as well as an entourage of staff and equipment, are not necessarily built-in to the booking fee range shown. If your budget does not factor that in, then there is no benefit for them to want to be hired. We do not personally speak for Les Claypool, but in our experience in booking talent for over 25 years, this is generally the outcome of inadequate funding.
Type
Performer
Style
Rock
Range
Experimental Rock, Rock-Hard, Rock-Heavy Metal, Rock-Progressive, Male, Male, Age Group-18-30's, Age Group-30's-50's
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