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Akala Booking Agency Profile

Akala is a co-founder of The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company as well as a hip-hop artist who has won BAFTA and MOBO awards. He is also a successful author and social entrepreneur. Akala has a long history of worldwide touring and has participated in a number of festivals both domestically and abroad. He has also conducted ground-breaking projects in the fields of music, art and education in South East Asia, Africa, India, Australia and New Zealand. Along with promoting his music, poetry and speaking engagements on a variety of topics, including race, youth engagement, British/African-Caribbean culture and the arts, Akala has also appeared on NPR, PBS, MTV, BET, Channel 4, ITV, Sky Arts and the BBC. His online lectures, podcasts and performances have reached millions of people via YouTube and Spotify. He is currently more widely recognized for his engaging talks and journalism.
He has lectured at TEDx and the Oxford Union and written for The Guardian, Huffington Post, GQ and The Independent.
Akala and Chanelle Newman, his manager, launched Immovable Limited, a creative publishing hub that creates original music, books and television. The most recent BBC Two production from Immovable The Ruins of Empires is an adaptation of the same-named graphic novel/epic poem by Akala, fusing Hip Hop poetry with cutting-edge technology. This ground-breaking output combines traditional and game engine animation with motion capture methods and wearable tech, further pushing the boundaries of the global Hip Hop artistic medium..

How to hire Akala for an event

Learn how to hire Akala or research availability and pricing for booking Akala to perform at a corporate event, fundraiser, private party, social media campaign, fair or festival, tradeshow or conference, endorsement project, or hire Akala as a guest speaker, please submit the form to our agency.

Frequently Asked Questions about booking Akala to perform.

Many performers, actors, speakers and other talent like Akala in certain cases will consider virtual appearances via live streaming. They perhaps may accept lower fees too. If you are seriously interested in booking Akala or other talent shown on our site, we will research their desire and the specific fee for your live-streaming event or project request.
Akala'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 Akala for your party. As long as your funding is commensurate with the price range to book Akala, CTI will propose your event to the official agency representing Akala. 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 Akala booking price once we submit your event details to their camp. "How much does it cost to book Akala for an event?" is a frequent question we get. The final Akala 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 Akala charge for an event. An example fee to book Akala is in the starting range of $25,000-$39,999. 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 Akala agent or help distribute fan mail, personal messages, gifts, requests for free appearances, or donations of time. The Akala 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 Akala for a party with anything substantially less than the published booking cost price range. We will negotiate with the Akala agent on your behalf if your funding is in place. By not having funding ready then it will more difficult to book Akala, 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 Akala 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 Akala, but in our experience in booking talent for over 25 years, this is generally the outcome of inadequate funding.
Type
Performer
Style
Rap-Hip Hop
Range
Rap-Hip Hop, Author, Business, Male, Age Group-18-30's, British
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