AHN artist services

Highly Bespoke Artist Representation, Strategy & Consultancy Services.

Below outlines services and terms & conditions.All services require an initial consultation.Services not publicly advertised.

How Services are delivery

  • All AHN services is bespoke and delivered by starter consultation only.

  • This ensures we commit the right level of time, expertise, and infrastructure to artists and projects that are ready to move forward.

  • Service Director: Audrey Gray AG Consultancy & Services Ltd — trading as ArtisteHub.Net (AHN) trading since 2017.

Core Services

Our Delivery Model

Below outline to core service options depending on the level of support required. Each option is designed to be fair, transparent, and aligned with the work involved and support required. Every project is built around three core elements:

  • Level of expertise required

  • Access to AHN management and assigned team members

  • Operational workflow and project scale

Dedicated personnel & specialists

Your dedicated personnel may include specialists in:

  • Administration

  • Logistics

  • Technical delivery

  • Project coordination

For long-term or complex initiatives, customised project packages are structured and delivered through INDUSTRY DEVELOPER CIC.

Our Commitment to Transparency

All fees, deliverables, timelines, and percentage structures are:

  • Agreed in advance

  • Clearly documented

  • Proportionate to the work involved

  • Our goal is simple: fair structure, professional delivery, and measurable artist growth.

Artist Representation & Advisory

Booking-Only Service

Fees are charged per confirmed booking and include:

  • Professional representation to clients

  • Fee and contract negotiation

  • Contracting and invoicing

  • Meeting attendance

  • Logistics and delivery coordination

  • Client communication and follow-up

Outcome for the artist: You secure paid work without handling complex administration or negotiations yourself.

Booking Representation + Monthly Retainer

This model is for artists who want:

  • Ongoing industry positioning

  • priority availability

  • Reduced booking commission rates

  • Proactive opportunity sourcing

Outcome for the artist: You receive continuous support — not just when a booking appears.

Consultancy

For artists and teams who need targeted, high-level guidance without long-term commitment.

  • Typical sessions include:

  • Career strategy and next-step planning

  • Building your creative and business team

  • Deal and contract walkthroughs (non-legal)

  • Funding and opportunity positioning

  • Pitch and proposal feedback

  • solving specific career blockers

Outcome for the artist: Clarity, direction, and informed decision-making.

Services Types : Specialised Projects

Sponsorships & Partnerships

Fee structure: Flat project fee + percentage of secured value. This covers:

  • Opportunity research and mapping

  • strategic positioning

  • Pitch and proposal development

  • Stakeholder negotiation

  • Deal structuring

Outcome for the artist: Aligned partnerships that increase income, visibility, and brand credibility.

Funding Applications

Fee structure: Flat fee + percentage of successfully secured funding. This includes:

  • eligibility research

  • project scoping and budgeting

  • timeline development

  • full application drafting and review

  • proposal oversight

Outcome for the artist: Access to funding without navigating complex systems alone

Business Models

Explains our booking fee and retainer model, designed to focus on your craft while we take care of the structure around it while keeping things balanced for everyone.

⚖️ Scaled Booking Fee Model

We work with artists at different career stages. While no two bookings are the same, our compensation is designed to be fair, flexible, and proportionate to the work involved. A scaled model ensures:

  • fairness

  • sustainability

  • proportional workload coverage

Why scaled fees?

Smaller bookings still require care, time, and administration.Larger bookings naturally involve more planning, negotiation, coordination, and responsibility. Our experience shows that bigger teams often require more administration, logistics, and greater financial risk.Larger bookings require:

  • higher financial responsibility

  • more negotiation

  • more complex logistics

  • greater delivery risk

What booking fee cover

Our booking fee supports the full process to secured work and delivery, end-to-end delivery includes:

  • representation and negotiation

  • contracts and terms

  • invoicing and payment tracking

  • team and supplier coordination

  • client management

  • booking fulfilment oversight

How fees are taken

Booking administration fees are:

  • rapplied per confirmed booking

  • deducted from the client payment once the deposit is received

You are not required to pay upfront for each booking, the expectation is that the bookings confirmed with a deposit from the client fee include the relevant booking fee.Retainer clients receive reduced booking fees.If you ever have questions
We’re always happy to talk things through. Transparency matters to us, and we believe good work comes from clear understanding and mutual respect.

Booking Fee Structure

A scaled booking fee means we are prepared to handled for smaller and larger and more complex bookings,
Model A & B are determined through initial consultancy which reflects the workflow, responsibility and career stage.

Based on Client Fee Range Up to £15,000 → 10% £15,000 – £25,000 → 12% £25,001 – £45,000 → 17% £45,001 – £60,000 → 15% £60,001+ → 20%

Rates based on Client Fee Range Up to £4,000 → £250 £4,001 – £8,000 → £350 £8,001 – £15,000 → £500 £15,001 – £25,000 → £800 £25,001+ → £1,000

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Retainer Models

For ongoing support beyond baseline admin, industry representation, pitch engagement and branding of projects

🎖️ What Is a Retainer — and Why We Use Them

We understand that committing to a retainer can feel like a big step especially in creative work where outcomes are not always predictable.A Retainer simply means you have the ongoing support you need. It allows us to be consistently available to you, not just when a booking comes in, but behind the scenes, where a lot of the real work happens.

  • lowers percentage booking fees taken from each confirmed booking

  • builds structure that grows your viability and therefore as your bookings increase

  • allocates more time proactively supporting you

  • signals a deeper working relationship with the Artist

We want to be clear, fair, and supportive about why retainers exist and how they help.

Why Retainers Matter for Artists

Retainers allow us to extend baseline admin, representation, availability, and brand support to include projects. A retainer allows us to work proactively, not reactively, it provides:

  • Reduced booking commissions

  • continuous career development

  • structured growth planning

  • consistent representation

  • priority access and availability

In practical terms: We invest time in building your career — not just servicing individual deals.

What the Retainer Covers

  • long-term project planning

  • industry representation

  • brand positioning

  • sponsorship and deal development

  • concept and proposal creation

  • contract review (non-legal)

  • financial administration

  • client invoicing and collections

  • asset and supplier coordination

  • meeting attendance

A Shared Commitment

A retainer isn’t about control, it’s about commitment on both sides.It allows us to show up fully for you, and it gives you reassurance that you’re supported consistently, not just when a deal lands.We review arrangements regularly and keep communication open. If something no longer feels right, we talk about it.

Got questions?
If you’re unsure whether a retainer makes sense for you, we’re always happy to talk things through what feels realistic, supportive, and sustainable.

Retainer Structure

Retainer fees builds in the preparation needed for ongoing support, growth planning, navigating industry, network access and handled key opportunities for the next stage of your career. Artists grow at different speeds, and we respect that.Retainers are structured around where you are right now, + Booking Fee Models apply when serviced

Starter Artists: Early-stage career building and launch support £250 – £350 per month

Active Artists: Regular activity and opportunity expansion £350 – £500 per month

Profile Artists: Full representation and large-scale handling £750 – £1,500 per month

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Service commencement requires one month’s retainer in advance. Your structure evolves as your career grows.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

The aim here is to speaks directly to how independent and developing artists find solutions and explore the practical guidance of AHN.

Everything begins with a consultation. This helps us understand where you are in your career, what support you need, and whether we are the right fit for each other. From there, we agree the scope of work, structure, and next steps.

No. The consultation is a working conversation designed to explore your goals, your current challenges, and the level of support required before any service is agreed.

No. AHN works with artists who are ready to move forward, open to structure, and committed to developing their career professionally. This ensures each client receives focused support and proper attention.

For booking-only representation, booking administration fees are deducted from the client payment once a booking is confirmed and the deposit is received. Monthly retainers apply where ongoing support, planning, and proactive development are required.

Booking-only support applies when opportunities arise and require representation, negotiation, and administration. A retainer provides ongoing strategic support, career planning, industry positioning, and proactive opportunity development.

Yes. You remain in control of your career decisions. AHN manages negotiations, structure, and professional processes, but all major decisions remain with you.

No professional service can guarantee outcomes. What AHN provides is strategy, positioning, negotiation, access, and structured support that significantly improves your readiness and opportunities.

A retainer is most suitable when you need consistent support, active opportunity development, ongoing representation, and long-term career structure beyond individual bookings.

AHN handles personal, creative, and business information with discretion. Sensitive material is only shared with authorised parties involved in the agreed work, and NDAs can be arranged where required.

Yes. If circumstances change, services can be reviewed, adjusted, paused, or concluded through clear written communication, ensuring active work and responsibilities are properly managed.

It means professional support in approaching opportunities, managing pitches, negotiating partnerships, handling funding routes, and positioning your work for the right audiences and decision-makers.

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