Launching early 2027

The CRM for agencies booking DJs, live bands, string ensembles, jazz ensembles, MCs, specialty acts, photo booths and other talent.

Built for multi-op agencies, from first inquiry to final payout. Your roster of DJs, bands and enhancements, your clients and planners, contracts, reminders and payments in one system that knows you’re the one in the middle.

Built by a team shipping agency software for 10+ years

Now playing Contract signedRossi–Chen wedding Example
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RiffCue agency dashboard: stats, what changed overnight, what needs action, pending registrations and pipeline value

The night goes right because somebody did the paperwork months ago.

That somebody is you. RiffCue is the system that remembers the hold, chases the signature and pays the artist.

A couple walking out through a crowd of guests holding sparklers at night
The one in the middle

One booking. Three different truths.

A generic CRM has one record everybody sees. Booking does not work that way. RiffCue gives your agency, your artists and your clients their own view of the same booking — and keeps what is private, private.

BC-4192Emma and Jake’s wedding· one booking
Agency workspaceBC-4192
Booking · agency view
Emma and Jake’s wedding
Sat Jan 23, 2027 · DJ Theo Lane
Client feegross, all in$3,500
Your commission40%$1,400
Artist payout10 days after the event$2,100
Deposit paid

You see the whole board

Gross fees, commission, every hold clock, and the notes your whole team shares on a client.

Sees: everything — the full picture
Artist portalBC-4192
Your booking
Emma and Jake’s wedding
Sat Jan 23, 2027 · DJ Theo Lane
Your feenet, after commission$2,100
Payout date10 days after the showFeb 2
Travelinside 60 milesIncluded
Booked · contract signed

They see their nights

Confirmed dates, what they are owed net of commission, availability requests, and their own profile.

Never sees: your gross fee, your commission, agent notes
Client portalBC-4192
Your event
Emma and Jake’s wedding
Sat Jan 23, 2027 · DJ Theo Lane
Totalall in, no add-ons$3,500
Depositdue at signing$1,750
Balancedue 14 days before, Jan 9$1,750
Awaiting your signature

They see their event

Their quote, the contract to sign, the deposit to pay, and a day sheet for the event they booked.

Never sees: your roster, your margins, anything about other clients

Fee floors, commission and agent notes never cross the line. Artists see net. Clients see their quote. Your notes stay between agents.

The difference

Made for agencies, not adapted for them

Most booking software was written for a single artist managing their own calendar. You are running a roster, a client book and every dollar in between.

Built for one artist
  • Built for freelancers
  • One act
  • Generic sales pipeline
  • Manual scheduling
  • Manual invoicing
  • Everyone sees one record
Built for an agency
  • Built for booking agencies
  • Multi-op rosters: DJs, bands, specialty acts and enhancements
  • Inquiry-to-payout workflow
  • Smart availability matching
  • Built-in contracts and payouts
  • Separate agency, artist and client views
Features

Everything your agency needs to stay in rhythm

Stop forcing a generic CRM to manage entertainment bookings. RiffCue keeps bookings, artists, venues and clients in sync.

01
Schedule

Booking Calendar

See confirmed bookings, tentative holds, and scheduling conflicts in one calendar.

02
Roster

Artist Roster

Keep availability, minimum fees and travel together for every DJ, band, specialty act and enhancement in your multi-op.

03
Production

Event Management

Build event timelines and printable day sheets for show day.

04
Paperwork

Contracts & Invoices

Create contracts, collect electronic signatures, and track deposits in one workflow.

05
Comms

Automated Reminders

Send automated email and SMS reminders in your agency’s voice.

06
Insight

Agency Analytics

Track revenue, booking rates, and performance across your roster.

Invoices & payouts

Every dollar, split before it lands.

RiffCue works out the client total, your commission and the artist's payout the moment a fee is set, then tracks each one until it clears.

Money that reconciles itself

Gross fee, your commission and the artist payout on one row. Batch the payouts once the event has played.

Numbers your roster never sees

Revenue by artist, margin and booking performance stay on the agency side of the wall. Artists only ever see net.

Integrations

Plays well with the tools you already use.

RiffCue connects to the systems your agency already runs on — no double entry, no exports. Pick one to see what syncs.

+ WebhooksREST API
Gmail
Inquiries sent to your agency inbox become leads, and every reply threads onto the booking.
What syncs
  • Inbound inquiries → new leads
  • Client replies on the booking timeline
  • Send from RiffCue as your own address
AI assistant

An assistant that already knows your roster.

It works from your real availability, fees and client history, so the first draft is usually the one you send.

Example
Client request
Sat, Jun 14 Austin, TX Wedding · 180 guests $3,000 budget
3 free acts that fit
MR
DJ Marco Reyes
DJ · played 4 Austin weddings
$2,800Free
VN
The Velvet Notes
Band · client asked for live music
$3,000Free
KY
Kaya Yoon
DJ · inside travel radius
$2,600Free
2 others are booked that night · 1 is outside travel radius
Our story

Born from a working talent agency.

A brand-new platform, built on 10+ years of lessons inside a working agency and interviews with 32 others, so it fits yours too.

26 yrs
in the industry
10+ yrs
building agency software
32
agencies interviewed
Scott E. Jones, RiffCue co-founder, smiling in a gingham jacket
Scott E. Jones DJ for 26 years · agency owner for 16
For more than a decade, my agency has run on software Maria built for us. RiffCue takes what that system taught us and makes it better, faster, and ready for agencies like yours.
Scott E. Jones Scott E. Jones Co-founder · Agency owner
I spent years building software for one agency. RiffCue is everything I learned, designed from the ground up so any agency can run like it has its own developer down the hall.
Maria Barrett Maria Barrett Co-founder · Lead developer
“Ask for a feature, and you’re talking to the person who builds it.”
— Maria
Questions

Frequently asked questions

Everything worth knowing before launch.

Pricing is still being finalized and will be announced before launch. A limited number of founding agencies will get a discount on their subscription for an extended period after release. Joining the waitlist is the way to be considered.

Most agencies are running the same week. Import your roster and client list, set your commission rate and payout timing, and RiffCue starts building the pipeline from your next inquiry.

Yes. Artists, clients, venues and past events come in from CSV or a spreadsheet export. We map the columns with you on the first call so nothing lands in the wrong field.

That is most of what it handles. Weddings, corporate parties, galas, festivals and residencies all use the same inquiry-to-payout flow, with event types color-coded so your calendar stays readable.

Yes. Run DJs, bands, MCs, jazz ensembles, string ensembles, specialty acts and enhancements like photo booths and uplighting under one brand. Book an enhancement alongside the act on the same booking, and keep each one’s availability, pricing and payouts separate.

Yes, each gets their own view. Artists see their dates, availability requests and what they’re owed, net of commission. Clients see their proposal, contract, invoices and day sheet. Neither sees your gross fees, commission, agent notes or anything about other clients.

Early 2027. Waitlist members get early access before the public release and help set the priority of what ships first.

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We answer every one before launch.

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