Booking questions
Straight answers about booking an artist, who we are, and how artists join.
How do I book a blues band in Jackson, Mississippi?
Send us a booking request through the form on this site with the date, the place, the kind of event and your budget. Emerald Tiger Artist Management is based in Jackson, and our roster includes blues, soul and R&B acts from the Jackson area such as Dexter Allen, Eddie Cotton, Ra'Shad the Blues Kid and Stevie J Blues. Kamel King or someone on his team will get back to you soon.
What does Emerald Tiger Artist Management do?
We book artists for festivals, concerts, corporate and private events, anthems and symphonies, and we manage the artists we represent. For our artists we build booking kits and one-sheets, plan releases, and make photos and video that keep working for them.
Who runs Emerald Tiger?
Kamel King is the Managing Director. He was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, is an entertainment lawyer, spent eight years leading cultural tourism at Visit Mississippi, and co-wrote Jacktown USA: The Capital City of American Music with Joe Lee.
Where are you based, and where do you book?
We're based in Jackson, Mississippi, and we take booking requests from anywhere, including international events. Artists on our roster have played the Chicago Blues Festival, the Calgary International Blues Festival and stages in France.
What kinds of events do you book?
Festivals, concerts, corporate events, private events, national anthem performances, symphony shows and international events. Jacktown Sons, for example, headlined the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra's 2024 Pops opener with their Motown Symphony show.
What genres do your artists play?
Blues, soul, R&B, Southern soul, Motown, rock and pop, and we listen to artists in every genre.
How much does it cost to book an artist?
It depends on the artist, the date, the place and what the show needs. Tell us your budget range in the booking form and we'll come back with an honest quote.
How do artists join the roster?
Send us your music through the Join the roster page: your links, a few recent shows, and whether you're looking for booking, management or both. We listen to every submission, and if it looks like a good fit, Kamel or someone on his team will reach out.
What is Jacktown USA?
Jacktown USA: The Capital City of American Music is a book by Kamel King and Joe Lee, published by Republic Books in Jackson on June 1, 2025. Eight of our artists each got a chapter, an original song, a music video and a lyric video, released on a companion album through Mija Records with Orchard/Sony distribution.