How To Build a Music Booking Business from Scratch with Jessica Weinberg

Jessica Weinberg is the owner of Catch 504, a New Orleans-based music booking company. We talk with Jessica about her journey from moving to New Orleans straight out of college to working with the Saints and Pelicans, where she quickly rose into a live entertainment role managing hundreds of performances. She shares what it was like stepping into a city with such a deep music culture, how she learned the industry through experience, and the pressure of producing live events at scale.We also dive into the moment she hit burnout, walked away from her job with no plan, and built Catch 504 from the ground up by identifying real needs from artists. Jessica breaks down the importance of relationships in the music industry, creating a business rooted in authenticity, and how she’s expanding beyond booking into artist development, branding, and major events like Wednesdays at the Square.Our show's host, David Adams, founded Elation Entertainment, a New Orleans-based multi-media entertainment company. With a solid foundation of 8 years working in the Los Angeles music scene conducting multiple music camps with Grammy Associates, Musicians, and Producers, David brings a wealth of expertise to the table. His experiences have taught him valuable lessons, encouraging him to bring the entertainment industry standards and creative spaces to New Orleans, a place he calls home. Follow Elation EntertainmentInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/elationent/Website: https://www.elationent.com