Intrepid Staff – Top row: Rick, Mike, Jake; Front row: Michelle, Kevin, Brad
Intrepid Agents and Staff
Rick Booth – President
Jake Lankheit – Vice President of North American Touring/ Sr. Artist Representative
Brad Stewart – Sr. Artist Representative
Kevin Hopkins – Artist Representative
Michael Deeb – Overseas Artist Rep / Travel Consultant
Intrepid Artists Int’l was founded in Dec of 1994 by current owner and President of the company, Rick Booth. Our offices are located in beautiful midtown Charlotte, NC overlooking the uptown skyline. Intrepid has always chosen to remain “boutique” agency with emphasis on “Quality” NOT “Quantity.” For close to two decades, we have represented some of the very finest musicians in the world and have become known throughout the industry as an agency that can be counted on for not only delivering great music but also for our honesty, integrity, service and reliability. With a full staff of knowledgeable agents, Intrepid and/or it’s agents has been recognized by The Blues Foundation on a record three separate occasions for being the Best Agency in the business. Blues Wax Magazine has recognized Intrepid as the Best in the Business as well and the city of Charlotte’s Mayor’s office has also recognized Intrepid for representing the city well in the music industry. American Blues Scene writes, “ Intrepid Artists may have more class than any other agency and in the meantime provides some of the best music being made to a worldwide audience.”
We pride ourselves on having a very diverse roster, representing a wide range of music that includes, Blues, Blues/Rock, Funk, Jam, Roots Rock, and Zydeco music. As many of you know, since Intrepid was in it’s early stages we have always had the finest stable of “guitar slingers” in the business that now includes Walter Trout, Jimmy Thackery, Joe Louis Walker, Eric Sardinas & Big Motor, Popa Chubby and Ana Popovic just to name a few.
We also represent some of the finest blues artists in the business including Kenny Neal, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, Janiva Magness, Nick Moss, Curtis Salgado, John Mooney, Rick Estrin & The NightCats, Lightnin’ Malcolm, Trampled Under Foot and Watermelon Slim & The Workers.
Our more “Jammy” roots rock, pop and funk artists include the likes of Monophonics, EarPhunk, Honey Island Swamp Band, Mingo Fishtrap, Simplified, Orgōne, Dana Fuchs and The Steepwater Band.
If the Louisiana sounds of Zydeco is your thing, then we have that too, representing the very best in Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band.
Janiva Magness, Dana Fuchs, Nikki Hill, Ana Popovic, and Danielle Schnebelen of TUF are the cream of the crop when it comes to Females in the Roots & Blues Music World
As you can see, there is a little something for everybody at Intrepid. We have become the one stop shop for “Simply the Best Music on the Planet!”
Thanks for taking the time to check us out! We hope you enjoy our website and we look forward to working with you in the future!