Booking agency for DJs and live acts

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A booking agency acts as a bridge between the artist and the event organizer. Ground Control Agency has been doing just that since 2012: we provide advice on the best musical and budgetary choices for your event, handle the administration and scheduling, and coordinate technical and hospitality riders with your production team.

Much like an airport control tower, we keep a clear overview and ensure everything runs smoothly while our artists fly around the globe—so, our name is quite fitting.

A DJ's hand on the controls of a mixing console

Who can book with us

At Ground Control Agency, event organizers, companies, and private individuals book artists for club events, festivals, corporate parties, weddings, and other private occasions. Our booking agency represents artists across four genres: all-round DJs, techno/trance acts, live artists, and retro/classics legends.

The two people behind Ground Control Agency

Quentin and Bjorn are the duo behind Ground Control Agency. Together they know both sides of the stage: who books it and who is on it.

Quentin and Bjorn, the duo behind Ground Control Agency

Bjorn Wendelen

Bjorn has known the Belgian dance scene inside out for over 25 years. At the end of the nineties he started as a resident in the legendary Cherry Moon in Lokeren. As DJ Ghost he has since performed at home and abroad, and scored with tracks such as 'Blow Up The Speakers', 'Airport', and 'Let The Bass Go'. Today he is co-owner of Cherry Moon: the club, the brand, the record label and the party concept.

He also left his mark behind the scenes. As A&R at Byte Records, he signed Sylver's world hit 'Turn The Tide' and helped build Byte Progressive. Later he programmed the hardstyle and retro stages of Laundry Day and Summerfestival, and he still organizes his own retro parties.

All those years as a DJ, label man and programmer, and his regular presence at trade fairs at home and abroad, have provided him with an international network that few can match. Within Ground Control Agency he looks after the retro and techno artists. He knows what fills a dance floor, and who to book for that.

Quentin Van Damme

Quentin has over 15 years of experience as an artist liaison, having worked for events such as Laundry Day, Summerfestival, Rampage, and Nieuwpoort Beach Festival. He has also contributed to major international productions—including Tomorrowland, EDC Las Vegas, Ultra Miami, and Electrobeach Music Festival—as well as numerous arena shows across Belgium, the Netherlands, and France. In these roles, he has worked closely with some of the world’s biggest DJs, including Tiësto, Swedish House Mafia, DJ Snake, Axwell, Armin van Buuren, and Hardwell.

As a freelancer, he has managed hundreds of event productions for clients such as Balthazar Events within the corporate world and media organizations such as DPG Media (Qmusic, JOE, VTM), where radio, television, and live entertainment converge. Currently, in addition to his work as a booker, he serves as the tour manager for Maarten Vancoillie and Dorothee Vegas & Like Maarten.

He possesses a unique, expert-level understanding of where things can go wrong on your side of the table—and, more importantly, how to prevent those issues from arising. At Ground Control Agency, he oversees the agency’s live acts and all-round DJs.

How the booking process works, in five steps

Booking an artist involves more than just agreeing on a name and a price. Our booking agency takes care of this for you.

1. Request

Submit your request via our form or by email. You can include a specific artist in mind, or simply provide a genre, a date, and a budget.

2. Proposal

We will get back to you with names, prices, and availability. We can address any additional questions or points that need clarification together, until everything is exactly as it should be.

3. Contract & deposit

Once you agree, we will draw up the contract. You will receive it digitally, along with the artist’s press kit and rider. After reviewing it, you can sign it online. This will be followed by an invoice for a 20% deposit.

4. Announcement

Once you have paid the deposit, and the artwork and communication have been approved, you may announce the artist.

5. Advancing & event

We will send the final invoice well in advance, giving you plenty of time to schedule the payment. As the date approaches, we’ll work together to arrange the technical requirements, parking, access, accreditations, and hospitality. Everything sorted and the invoice paid? Let’s party!

Ready to book?

Fill out the form, and we will send you a tailored proposal.