About
Showmark is the production and marketing division of AMS Administration Ltd, the Nottinghamshire group that manages function bands, tours live shows and supplies the production behind them.
Where we come from
Every reel, photograph and campaign on this site was made for an act in our own group before Showmark had a name. Artist Republic manages function bands, tribute acts and touring productions, and show reels, video production and digital marketing have long sat on its services list. The Live Music Co. tours shows like Nashville At Heart and The Gary Barlow Songbook. Eventech supplies the sound, lighting and technical production behind them. The people who shot, cut and marketed that work are the Showmark team, and Showmark is that work with its own name and its own front door.
That is why we start every job from the booker's side of the desk. We know what an agent looks for in the first ten seconds of a reel, what a theatre's marketing department needs in its inbox, and what a venue wants to see before it commits a Saturday night.
Showmark now does that work for performers outside the group as well: function bands, tribute artists, theatre productions and live events anywhere in the UK.
How we work
The audio is recorded properly on every job, because a reel that looks good and sounds thin does not get the booking.
The reel is edited with you, not sent to you. The people who play the songs know which moments sell them.
Every session leaves you with content for the year, not one video for the week it goes live.
The group
Showmark is a trading division of AMS Administration Ltd, based at Park Place, Robey Close, Linby, Nottinghamshire. AMS is the parent company behind a group of brands that between them manage artists, tour shows, supply the technical production, book bands for events, run live music dining, list paid work for musicians, give legal education to the industry and market all of it.
The brands share an office, a back office and an artist network, and each keeps its own identity. For a Showmark client it means a session can draw on the group's venues, crews and production when a job needs them, and that the people filming your act have spent years booking, touring and marketing acts of their own.
Contracts, invoices and the privacy policy on this site are all in the name of AMS Administration Ltd.
Associated companies
Eight brands, one group. Each link opens that brand's own website.
Music management
Artist first management for function bands, tribute acts, touring productions, session musicians and emerging original artists, working across the UK, Europe, the United States and the Middle East. Showmark's colours come from here.
artistrepublic.co.ukTechnical production
Sound, lighting, video and technical production for concerts, corporate events, weddings and touring shows across the UK and Europe, run from a warehouse in Basford, Nottingham. Eventech toured Nashville At Heart and Beat The Drum.
eventechonline.comTouring shows
Touring productions including Nashville At Heart, The Gary Barlow Songbook, Dire Straits By Candlelight, The Runrig Experience, Ed and Taylor and Thinking Out Loud, performed in theatres and concert halls across the UK, Germany, Denmark, the United States, Canada and the Middle East.
thelivemusicco.comLegal education
Contract review, publishing and recording agreements, copyright, royalties and dispute resolution for artists, managers and the wider industry, with a strong emphasis on education. Offices in Nottingham and London.
musiclegal.co.ukDigital marketing
A boutique agency blending AI, video and digital marketing for small and medium sized businesses and charities, from paid Google and Meta ads to website design. Offices in Newcastle and Edinburgh.
digimar.co.ukBooking agency
A hand picked roster of bands and DJs for weddings, private parties and corporate functions in the UK and internationally, built on simple booking, no hidden costs and acts the agency believes in.
aceslive.co.ukLive music dining
A professional string quartet performing the music of artists from Queen and Coldplay to Fleetwood Mac and Ed Sheeran, paired with a three course meal in restaurants across the UK.
symphonydining.co.ukJobs for musicians
Curated listings of vetted, paid performing opportunities from agencies and employers in the UK and internationally. Every listing follows a transparent fees policy, and applications are shared only with the organisation advertising the role.
work4musicians.comBook a session
Send the act, the songs you want on the reel and a date that suits, and we will come back with a plan and a date.