Jon Pleeter Opens Own JPA Agency

Veteran talent agent Jon Pleeter has formed his own booking agency, Los Angeles-based JPA, representing artists including Parliament Funkadelic and George Clinton and the Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey.

“I could not be more excited at this stage of my career to be my own boss, and chart my own path,” Pleeter says in the announcement. “My decades of experience at the highest levels of the business will benefit all my clients. My hands-on, fearless approach will give the artists a distinctive advantage, enabling them to stand out in the touring industry. JPA is here, and as my website says: ‘Do Now. Explain Later.'”

Pleeter got his start in the industry as an agent trainee at Triad Artists Talent Agency in 1990, going on to become an agent at ARTISTdirect, The Agency Group and CAA, where he spent eight years booking tours at the arena and amphitheater level, working with artists including Daft Punk, Paul Oakenfold, Sammy Hagar and others. He went on to spend 10 years at ICM, working with clients including Alice In Chains, TLC, The Cult, followed by a stint at Sound Talent Group.

JPA also created and represents the Totally Tubular Festival, an ’80s new wave-themed tour set to return in 2025, with dates forthcoming.

Pleeter has also launched a film and television production company called Throne Ventures. His email is jon@jpaagency.com 

JPA’s full artist roster includes: Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton, Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, A Symphonic Evening Of Bob Marley, Back To The Block Party Festival, Richie Sambora, Eagle Eye Cherry, Wang Chung, Wheel, Men Without Hats, Thomas Dolby, Jeffrey Osborne, Saving Abel, Bow Wow Wow, Tommy Tutone, Right Said Fred, The Motels, Animotion, Davy Knowles, The Escape Club, Musical Youth, Omar Hakim, and the Totally Tubular Festival.