Two-Track Recording Few artists have had more impact than Frank Black. As the main man in the Pixies, he influenced a generation. As a solo artist, Frank has become increasingly independent and talks here about owning your own masters and publishing and how to tour on a budget. Well, as all musicians know there are two spheres of a career.
Recording is one half of the sphere, and touring is the other.
It makes sense for most people to tour when they have a new product. It is not just for the purpose of selling records, but because that is generally when people in the media are interested in talking to you. You can make money on the road in two ways. If you're hot it is pretty easy to make money on the road. You are playing larger venues, and even if you are staying at nice hotels and have a lot of crew people to carry every little do-dad you can still make money.