Tour:smart
Subtitle: and break the band
By: Martin Atkins.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Smart Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 564
ISBN-13: 9780979731303
Subjects: Music trade -- Vocational guidance.; Concert tours -- Management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Music publicity.; Music -- Economic aspects.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other titles: Tour smart and break the band
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: value: Why it is essential to tour; value: Building blocks : basic concepts and ideas; value: Planning and routing : saved by geography; value: Transportation : broken down; value: Stories from the front line #1; value: Good advice from baaad people #1; value: Promoters and venues in their own words; value: Contracts; value: Riders; value: Booking : DIY vs. agents; value: Marketing I : revenue streams; value: Merchandising : the engine; value: Budgets : do it on paper; value: Press and publicists : an inside perspective; value: Street teams; value: Mailing list : every person counts; value: Marketing II : using the web; value: Radio : get heard; value: Record stores; value: Guest list; value: Marketing III : creating your own event; value: Good advice from baaad people #2; value: What to pack : accessories and attitude; value: How to get a better live sound; value: Crew and production; value: Scenery and stage decoration; value: So you want to be a tour manager (you crazy f*#!); value: Stories from the front line #2; value: Itineraries and day sheets; value: Settlement : getting paid is a blood sport; value: Accounting : rust never sleeps; value: Management : what do I get?; value: Soundscan, Pollstar, and other data; value: Excel basics; value: Software that's as hard as nails; value: Sex : better safer sex on the road; value: Drugs : highs and lows; value: Alcohol : drugs part II; value: Health tips; value: Being a grrrl on the road; value: Personality, ego, and charisma; value: Karma : what goes up; value: Murphy's law; value: Touring as a family man; value: What to do when your gear gets stolen; value: Marketing IV : package tours, a religious experience; value: Sponsorships and endorsements; value: Seminars and festivals; value: Touring internationally; value: China; value: Immigration : crossing the line; value: Memorabilia; value: Tour diaries; value: How to screen print; value: When you are the opening band; value: Marketing V : 61 strategies for a more successful show; value: Good advice from baaad people #3; value: Case studies : an out-of-band experience; value: Stories from the front line #3; value: The future of touring.