Career Communities. Also Called. Related to. Careers in Live Music. Careers in Business. In This Section. At a Glance Career Path. Finding Work. Professional Skills. Schedule management Personnel management Budgeting Experience touring Proactive communication skills Problem-solving Multitasking and organization Leadership Networking. Interpersonal Skills. Work Life. Concert Tour Managers. The Berklee Boost Employers look for skills learned in the following Berklee programs.
Promoter's expenses Ticket selling policies, including how complimentary tickets will be handled Headline billing rights for signs and publicity An equipment breakdown detailing what'll be rented by the promoter vs.
Negotiating a Concert Tour Schedule Once you've worked out a price, split percentage and other concert details with the concert promoter, you still need to agree on a daily work schedule for your band's concert tour. You'll want to make sure that: Advertisement. The tour venues follow a geographically logical way instead of resembling a criss-cross, connect-the-dot pattern of overlapping routes Enough travel time is built in, allowing for traffic and weather conditions, so that the band has time to set up and do any necessary rehearsing before a concert Days off are worked into the schedule to give the band and crew time to recuperate after a number of hard days of concerts and travel.
How Secure is the Tour Industry? The big-name stars that bring in the most fans are aging. The Rolling Stones and other heritage acts led the Top 10 grossing tours in and Out of the 20 acts, only Justin Timberlake and Christine Aguilera had yet to reach their 30th birthdays.
The older stars had a large common fan base, coming from Top 40 radio play and promotions and album sales, to fill concert halls. Today's young music enthusiasts have diverse music interests.
They get their music from many different sources like cell phones, social networking sites, iTunes and Limewire and often don't even listen to traditional radio. Hiring a Concert Tour Crew " ". Tour managers ensure tours run smoothly.
Tour manager or road manager: Manages travel arrangements, pays bills and handles problems as they occur while the band is touring. Production manager : Supervises the technical crew and coordinates their work with that of the venue's local crew. Supervises moving equipment from one venue to the next, as well as setting it up and disassembling it. Advance person : Arrives at each tour location before the band and crew to help the road manager and make sure advance arrangements have been handled correctly.
Stage manager: Controls performers' movements and crew on and off the stage; gives crew cues for the houselights. Sound engineer : Operates the front of house console, which controls and mixes the sound the audience hears during a live performance. Monitor engineer : Operates the monitor console, controlling the sound the band hears during a concert through on-stage or in-ear monitors. Sound crew : Set up, disassemble and run sound equipment, as directed by the sound and monitor engineers.
Lighting operator : Operates the control console for the show and supervises the lighting crew. Lighting crew : Sets up, runs and disassembles lighting equipment. May also handle special effects like smoke machines and hoists. Backline crew : Sets up and manages performers' instruments and equipment. Flexible and adaptable.
Something can and undoubtedly will go wrong during a concert, and you'll need someone who can deal with the situation calmly and quickly. Team players who get along with the band and other managers to reduce friction on the road. Skilled at the jobs they do and very familiar with the equipment so that they can run it effectively in unfamiliar venues. Committed enough to the band and the tour that they will put up with the inconveniences of being on the road and stick with the tour until the end.
Don't over-play the same clubs, or your ticket sales will start to drop off. Recognize the difference between a recording session and a live performance and give the audience a show to remember. Re-invent yourselves and freshen up your act over time, like Madonna and the Rolling Stones, to keep fans coming back year after year.
Pollstar American Federation of Musicians. Simon and Schuster, , page July 18, Focal Press, , pages July 14, June 23, July 11, MTV News. July 8, July Chicago Tribune. May 25, Rolling Stone. July 26, Conde Nast Portfolio. The American. Cite This! Try Our Sudoku Puzzles! More Awesome Stuff. For bands that have the capability, individual mixes will also be set for each band member via in-ear monitors.
This is so the drummer can hear the guitarist, the bassist can hear the keyboard player, the vocalist can hear him or herself on stage, and nobody is getting drowned out by unnecessary noise. However, a lot of musicians prefer to hear the sound on-stage, and opt out of using in-ears, despite the risks to their hearing.
In recent years, many bands have begun to open up their soundcheck to fans as a ticket add-on. For the fans, this creates a unique and intimate opportunity to connect with touring musicians on a personal level. Fans can usually get an autograph or photo with the band, and create a lasting memory. Here are some examples of soundcheck meet-and-greet experiences. Because traditional meet-and-greets and autograph lines can get over-crowded and repetitive, soundcheck offers artists the chance to devote more of their time and attention to their fans.
Taking the time to interact with fans before the show also creates an opportunity for bands to sell more merchandise — increasing the profit value of the tour.
Music is a full-time job for many touring musicians, so spending that extra time to connect with their most loyal fans is essential to their success. And, for the fans, interacting with the band is not only an exciting experience but also a great opportunity to directly support their favorite artists in a meaningful way.
Sometimes, bands may have the opportunity to participate in press before the show. This can be in the form of photo-shoots, radio performances, talk shows, news programs, magazine interviews, social media meet-ups, or anything that might help to get the word out about the tour.
Typically a band will do a press run before a new album is released, or tour cycle begins, to try and spread awareness and sell more records and tickets to the upcoming shows. However, press engagements can also be spread throughout the tour as bands stop in various cities. Audiotree Live is a perfect example. Audiotree is a record label in Chicago that records and publishes live music sessions, promotes artists, and organizes live events.
Many established bands that perform in Chicago will schedule a time to do a live performance and interview with Audiotree, because of the exposure it can help bring to their tour or record. Festivals also tend to be a hotspot for press because of the number of artists at any given festival.
If you buy tickets to an event like Bumbershoot or Lollapalooza, you can probably assume that most bands on the lineup spent a few hours before the show with various reporters and music journalists. The sex-addicted playboy misogynist that sleeps all day and only wakes up to get high, trash hotel rooms, and do it all again is a fantasy as delusional as The Flat Earth Society. A traditional US club tour lasts weeks, however many bands tour for several months of the year because ticket sales are the main source of income for most bands.
Here a r e s o m e examples of how bands travel overseas on massive European and South American tours. So if there are a few quiet hours before a show, tour moms and dads will usually call home to check-in and make sure everyone is doing OK.
More than likely though, bands will often use their downtime to focus on other aspects of the band, like writing new music or pursuing other business opportunities. Then we go back on tour. You know we tour so we can make the records so we can go back and tour the records. And although more and more bands are building their own studios, and the technology that allows artists to record from home is getting better all the time, many bands — especially those signed to major labels — still book time at traditional studios to record their albums.
This means artists only have a few weeks to write and record new material before going back on tour. In order to be better prepared for that studio time, bands will write songs backstage, on the tour bus, in hotels, on park benches, and anywhere else they can find a few minutes to get into a creative headspace. So while the singer and guitar player head off to write new songs, the other band members might take some time to pursue other business opportunities. Touring is usually the way most bands make money — with ticket and merchandise sales being the primary sources of income.
Even before COVID, most money made on tour got re-invested into the band to cover recording and tour expenses. Most musicians depend on a side-hustle, or an additional part-time job to help provide a supplemental source of income.
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