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Author name: Martin Atkins, Cynthia Plastercaster, Suicide Girls, Henry Rollins, Jade Dellinger, The Enigma, Chris Connelly

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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 780.2373
EAN num: 9780979731303
ISBN number: 0979731305
Label: Soluble LLC
Manufacturer: Soluble LLC
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 592
Printing Date: September 01, 2007
Publishing house: Soluble LLC
Sale Popularity Level: 99396
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From packing the right equipment to keeping enough gas in the tank to get home, every aspect of making a successful tour with a band is addressed in this comprehensive guide. More than 100 luminaries and leading organizations from the world of touring—among them Chris Connelly, Henry Rollins, the House of Blues, and the Vans Warped Tour, as well as club owners, tour managers, and even sex advisors—provide handy insider know-how along with insight on mistakes commonly made by novice bands. Chapters address the nitty-gritty of touring, with instructions on how to secure venues and publicity, how to stay healthy on the road, and how to keep the budget in the black. Loaded with hundreds of years' worth of collective hands-on experience from those steeped in the music business, this is a must-have resource for creating an unforgettable tour.





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Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - Wow.
This book really is everything it's cracked up to be.

If you want to go on tour, buy this and read the whole thing.

It's gold. Martin Atkins not only has an amazing grasp on the business of touring, but just business in general.

The stories in it are great on their own as well.


Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - If you're in a band, you need this book!
This book has so much useful information in it, compiled by people with years and years of experience, an incredible opportunity to learn things about touring and being successful in the music industry that they, no doubt, had to learn the hard way. I would highly recommend this book to anyone that's in a band or even just bought an instrument and plans on taking it seriously. The fact that it was written by artists I know about and are favorites of mine makes it even more credible. Martin Atkins is nothing short of brilliant and the world owes him thanks for putting this book together!


Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - Rock Star Ambition-Read This First!
I purchased this to review then hand over to my son and his band who
have toured relentlessly for the last 6 years. They have been through
3 record label deals that would make even the strong bands quit and go
back to a 9 to 5. Their lives are written in Marty's pages-but Marty
gives hope. Follow the do's & don't's like those who give advise here.
If you think you can work around the proven methods of earning a living
as a touring musician you will surely learn the hard way and have plenty
of debt to prove it. There is a lot of info here and some great ideas to
keep you earning money. Thanks, Marty for your insight because you lived
it and the fine contributions from others in the industry. This is a manual to consistantly refer to as you journey through the adventurous
career of entertaining the fickle public.



Rated by buyers 1 out of 5 stars - Probably great if your band is already big.
Man, I wanted to like this book, but I was really disappointed.
I'm in a bad that tours the country about twice a year, and has for the last few years, and I'd hoped this book would have some good advice. However, this book is aimed at bands who already play to a few hundred people a night, rather than for someone at my level. Also, it doesn't give you much advice on doing things without a big team behind you: for example, it tells you that you could book a tour without a booking agent, but doesn't give you much advice on how to actually do that.
I also felt like this book was aimed at men, and assumed that the audience it was speaking to was male (lots of sections seemed uneccesarily gendered) and HATED HATED HATED a lot of the sections about being a woman on tour. Ugh. The advice was things like "Don't pack too much makeup" and "Don't lose your keys." Srsly?
I've been booking tours and in touring bands for about 5 years now, and I felt like this was an interesting read for a peek into the life of a big band on tour, but was pretty irrelevant to a small band, and kind of insulting to female musicians.


Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - Absolute must for EVERY band
This book is a monster--big thick tome of information. Every band who is seriously considering leaving the garage MUST read this book. Atkins is a fantastic writer and he is able to make the boring business side of this industry entertaining. In addition to his insight, there are many testimonials from other touring artists, managers, booking agents, merch guys/gals, etc. from everything to getting laid to getting paid. The horror stories alone are worth the price of the book. Consider TOUR:SMART to be the owner's manual to being in a band that plays shows. And as always, if what you're doing isn't working, RTFM!


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