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Being a musician is one of the most difficult industries to be in and being a touring musician is even more tricky. Learn some very useful and important tips on how to get gigs in this free video clip series.
There are 15 videos in this series:
One important aspect to booking a tour is choosing a good venue for your style of performance. Learn tips on how to choose a good venue to perform at from a professional performing and touring musician in this free video.
Sometimes it is good to create your own venue to perform such as a street corner or bridge. Learn tips on how this can be effective in conveying a message from a professional performing and touring musician in this free video.
It is important to research venues before booking a gig there. Learn why this is and how it can backfire if you don't from a professional performing and touring musician in this free video.
There is usually a specific time and day to contact a performance venue about booking a gig. Learn some other tips on the correct way to contact venues about booking from a professional performing and touring musician in this free video.
There are specific thing to say and not to say to ensure you have a good show when booking gigs. Learn tips on these important things from a professional performing and touring musician in this free video.
As a professional performer you should be able to charge a fee for your performances. Learn tips on how much to ask for and how to ask for it from a professional performing and touring musician in this free video.
Performance contracts are a great way to ensure your pay for a gig. Learn tips on how to write one and what to include on it from a professional performing and touring musician in this free video.
Performance contracts are a great way to ensure your pay for a gig and sometimes including a rider will help while on the road. Learn tips on how to write a rider and what to include on it from a professional performing and touring musician in this free video.
Always improving performances is one of the most important things any performing artist can do to further their career. Learn tips on why this is so important from a professional performing and touring musician in this free video.
There is free advice for independent touring musicians all over the internet. Learn tips on how to find this information and what to do with it from a professional performing and touring musician in this free video.
Playing with well known bands is a great way to get in front of more people and improve the performances. Learn tips on why playing with bigger bands is better than smaller ones from a professional performing and touring musician in this free video.
Record labels are a good idea but they are not for everyone. Learn tips on what record labels are and how they can help or hurt you from a professional performing and touring musician in this free video.
Music agents are a necessity for any serious band that wants to get ahead in this business. Learn tips on what an agent does and how to get one from a professional performing and touring musician in this free video.
Practicing is the single most important thing to any musician. Learn why this is and how to practice effectively from a professional performing and touring musician in this free video.
Practicing alone is different from practicing with a band and they should be treated differently. Learn tips on how they differ from a professional performing and touring musician in this free video.
As a musician traveling is simply part of the job. We must be able to travel in order to support ourselves and play to new people and crowds all the time so that we build up a fan base. The problem arises when we begin to think about all the expensive equipment we have to lug around every time we travel. Whether it’s by boat, train, plane or car we need to be able to get our instruments to the next venue safely so that we can use it at the next show. This has always been a serious issue for the likes of touring musicians everywhere. The protection of their assets, their livelihoods, their gear. If you are a professional traveling musician then booking gigs is your life's blood and this video series will give you tips on booking a tour. It covers tips on traveling, where to stay, riders, booking and many more valuable and useful tips for any touring musician. Take our advice and live by these tips when you’re traveling. It could mean the difference between playing and not!
Peter Nevland Peter Nevland has spent five years performing his mixture of writing and rock 'n' roll, which he calls "Spoken Groove," during his travels to every continent except South America and Antarctica.dkdk
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