Front Cover -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1 Why It Is Essential To Tour -- If You Don't Do It With Yours. -- Steve Blush -- Chapter 2 Building Blocks: Basic Concepts And Ideas -- Chapter 3 Planning And Routing: Saved By Geography -- America Is Big! -- Factors To Be Aware Of Before You Plan A Tour -- Secondary Markets -- Tools - Don't Be One, Use One -- Demographics -- Routing -- Mistakes To Avoid - Tamar Berk -- :Smart Tips -- Chapter 4 Transportation: Broken Down -- Tour Bus -- Tips For A Safe Ride -- Car -- Van -- A Few Words About Van Aesthetics - Mike Johnson -- Other Methods -- Planes - Katrina Atkins -- Public Transportation: Megabus - Nathan Koch -- Additional Considerations -- Martin Atkins Asks: Jolly Roger -- Top Ten Things To Avoid Doing When Trying To Lease A Coach - John Aikin -- Chapter 5 Stories From The Front Line #1 -- The Flaming TV Story - Jack Carson -- Never Skimp On A Tour Bus: 1998 Birthday Remembered - Dave Baker -- Road To Hell Well Traveled - Rev. John Wheeler -- Chapter 6 Good Advice From Baaad People -- Tips From Henry Rollins -- Contact With Law Enforcement While Touring - Chris Lee -- Myths About Touring - Mark Spybey -- Chapter 7 Promoters And Venues In Their Own Words -- Promoters - Joe Shanahan -- Martin Atkins Asks: Michael Yerke -- What A Promoter Wants To Hear To Book You - Dan Steinberg -- The Basics Are Missing - Kevin Lyman -- The Power Of Soup - John J. Chmiel -- All Local Bands/Artists - Ursula Rodriguez And Ramona Downey -- Lessons Learned - Steve McClellan -- :Smart Tips -- Chapter 8 Contracts -- Keep It Simple -- Some Extra Things We Put In The Contract -- Multi-band Performance Agreements -- Contracts/Settlements - Jolly Roger -- Inter-band Agreements - Greta Brinkman -- Chapter 9 Riders -- Part 1 Catering Riders -- Contract Riders - Jade Dellinger.

Smokinggun.com - Andrew Goldberg And William Bastone -- Rider Strategies -- Cuisine To Mangle Your Mind - Metal Chef - Adrian H. Merrill -- Part 2 Technical Riders: Writing A Tech Rider People Will Read Kathleen "Burt" Bramlett -- Things A House Production Manager Must Do To Make A Show Run Well Jim Darden -- :Smart Tips -- Chapter 10 Booking: Diy Vs. Agents -- Booking Yourself -- Agents -- When Your Agent Suggests An Opening Band -- Built-ins -- Five vs. Seven Shows Per Week. -- Buy-ons -- How Do I Go About Getting A Show At The Bottom Of The Hill For The First Time? Ramona Downey And Ursula Rodriguez -- :Smart Tips -- Chapter 11 Marketing I: Revenue Streams -- Traditional: From Ticket Sales To CDs To Shirts -- Non-traditional: Opportunities, Promotions, And More -- Reduce Your Expenses (Less Out = More In) -- Chapter 12 Merchandising: The Engine -- The Booth -- Problems -- Disorientation On The Road: Road Lag -- Merch % To Venues -- Package Tour -- Real-life Merchandise Strategies -- Merch Tips - Luke Stokes And Chris Ramos -- Merchandising: Credit Card Tips -- The Hot Topic Phenomenon - Michelle Yoon -- Merchandising - Ame -- Bodies! From Coventry To Cain's - Simon Mattock -- Heebeegeebeez Input - Jonathan Pust -- Chapter 13 Budgets: Do It On Paper -- Formatting Your Budget -- Hotels -- Additional Considerations -- Budget - Curse Mackey -- More Money Saving Tips - Katrina Atkins -- Dave Callens' Quick Budgets! - Dave Callens -- :Smart Tips -- Chapter 14 Press And Publicists: An Inside Perspective -- Press Kits -- Electronic Press Kits -- Publicists -- Ten Points To Consider When Dealing With The Press - Jason Pettigrew -- What Makes An Artist/Publicist Relationship Work - Maria Ferrero -- Pet Peeves And My Advice On How To Avoid Them - Gail Worley -- Hype -- Martin Atkins' How To Give Good Interview -- :Smart Tips.

Chapter 15 Street Teams -- I Wish I Could Do It Again Tomorrow - Michael Gallina -- You Can Be A Participant - David Nicholas -- Few Words From Street Teams -- :Smart Tips -- Chapter 16 Mailing List: Every Person Counts -- Creating And Expanding Your Mailing List -- Chapter 17 Marketing Ii: Using The Web -- eBay -- The Mainstream Strangle-hold On Alternative Culture Has Become Chillingly Omnipresent - Jean Encoule -- eBay - Chris Ramos -- eBay And Local H - Brian St. Clair -- :Smart Tips -- Chapter 18 Radio: Get Heard -- Marketing Services -- Radio Tips - Chris Payne -- Radio Promotion - Space 380 -- The Process Of Developing Media Exposure - Jeff McClusky -- :Smart Tips -- Chapter 19 Record Stores -- Independent Record Stores -- Larger Indie Chains And Coalitions -- Chain Stores -- Instores -- Co-op Advertising -- What Makes A Good Instore And More - Mike Johnson -- Chapter 20 Guest List -- Why Compiling A Multi-band Guest List Is A Pain In The Ass - Kamela Lise Koehler -- :Smart Tips -- Chapter 21 Marketing Iii: Creating Your Own Event -- Getting Traction For Your Band -- One-off Events - Curse Mackey -- Martin Atkins Asks: Jeffrey A. Swanson -- On Gothicfest - Cliff Sieloff -- U-35 - V. Mercy -- Chapter 22 Good Advice From Baaad People #2 -- The Problem With Music - Steve Albini -- Top Tips - Ken Lopez -- Top Tips For Touring - Geoff Smyth -- The Art Of Music Business - Curse Mackey -- Top Ten Things That I Have Learned From Being On Tour - Lacey Conner -- Chapter 23 What To Pack: Accessories And Attitude -- Top Items To Take With You - Steve Traxler -- Chapter 24 How To Get A Better Live Sound -- A Good Sound Starts With Good Gear - Lee Popa -- Doing Sound For Starters - Miguel Torres -- Tips For Touring - Don Byczynski -- Chapter 25 Crew And Production -- Soundmen -- Friends Don't Let Friends Do Monitors.

Martin Atkins Asks: Jolly Roger -- Roadies - Margot Olavarria, Ph.D. -- Tips On Being A Successful "Tech" - Chris Schleyer -- Excerpts From I Was An Ozzfest Roadie - Patrick Albertson -- Martin Atkins Asks: Jim Sochacki -- Chapter 26 Scenery And Stage Decoration -- Sheep On Drugs -- Test Department -- Pigface Shit Lights -- Killing Joke -- PiL -- Chapter 27 So You Want To Be A Tour Manager (You Crazy F*@#!) -- Tour Management - Curse Mackey -- Tour Manager Do's And Don't's - Mark O'shea -- Martin Atkins Asks: Jolly Roger -- Touring 101: Eric Perina -- Chapter 28 Stories From The Front Line #2 -- Children's Touring Group - Chris Tisone -- Tour Manager For The Dresden Dolls - Emily White -- Suicide Girls On The Road - Victoria Santino -- Chapter 29 Itineraries And Day Sheets -- The Itinerary As A Tool -- St. Crispin's Day Speech - William Shakespeare -- Mistake To Avoid -- Day Sheets -- :Smart Tips -- Chapter 30 Settlement: Getting Paid Is A Blood Sport -- Example -- Settlement - Don Byczynski -- Chapter 31 Accounting: Rust Never Sleeps -- 2+2=5 - Darren Guccione -- Accounting Software - Chris Ramos -- Accounting On The Road Tips - Dave Callens -- Accounting - Jolly Roger -- Chapter 32 Management: What Do I Get? -- Management - Susan Ferris -- Silent Partner Management - Wes Kidd -- Chapter 33 Soundscan, Pollstar, And Other Data -- Nielson Soundscan -- Pollstar -- Some Soundscan Facts - Chris Ramos -- Chapter 34 Excel Basics -- Using Excel To Schedule Showtimes -- Guest Lists -- Chapter 35 Software That's As Hard As Nails -- Map Point - Mike Johnson -- Chapter 36 Sex: Better, Safer Sex On The Road -- Tips For Safer (And Better) Sex On The Road - Dr. Debby Herbenick, Ph.D., M.P.H -- Be Nice To Groupies: A Word Of Advice To All You Rock Stars Of The Present And Future - Cynthia Plaster Caster -- Groupies.

Chapter 37 Drugs: Highs And Lows -- Time To Drop -- Music On Drugs - Lee Fraser -- Disclaimer - Martin Atkins -- Just Because You're A Rock Star Doesn't Mean You Have To Party Like One Matthew Lee Smith, M.P.H., C.H.E.S -- Illegal Drugs And The Music Industry - Chris Lee -- Chapter 38 Alcohol: Drugs Part Ii -- Alcohol -- Alcohol - Matthew Lee Smith, M.P.H., C.H.E.S -- Alcohol "Booze" - Lee Fraser -- Chapter 39 Health Tips -- Water -- Tour Managers -- Jet Lag -- Effects Of A Smoke-filled Environment -- Noise And Your Hearing -- Voice Tips - Chris Connelly -- A Horror Story -- :Smart Tips -- Chapter 40 Being A Grrrl On The Road -- Being A Girl On The Road - Sarah Dope -- Grrrrrrl's Guide To The Road - Margot Olavarria, Ph.D -- Martin Atkins Asks: Nixon Suicide -- Chapter 41 Personality, Ego, And Charisma -- Personalities And Ego -- Charisma -- The Code Of The Road -- Tuff Love -- Tips For Selecting New Band Members -- Chapter 42 Karma: What Goes Up -- Chapter 43 Murphy's Law -- Chapter 44 Touring As A Family Man -- Kids On The Road -- Exit Planet Bus -- Touring As A Family Man - Jason Novak -- Chapter 45 What To Do When Your Gear Gets Stolen -- Chapter 46 Marketing IV: Package Tours - A Religious Experience -- Economies Of Scale Work -- Package Tours Chronologically From 1996 -- Package Tours - V. Mercy (Apocalypse Theatre) -- :Smart Tips -- Chapter 47 Sponsorships And Endorsements -- Endorsements -- How To Be A Better Sponsored Band - Adam Grayer -- Ozzfest And Sponsorship Hell - Curse Mackey -- Chapter 48 Seminars And Festivals -- South By Southwest 2007 -- CMJ -- Chapter 49 Touring Internationally -- International Differences -- International Travel Tips - Mark Williams -- England -- U.K. - Jason Miller -- Belgium - Dee Generate -- Germany -- BS-HU 481 - Martin Bowes -- Japan -- Chapter 50 China -- General Information.

Why I Went To China.

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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