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Watch the Weight
After reading Martin Atkin’s book, entitled Tour Smart, a lot of things came to mind, and as such, I’ll be periodically posting tourtips. These are things I picked up the hard way, both as a touring...
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Dont tick off the Union Guy
For those who have been there done that, they personally know the horror stories of paying a union guy $250 for electrical connections, or a few hundred for loadin/loadout. For others, such seems an...
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Christian Music and the Recession, a Good Thing?
From my old contacts, I’ve been hearing the Christian Music business has been on the decline for years, and with the economic situation, its gotten quite a bit worse. Certainly for those whose...
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Fire, A Very Present Danger
Fire signoffs in some venues can be a pain, especially if one is not prepared ahead of time. The thing is, the danger is very real. Case in point, the Nightclub fire in RI back in 2003....
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Gaffers Tape & Duct Tape
When starting out, every one uses duct tape, its cheap and readily available. I remember years ago, going through miles of the stuff… However, its not without peril. Duct tape, over time, or after...
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Bandize, ERP for Musicians
In the corporate world, enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a big deal, and when it works, its amazing how it can save time, and wring out costs. In the music world, I’ve often looked for a parallel...
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There is no Reason You Cannot Do This…. T shirts
Martin Atkins stated “There is no Reason You Cannot Do This” in reference to on demand posters and tshirts. He was not referring to on-demand like in cafe press, but more so, actually screen printing...
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Things will always go Wrong
Its pretty much a guarantee when one is touring that sooner or later things will not go well. It could be a timing issue such as a blown tire enroute, a missed plane connection, or even a venue...
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It dont mean a Thing if it aint got that Swing
Yep, here it is, Duke Ellingtons 1943 version of It dont mean a Thing if it aint got that Swing. Swing, if done well is amazing, if not, it really comes across poorly. An interesting exercise is to...
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Chops Alone dont mean Jack
Over the years I’ve met some incredibly talented bass players. Some of the chops I’ve seen are approaching the greats of bass players, ie Flea, Wooten, Pastorius etc… Some odd statements that come from...
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