Roadie, Inc. - How to Gain and Keep a Career in the Live Music Business

By Andy Reynolds
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Published: Jan. 30, 2011
Words: 30,260 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458171955

Short description

‘Roadie, Inc’ is the definitive guide to starting out as technician, working for bands on tour. The book details the exact steps you need to take in order to find work as a sound engineer, back line tech, lighting engineer, tour manager, touring stylist or driver. There is also comprehensive information on non-touring roles such as artist manager, music booking agent and concert promoter.

Extended description

‘Roadie, Inc – How to Gain and Keep a Career in the Live Music Business.’ is the definitive guide to starting out as technician, working for bands on tour. The book details the exact steps you need to take in order to find work as a sound engineer, backline tech, lighting engineer, tour manager, touring stylist or driver. There is also comprehensive information on non-touring roles such as artist manager, music booking agent and concert promoter.

The book is written By Andy Reynolds, a veteran concert tour manager and touring audio engineer. Reynolds also wrote ‘The Tour Book – How to get Your Music on the Road’ which helps musicians to understand the concert touring industry and get more gigs.

Inside ‘Roadie, Inc.’ you will find: (Read more) ‘Roadie, Inc – How to Gain and Keep a Career in the Live Music Business.’ is the definitive guide to starting out as technician, working for bands on tour. The book details the exact steps you need to take in order to find work as a sound engineer, backline tech, lighting engineer, tour manager, touring stylist or driver. There is also comprehensive information on non-touring roles such as artist manager, music booking agent and concert promoter.

The book is written By Andy Reynolds, a veteran concert tour manager and touring audio engineer. Reynolds also wrote ‘The Tour Book – How to get Your Music on the Road’ which helps musicians to understand the concert touring industry and get more gigs.

Inside ‘Roadie, Inc.’ you will find:

How the live music industry really works

Details of the various back stage jobs

Industry secrets - why roadie jobs are never advertised

Interviews with pro road crew, artist managers, booking agents and promoters

Examples of contracts for concerts and freelance employment

Step-by-step guides to starting your live music industry career

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music industry, music business, roadie, roadies, live music business, roadie jobs

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Roadie, Inc - get a job touring with bands
I wrote ‘Roadie, Inc’ to help you find out how to work with bands on tour. Dozens of bands are playing gigs in every town, every night - most of them will employ one or more crew. But how do you get employed by a band on tour? How do you learn how the live music business really works? I have answered these questions in this book. ‘Roadie, Inc’ is written to help you - the road crew of tomorrow.

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