Advancing the Gig

Planning Live Gigs During COVID

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Planning Live Gigs During COVID

Here we are, it is summer, and most musicians would be hot and heavy into their summer tours and festival season. Instead we are scheduling streaming events, working on new creative projects, learning new tech platforms, and thinking about how to do live shows again. Well before you gather the band in the basement or garage for rehearsal, why not think about all that is involved in the logistics for the health and safety of your group, the venue staff, and for any audience members. Here are a few things to consider: From your side: If you are getting together with group, have you asked each one about their personal…

Avoid Hotel No Vacancy

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Avoid Hotel No Vacancy

If you want to avoid hotel no vacancy signs during your upcoming fall tours, please take note as you head into the fall touring season. I thought I’d share some tips to help you get your hotel reservations on the nights you need, during your upcoming tours. In fact, some of these ideas will be useful no matter when you tour. And even though they may fall into the “common sense” category, you may be as surprised as I was to know that most artists don’t think about hotel reservations until they begin advancing the tour or the gig. Here are 4 things you need to consider in order to…