We recently asked JJ Erlichman to describe what a touring production manager is and how they do their job. Here are, what he believes, the key elements that lay the foundation for a successful, touring, Production Manager (PM). JJ’s PM...
So, you’ve found yourself on a bus (coach) tour. Welcome to living in tight quarters with 10 other people and very little privacy. Now you’ll need to know how to properly conduct yourself in your new home. Knowing the unspoken code of the road will...
We asked our friend and colleague Eamonn Mckiernan (Lighting Designer/Director for bands such as Cage the Elephant, AWOLNation, Silversun Pickups, Little Dragon, and most recently Foster the People) for some advice on creating a lighting rider for a tour and how to...
We asked our FOH engineer friend and colleague James Lawrenson, currently FOH for Foster the People (He has worked for such bands as Young the Giant,Grouplove, 3OH!3 and also works in house at The Bowery Presents venue Terminal 5 in NYC) if he would share some tips on...
We got a hold of Nick Norris, the east coast backline king, and asked if he had any pointers on writing a backline rider that works. When writing a backline rider, try and include organized auxiliary information so the backline company understands your needs as best...
International touring can leave you with pockets full of unexchangeable coins. Holding on to it with the intent of using it next time often fails to get rid of it all. More often what happens is you end up collecting more change. It can be like Sisyphus pushing that...