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Topic History of: Advice on buying onto a tour
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Mart |
..In fact in re-reading that whole thread this morning, it has sadly occured to me that I have more money now that I am not that interested in touring any more.
A considered point in this observation is the amount of solo artists touring these days and I noticed in the paper that there is an accoustic festival In Nantwich later in the year.
Virtually all solo acts playing, including notably Captain Sensible(!).
Keeping a band on the road costs a fortune and the last thing you want, is to leave skint in the first place by paying a tour fee.
I think the best way to do it for exposure these days is to continually hastle for local support slots.
As some friends on here may recall, I searched and searched to find an e-mail for Marti Pellow`s people and eventually found his colleagues Chris Diffords address who was very helpful indeed.
A lot of the acts are a lot more approachable than people think and do want to help the next generation of music, many are very worth contacting, without driving them mad in the process of course. |
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PulseR |
hmm you really don't have a clue what you are taking about son, this is an amazing concept and I take my hat off to ukbands for getting this off the ground.
there is no one else out there doing anything to help new bands like these people are.
Here here ukbands, you rock
Rods wrote:
[quote]Whilst I can see the value of playing a good support tour I see no need for the tourbus. |
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Mart |
Once you establish a relationship with a PRS official who excepts your integrity you will not have a problem, it`s the same as any aspect of a business, get a "name" to deal with.
I despaired when some friends of mine got a pay to play European tour with one of the truely big all time acts and played 90% covers and did not invest in merchandise either.
That`s exposure, but a money pit.
There is allways someone about who will acknowledge a royalties form, even due to naivety, but it is not the performers fault, if they as a venue have not fully registered themselves for live performances, anymore than is their fault if a speaker falls from your performance onto a punter and they sue you if you are un-insured.
Cover your backs on buying into tours, if I ever did it again, I would seek out an investor. |
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Futurerockstar |
Yes we need to start doing that..Many of the venues we play don't have PRS forms available.
Some promoters and venue owners won't even acknowledge us with the forms.
We never know what to do! |
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Mart |
Take your own PRS/MCPS forms if you decide to do it.
There is no guarantee your songs will be logged by anyone else. |
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