Gigs and Shows Archives - Andy Reynolds's Live Music Business

Make Your Paperwork Temporary – Version Numbers and Expiry Dates

28th April 201913th June 2019 by Andy Reynolds

Touring creates lots of paperwork – contracts, riders, TV performance agreements, hotel rooming lists, etc – most of which has changing content. An example is the technical rider which contains an input list. The input list will change from time to time (the number of channels listed or the sources on stage for instance) as … Read more…

Who Should Get The AAA Pass?

6th April 20196th June 2019 by Andy Reynolds

The AAA – access all areas – pass is the revered token that denotes hip rock n roll success. You either have one, or you don’t. Having an AAA pass means you are in the band, in the crew, or are so close to the band they deem it necessary for you to have the … Read more…

The House Sound Guy Is Not A Jerk (And This Is Why)

6th April 20193rd June 2019 by Andy Reynolds

You all have an opnion about the house sound guy. Perhaps you are wrong?

The person employed to set up, run, and maintain the venue’s sound system for visiting acts is the venue’s audio technician a.k.a. the “house sound guy”. If you create music that needs to be amplified—(pretty much any contemporary music) then the house engineer will help you when you arrive to perform your show. Likewise, you … Read more…

5 Things to Check in Your New Rehearsal Room

6th April 201930th May 2019 by Andy Reynolds

You need to spend money on renting a rehearsal room.You might have a rehearsal space already - is it suitable?You must consider:cost, location, access, facilities, and storage.

In this day of Pro Tools on stage, quantising guitars to the beat in the studio, and syncing tempos for CDs, it is easy to forget that a good show, and therefore a musical career, starts with a great performance. And that performance, although coming from the heart and soul, will need a little refinement … Read more…

Ground Loop Hum (and How to Safely Get Rid Of It).

6th April 201927th May 2019 by Andy Reynolds

Ground loop hum is a noise you hear from musical equipment. It is annoying and can be fixed safely

Did you get a loud hum coming through the PA system at your last show? Or is there a persistent ‘zzzz’ sound in your rehearsal room, especially when plugging in certain bits of equipment? If so, you are experiencing ‘earth loop’ or ‘ground loop’ hum. All musicians recognise this sound (especially guitarists) and the way … Read more…

5 Steps to a Roadie Job – new book out now

15th January 201915th January 2019 by Andy Reynolds

5 Steps To A Roadie Job How to Get Working On-The-Road With Touring Bands

Learn how to be a roadie, working with bands on tour, with this step-by-step guide! I have re-written ‘Roadie Inc. – Gain and Keep a Career in the Live Music Business’, and the new book, ‘5 Steps to a Roadie Job – Get Working On-The-Road with Touring Bands‘ is available now. ‘5 Steps to a … Read more…

How To Easily Donate Your Foreign Coins To Charity (UK readers)

4th February 201926th December 2016 by Andy Reynolds

(This post is really for you if you live or work in the UK, and there may be similar arrangements if you live elsewhere) Traveling the world will leave you with foreign coins that are right now filling jam jars and spilling out from socks draws in your home. But sorting them out and getting … Read more…

The Live Music Business Session 1: Introduction to the Live Music Business

12th May 201715th October 2016 by Andy Reynolds

I have created a series of videos as part of a module on the live music busines that I teach at University of West London. The module is an introduction to the live music business, and this session will set the scene for study in the other sessions. There is an excerpt from the transcript below the video.

Use Email To Sell More Gig Tickets

4th February 201916th September 2016 by Andy Reynolds

Email marketing will help your fans to give you money. I recently read two posts on Music Business Worldwide that tackle the subject of getting fans to buy recorded music and concert tickets. Dave Cool’s post on the mistakes a lot of artists make with their websites is interesting and valid, especially his point about … Read more…

Facebook Live for musicians, bands, and DJs

4th February 201917th May 2016 by Andy Reynolds

Facebook made its Facebook Live feature available to all not long ago, with the ability to stream video to Facebook Groups and Facebook Events from your iOS or Android device. So, if you have a group set up for your fans, or you have an event coming up soon, you can create a ‘Live’ video … Read more…