184 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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Concert Tour Production Management deals with the business of production and sets out guidelines to follow in order to literally get the show on the road. Concert Tour Production Management provides the basic information to manage the production for a touring concert from start to finish in the most effective and efficient way possible.
Beginning with an introduction to the touring concert,... Read more
PREFACE* ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS * INTRODUCTION TO THE TOURING CONCERT: Reasons for touring, Agents, artists and managers, Promoters, Touring entourage, Designers and operators * THE TOURING PRODUCTION MANAGER: From ideas to reality, Preparing budgets, Booking touring staff and equipment, * THE PROMOTERS PRODUCTION MANAGER: Booking staff and equipment, Permits, Preparing a venue, Public safety, * GETTING THE SHOW ON THE ROAD: Production Rehearsals, Travel and accommodation, Adapting the show to different venues, * ADVANCING VENUES: Preliminary contact, Detailed advance, Final check, * DAILY SCHEDULE: A show day, A travel day, A day off * APPENDICES: Performance Contract, Contract Rider, Production Check Lists And Forms, Technical Specifications, Vendor Contract, Venue Contract, Translations Of Common Terms * GLOSSARY * BIBLIOGRAPHY * INDEX
Biography
John Vasey has worked on the production of many touring concerts for nearly twenty years. Working both for independent production companies and as sound engineer for major acts, he has toured the United States, Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. He is the author of Concert Sound and Lighting Systems 2e (Focal Press) and lives in Australia.
