Concert Tour Production Management: How to Take Your Show on the Road

Vasey, John

ISBN 10: 0240802357 / ISBN 13: 9780240802350

Published by Routledge, 1997

About this Item

Beginning with an introduction to the touring concert, explaining who's who on the road, the author guides you through a tour setup using a realistic itinerary that visits different types of venues using the production manager's check-lists. He also covers the role of the local promoter's production manager and how to manage a crew. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; KJM; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304. . 1997. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Concert Tour Production Management: How to Take Your Show on the Road
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0240802357
• ISBN 13: 9780240802350
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

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, explaining who's who on the road, the author guides you through a tour setup using a realistic itinerary that visits different types of venues using the production manager's checklists. He also covers the role of the local promoter's production manager and how to manage a crew. The appendices provide some basic electrical formulae, a performance contract, a technical rider, a production checklist to suit most situations, and several forms to help expedite routine tasks.

About the Author

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.