One for the Road

"Workman provides a witty and entertaining read." —Revolver Magazine

"Workman has limited his war stories in favor of practical advice, things that an aspiring tour manager needs to know." —Examiner

“Workman has provided priceless insight with his book, which should be studied top-to-bottom by anyone looking to make their living in the business.” —Blabbermouth

As the music business continues to undergo many dramatic changes, music groups are quickly discovering that to build and sustain a successful career, they must stay on the road and do as many shows as possible each year. Because of this, skilled tour managers for music groups are now needed more than ever.

As the music business continues to undergo dramatic changes, music groups are quickly discovering that to build and sustain a successful career, they must stay on the road and perform as many shows as possible each year. Because of this, skilled tour managers for music groups are now needed more than ever.

In One for the Road: How to Be a Music Tour Manager, Mark Workman shows you how to become a tour manager for a music group in any genre, how to organize a music tour the right way, how to complete one effectively, and how to build a successful career as a music tour manager.

Written with acerbic wit and brutal honesty, Mark Workman pulls no punches when telling you what it’s like to tour the world with a famous music group.

Mark Workman's debut YA novel, Forever We Dream, is now available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook.

Mark Workman was a successful lighting designer and tour manager in the music business for 33 years. His list of clients included Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Testament, Motörhead, Machine Head, Danzig, Devildriver, Mudvayne, Dio, Queens of the Stone Age, Soulfly, Sepultura, Keel, Steeler, and many others.

As a lighting designer, Mark Workman created high-impact lighting performances for numerous music tours, including the infamous Clash of the Titans (Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Testament, Alice in Chains, and Suicidal Tendencies) in 1990-1991, and American Carnage 2010 (Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Testament). He also designed lighting for music videos and live DVDs such as Machine Head's Elegies, filmed at Brixton Academy in London, and Megadeth's Rust in Peace Live, shot at the Hollywood Palladium, Testament's Dark Roots of Thrash, shot at the Paramount Theater in Huntington, NY, and Anthrax's Chile On Hell, shot at the Teatro Caupolican in Santiago, Chile.