Book Description
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.
Table of Contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgement
- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE TOURING CONCERT
- Reasons for Touring
- Agents, Artists, and Managers
- Promoters
- Touring Entourage
- Performers
- Tour Manager
- Production Manager
- Stage Manager
- Sound Engineer
- Monitor Engineer
- Sound Crew
- Lighting Operator
- Lighting Crew
- Backline Crew
- Set Carpenters
- Drivers
- Other Staff
- Local Personnel
- Promoter
- Promoter’s Production Manager
- Loaders
- Stagehands
- Riggers
- Electrician
- Runners
- Spotlight Operators
- House Light Operator
- Forklift Driver
- Caterers
- Venue Staff
- Designers and Operators
- CHAPTER 2 THE TOURING PRODUCTION MANAGER
- From Ideas to Reality
- Preparing Budgets
- Booking Touring Staff and Equipment
- CHAPTER 3 THE PROMOTER’S PRODUCTION MANAGER
- Booking Staff and Equipment
- Top of Form
- Items
- Staff
- Preparing a Venue
- Public Safety
- Electrical Safety
- Rigging Safety
- Fire Safety
- Sound-Level Safety
- Public Safety
- CHAPTER 4 GEETING THE SHOW ON THE ROAD
- Production Rehearsals
- Travel and Accommodation
- Security Measures
- Preregistration
- Rooming Lists
- Arrival and Departure
- Housekeeping
- Room Allocation
- Accounts
- Legibility
- Form of Payment
- Communications
- Adapting the Show to Different Venues
- CHAPTER 5 ADVANCING VENUES
- Preliminary Contact
- Detailed Advance
- Final Check
- CHAPTER 6 DAILY SCHEDULE
- A Show Day
- A Travel Day
- A Day Off
- APPENDIX 1 PERFORMANCE CONTRACT
- Cancellation
- Advertising
- Permits and Licensing
- The Performance
- Support Act
- Payment
- Hall Agreement
- Complimentary Tickets
- Counterfeit Tickets
- Merchandising
- Promoter’s Expenses, Verification, Settlement
- Settlement Schedule
- APPENDIX 2 CONTRACT RIDER
- Staging
- Mixing Positions
- Spotlights
- Forklifts
- Power Requirements
- Piano Tuner
- Rigging
- Loading Dock
- Work Lights
- Crew
- General Security
- Barricades
- Hall Security
- Backstage Security
- Equipment Security
- Catering
- Dressing Rooms
- Performance Area before Show
- Meals
- After-Show Crew Buses
- After-Show Band Buses
- Dressing Rooms
- Main Band
- Band
- Wardrobe
- Crew
- Support Act
- Production
- Sound and Light Rehearsals
- Parking and Loading
- Medical
- Local Transport
- Cost Amendment Form
- Insurance
- General Restrictions
- Applicable Law and Warranties
- APPENDIX 3 PRODUCRION CHECKLISTS AND FORMS
- APPENDIX 4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Audio Requirements
- Monitors
- Microphones
- Video
- Audio Extras
- Lighting Requirements
- APPENDIX 5 VENDOR CONTRACT
- Governing Laws and Venue
- APPENDIX 6 VENUE CONTRACT
- Hiring Agreement
- Table of Contents
- Hiring Agreement
- 1. Definitions and Interpretation
- 2. Hiring of the Center
- 3. Fees and Payments
- 4. General Conditions of Use of Center
- 5. Tickets
- 6. Indemnities and Limitation of Liability
- 7. Damage to the Center
- 8. Termination of License
- 9. Licenser s Undertakings
- 10. Assignment
- 11. Notices
- 12. Miscellaneous Provisions
- Indemnity (Attachment to Hiring Agreement)
- Schedule 1
- Schedule 2
- Schedule 3
- Schedule 4
- Schedule 5
- Schedule 6
- Schedule 7
- APPENDIX 7 TRANSLATINONS of COMMON TERMS
- Glossary