Get On Tour

A Sound Engineer's Guide

Scott Adamson, Chase Benedict, Jon Burton, Heatherlyn Egan, Buford Jones, Nathan Lively, Michelle Pettinato, Nicholas Radina, Robert Scovill, Dave Swallow, Aleš Štefančič, and Tomas Wolfe

• 12 Authors
• 272 Years of combined experience

Excerpts

Having worked in the audio industry for nearly two decades, first as a sound engineer and later as an educator, I can vouch personally for what each of them has to say—this is your textbook on how to get into touring.

Darryn de la Soul

Soulsound

After getting fired from a tour, I used everything in my power to get hired back in an assistant position to make sure I learned everything I could from my mistakes. The decision to stay was one of the difficult and impactful of my career.

Robert Scovill

Tom Petty, Jackson Browne, Def Leppard, Prince

I made sure everyone knew that I wanted to be on tour. I talked constantly with friends and colleagues about touring, and when I worked with visiting bands and engineers I would pick their brain about how they got started. When the opportunity came, I seized it.

Michelle Pettinato

Styx, Kesha, Goo Goo Dolls, Christina Aguilera

I don’t advocate working for free and I don’t believe anyone in this day and age should work for free. If you can't get the experience you need from traditional routes, then you need to think outside the box.

Dave Swallow

Amy Winehouse, James, Erasure, La Roux

At sixteen I wanted to be a record producer. By twenty-two a life on the road had become my goal. My wage for my first tour was £2 a day, enough to buy you a drink and a packet of cigarettes. Thirty years later my goals have changed, but I am still firmly involved in music.

Jon Burton

The Prodigy, Richard Hawley

The people that hire and recommend audio engineers are tour managers, production managers, and other crew members. If you want to tour, these are the connections you need to make. Find people who tour for a living and start making friends.

Scott Adamson

Passion Pit, Matt + Kim, St. Vincent, and Sleater-Kinney

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