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Hello,After starting a course in radio production and not overly enjoying the content, I have decided to attempt to persue a career in tour management. After attending many gigs and music events in the past, and watching the mechanics of a working road crew onstage and off, I can easily see myself
working in the industry, but have no idea how I'd go about it. Would a college or university course be the best way forward? Or going straight into working my way up from the bottom? In the past I have asked for advice from Kaiser Chiefs' tour manager, and I have a contact details for one of Maximo Park's roadcrew after doing some street teaming for the band. Would contacting them directly and sending CV's and pestering be a good option?I am an eager, ambitious, go getting young person with a passion for live music and a determination for perfection.
Thank you, I hope you may be able to help me in some way or another.
Hi there, thanks for your question, it’s a perennial one!
You don’t say where you are based but while there is no substitute for experience and you are very unlikely to get hired by a major act without it.
Our advice is;
1 Befriend bands who you come across and offer to help them, for free, if you are any good and they are working you will soon find that they can’t do without you
2 Send your cv/pester anyone appropriate you never know when you might catch someone at the right moment
3 Put your profile up on our site
4 Check out courses, if you tell us where you are we can send some recommendations. Courses for behind the scenes personnel are a bit thin on the ground, something we are working on rectifying. Hope this helps
Good luck
FTTS
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