Touring

10 Ways for Musicians to Stay Healthy on the Road

[Editor’s Note: For a lot of us, January is the time to get healthy. Maybe that means taking the stairs instead of the elevator, replacing soda with water, or getting in a healthier frame of mind to tackle the demands of work. We see January as a great opportunity for artists to adopt some healthy practices to help themselves and their businesses for the rest of the year. Erin Schrode, ecoRenaissance woman and co-founder of Teens Turning Green, has some great tips for the touring musician that will keep both you, and the environment, healthy while you’re on the road.]

By Erin Schrode, Green Guru & Co-Founder of Teens Turning Green

Our body is our temple. And for singers and performers, this is of the utmost importance; your bodies are quite literally your instruments. A life of performing and touring tests both physical and emotional limits—intense days require peak energy and form, while endless travel doesn’t allow for proper rest and recuperation. So wellness is paramount! These ten top actions and eco friendly tools will help you to be proactive and achieve optimal health on-the-go…

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Get Out of Your House & Into Theirs – Booking a House Concert Tour

By Mikey Wax

Hey TuneCore friends – My name is Mikey Wax, and I’m a singer/songwriter from Long Island, NY. I’ve released two full length albums, and have been successfully touring for the past few years. After releasing my first album at the end of ’08, I built a small but promising fan base through word-of-mouth on social media sites. From that, I was able to sign with a small booking agency at the time who got me on a couple tours, but the relationship wasn’t right and soon parted ways. That’s when I was forced to think outside-the-box and find other ways to gain more fans.  It turns out that losing my agent was actually one of the best things for moving my career forward, as it was then that I came up with the idea of booking house concerts…

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TuneCore Artists Keep the Music Coming as SXSW Winds Down

Though SXSW is coming to a close (way too soon in our opinion!), TuneCore Artists continue to take the stage and share their music with the crowds of Austin.

Check out some great advice and comments below from TuneCore Artists performing at SXSW today and tomorrow, and click here for the full list of TuneCore Artists who played at this year’s festival.

stephen_kelloggStephen Kellogg – “It’s difficult to ‘stand out’ at a place like SXSW, but we are going to be ourselves because being anything else would be a waste of time.”
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TuneCore Artists Playing Live in Austin – March 15th

Check out some great advice and comments from TuneCore Artists performing at SXSW today. For more tips plus more info about where and when these artists are playing, click here.

mister_lovelessMister Loveless – “My advice would be to not have any expectations. Enjoy yourself as much as possible. Your shows will be better for it.”
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TuneCore Artists Live at SXSW – March 14th

Check out some great advice and comments from TuneCore Artists performing at SXSW today. For more tips plus more info about where and when these artists are playing, click here.

erin_mckeownErin McKeown – “TuneCore is transparent, affordable, and incredibly easy-to-use. While I wait months to be paid by other distributors and labels, my TuneCore balance and accounting show up on time, every time. Selling my music through TuneCore is my most consistent and reliable source of income.”
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TuneCore Artists Take the Stage at SXSW – March 12th

Check out some great advice and comments from TuneCore Artists performing at SXSW today.  For more tips plus more info about where and when these artists are playing, click here.

Tuesday, March 12th

adam_warrockAdam WarRock – “TuneCore provides an easy, affordable way for me to get my music on all major digital distribution platforms. They’ve helped get my releases featured on iTunes. They are the best.”
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Making the Most Out of SXSW… AUTORESPONDERS ROCK

By Benji Rogers

I have been going to SXSW for the last few years now and I am stunned and dismayed by the missed opportunities for artists. These missed opportunities all have a common theme, and ultimately, it’s an incredibly simple thing to solve.

First, if I have hauled myself down to Austin in the first place, then I am either A. a music fan, B. I’m in the music business or C. both! Not one artist that I saw last year, the year before or the year before that offered me (who fits clearly into the ‘C’ category) any way to do anything about the music that I had just heard them play from the stage.

I’m not talking about giving me a flyer—there are thousands of those that I end up with—but what can I do there and then?

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How to Improve Your Live Show

By George Howard

Ben Weinman is the founder and lead guitarist for the band The Dillinger Escape Plan. I got to know Ben several years back, when he was kind enough to guest lecture in a course I was teaching. I was impressed by Ben’s business acumen and entrepreneurial spirit.

However, I was not prepared for the sheer power and ferocity of his and his band’s live performance, which I learned about later…

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