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Win an Auralex Acoustic Treatment Package for Your Studio
'Treat Yourself' and level up your acoustic treatment game with Auralex. That's right, we're...
Win a complete Home Studio Makeover from Sterling Audio
We're looking to overhaul one lucky artist's home studio featuring awesome new gear from Sterling...
Sell More Concert Tickets & Reach New Fans With Bandsintown
Stop me if you've heard this one before. You're on tour, and you get an angry email or text from Jessica, a fan in the last city you played. Turns out, even though you emailed her (and all of your...
Touring Advice From Raul Bianchi of The Expendables
BATHROOM BUSINESS ON THE ROAD I always need a few days after a long tour to decompress, and rediscover all the wonderful things about home that I've been missing for the last two months. Going from...
How to Book House Concerts & Supercharge Tour Revenue
A DIY Guide to Booking Living Room Shows and Creating Superfans I’m a singer/songwriter from Los Angeles, and on my summer tour last year I made $25,000 in two months without stepping foot in a bar,...
Top Tips For Staying Healthy on Tour
Hint: It Doesn’t Involve Late-Night Drive-Thrus Touring in a fool’s paradise is an unparalleled venture: operating with little to no sleep, drinking without any repercussions, frequenting the...
Think Twice Before Going on Tour Without These Items
Prepare for Unexpected Bumps on the Road Going out on tour for the first time can be fun and exciting, but there are some important things to keep in mind before piling into the van and hitting the...
DIY Touring, or How to Make $14 the Hard Way and Disappoint Your Mom
Tour Advice From Billy Yost of The Kickback There are hard and fast touring rules. If you forgot to bring a towel, for example, cancel everything and burn your life’s possessions. You’re useless and...
Sharon Van Etten Offers Touring Advice for Indie Artists
For Sharon Van Etten, life on the road extends beyond cramped tour accommodations and small clubs. Her story reflects years of traveling away and back from home, a singer whose vagabond spirit has...
Be a Part of Performer’s Special “Builders & Hackers” Issue!
ATTENTION BUILDERS, HACKERS and DIY GEAR TWEAKERS! We want to feature YOUR CREATIONS! That's right, Performer is planning another special issue celebrating the craft of gear building, instrument...
Performer’s Special Tour Survival Issue Has Arrived!
The new July issue is here! Join us as we take a special look at life on the road in our Tour Survival Issue! Also inside: interviews with Screaming Females, Sharon Van Etten, Briar Rabbit, The...
Win “The Sound of Athens, GA” Vinyl Prize Pack!
Our friends at Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records rule - they've given us copies of the new Muuy Biien, Tunabunny and Eureka California records to give away to you, dear readers. Whatta ya gotta do...