The Ultimate Guide to DIY Touring for Indie Bands
How any size band can go from local gigs to national tours without a label or agent.
Do you dream of taking your music career to the next level? Ready to turn your vision of hitting the open road with your band into reality?
When I planned to set out on tour with my duo, I found the available online resources useless — outdated and geared toward already successful bands. Frustrated, I decided to develop an entirely different method - a method that lead to three years of full-time touring. This step-by-step guide simplifies the process, making it easy for any size band in any genre to book and execute a successful tour. Here's just some of what you'll learn:
You'll learn how to write the same email pitches that I used to book nearly 300 national shows in over 30 states.
You'll learn the method I developed for finding venues beyond your hometown that absolutely LOVE your sound.
You'll learn to build a press kit that makes your band stand out to venue owners and promoters.
You'll learn that you can do it all without any outside help or previous experience - no matter how big (or small) your band is.
Most importantly, you'll learn that ANY BAND, in any genre, with any size fan base, can book a successful tour.
The Ark of Music and sister organization GMR have been proudly providing reputable press services to indie artists worldwide for nearly a decade. Check out what some of our customers have to say about the quality of our work and commitment to unsigned musicians everywhere.
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Frank Migliorelli“Why are they different? Because they listen. As a musician, that’s all you could ever ask for. Not only do they listen, they appreciate.”
Jeff McMullen“The Ark of Music is the best. They have a very professional team. I had an amazing experience with you guys.”
Parjam Parsi“So fast and efficient. Nice people to work with. Willing to communicate if you have questions. Gave me more than I bargained for. Thankful!”
Stephanie Jeannot“Thank you for taking time to recognize all of us indie performers. Your truly a credit to the music industry.”
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Jay Elle“Very grateful to The Ark of Music for their appreciation and love of music, and for their support to independent artists like myself.”
Toni CastellsThis course has 25 video lessons that contain all of the information you need to book a tour for your band with zero experience.
Getting "Good" as a Local, Untested Artist
Cover Shows and Why You Should Consider Them
Get Into The Studio: Album & Single Recordings
Get in Front of the Camera: Videos & Photos
Get Some Press: Write Ups, PR, and Reviews
Get On Social Media: Develop Your Initial Following
The Complete Guide to Building Your Electronic Press Kit (EPK)
Staying Organized - The Most Important Thing You Can Do
Writing Your Booking Pitch - A Step-By-Step Guide (With Examples)
Planning a Tour Route You Can Handle
Researching Venues - Who's Going to Gamble on You?
Manual Venue Research - A Process Walk-Through
It's Finally Time - Sending Your First Booking Emails
You're Going to Hear NO a LOT (and it's okay!)
A Guide to Follow-Up Emails (aka When a Venue Ignores You, What's Next?)
Split Bills, Ticket Sales, and Exposure Gigs - Which Ones Should You Say Yes To?
Your DIY Tour Planning FAQ's
My goal is to help you every step of the way. You have direct access to me via email at [email protected]. Any questions you have or roadblocks you run into - send them my way, and I will do my best to help.
Yes, there is a full 30-day money-back guarantee. I have full confidence in the value of this course and I want anyone who enrolls to be able to learn this information absolutely risk-free.
The course is designed with indie musician schedules in mind - people who are often wearing many hats and do not have time to listen to hours upon hours of course material. And this course is self-guided, meaning there is no strict schedule and you can complete it at your own pace.
Yes, absolutely. If you want to purchase for someone else, buy the course as normal and give your friend or family member the login credentials you set up for them.
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$57.00