Becoming local heroes and booking tours

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Featured Artist Coalition Lesson time: (6min 12sec)

It all starts locally. Your first fans will be your mates, and then their mates and so on. As well as becoming known in your home town, getting out to nearby towns and cities and give you greater license to experiment. The next step is touring. You can start by planning your own tours, and graduate to getting a booking agent. Key to all of this is maintaining positive relationships with other bands. They'll give you tips about venues, and invite you to support on their tours.

About the instructor

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The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) was founded in 2009 to support, promote and protect the artist community in the music industry.

The FAC nurtures a community of artists and provides support, advice and education in order to empower artist entrepreneurs in the ever evolving music industry. This includes running workshops, mentoring and networking sessions for our members.

The FAC nurtures, develops, informs and defends these artists. We are the ’go-to’ home for support, answers...  read more

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Part of:

Become a Pro Musician

with Featured Artist Coalition

What's included?

40 lessons (2h 33m) Advanced video features Mobile, tablet & desktop access 100% satisfaction guarantee