When on tour, tour managers get emails from management for interviews or photo passes. I see many bands doing interviews for some 13 year old fan (nothing against the 13 year old) and then the band is complaining that they could have been doing something else. Bands have to do a ton of interviews on a daily bases and it’s up to management and tour managers to filter which interviews to do (mostly so bands do not get burned out) when I see an artist get up at 9am to supposedly do an interview on camera and when the artist gets there he finds some 13 year old fan with a video camera and she has to ask the personal assistant of the artist to film for her, it shows a lack of consideration for the artist. Doing that interview is not the point but maybe doing that interview means that some other MORE important interview could have been set up. Actually better yet the artist could have rested to do the show that night, the 4 meet and greets and the Rollingstone’s phone interview.
The more research is done with these interview and photo passes request the better it is for the artist. They don’t have to get upset when they find out its not a real interview and real photographers are not left out because you gave all your photo passes to some kids that are fan and have those picture wasted on some Facebook post that say “He is so hot!”
As much hate as I’ll get for this, interviews are for magazines, radio, newspapers or for successful music blogs. Having someone do an interview so only her 4 friends can sit in a circle and giggle at question number 3) Why are you so hot and can we get married when I grow up? Is just a waste of time for everyone involved because the more successful the band the more people it takes to get that band ready for interviews.
Do your research. The day will come when you as a manager will need your artist do a lot of stuff (interviews, phoners, tv stuff) and because of you not doing your research in the pass your own artist won’t take you seriously.
This is my opinion and only an opinion.
The luxurious life of touring!
Anonymous asked: Do you have any advice for a kid, almost out of highschool, trying to get in to this line of work?
Yes. GO TO SCHOOL GET A DEGREE!!!
whisper-something-fragile asked: I respect you so much for not telling us your name, your wife's name, or your son's name. Even though you dont do any of that, it's really awesome that you still take pics and videos and let us into you life like that. You're a cool dude.
Thanks. This blog is mostly about things i see while touring and babymerch.
Anonymous asked: Who won the babymerch caption contest a couple days ago?
Look a few post below and you will see who won. Still waiting for that person to send me their USA address.
Anonymous asked: Why does your baby wear an karate helmet?
He has to wear it for four months to reshape his head. When he was a new born he sleep a lot which made the back of his head flatter. The helmet you see him wear is for reshaping it, the progress has been amazing, we added the sticker to show his personality. He is one of the happiest babies you ever meet. Thanks for asking.
Brilliant!
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The definition of the words “Fan and “Psycho” are not even close, yet some people seem to confuse them.
SSSSTTTTTTOOOOOPPPP! #nofilter (Taken with instagram)
I spoke to the artist tonight because she seems bummed out. I asked her what was wrong she said sometimes it doesn’t matter how hard I try to please fans I seem to not be enough. Even for things that are not under my control or a little crazy. I asked her for an example and she said “Every day I do a radio interview, go to the radio station I’ll sing a song, answer fans questions, reply to my fans on twitter, do Meet & greet before the show, do a show, another meet & greet after the show, shower, get something quick to eat, run to the bus, sign more stuff for fans that are waiting outside my bus, drive for 10 hours to do it all over again”. I understand that it’s my job and it comes with the territory the thing is none of that bothers me. What bothers me is…lets say during that day when I finally get to sit down to drink a coffee and someone comes over to ask me to sign something, pose for photos, talk to their friends on the phone, listen to their stories, after that is done and I jumped over every hoop they asked me to, when I come to them and say “Thank you but now I would just like to drink my coffee” they have the audacity to say that I am a stuck up or in their case a bitch. “What is it with people?” what do artist need to do to not offend anyone or be offended? Not do any of this Stuff? Do a show and go home? It’s just seriously disappointing.
Well after listening to that I ask “Do you really want me to give you an answer?” She said “I don’t know what I want what I don’t want to is find people trashing us or thinking its ok to behave like that. All I said to that artist was, Sometimes you have to worry less what they say or think of you and do what makes you happy. Example when your work starts taking over your love for music you need a step back and think, is it really worth it for you to start hating what you love to do? If the answer is “NO” then create your music, enjoy life because some fans will turn on a dime on you because they don’t really care about your music they care more about themselves.
People seem to not realize what artist go through, its a daily struggle of trying to please everyone, which is a losing battle.
What do you call two Black gay guys getting married?… A wedding
Anonymous asked: Do you know whats it like to work at a warped tour booth? I am a volunteer this year and i decided to do this because i some day want to be in the buisness. I am obviously starting small and thats fine with me.
I have never worked a warped tour but from what I hear it’s fun, hot and long hours. Honestly if your first tour is warped everything else is cake. Last thing, the only person that starts from
The top is a person that is digging a hole.
Anonymous asked: Do you use//know of a good merch APP out there? I like to take advice from fellow merch techs. How do you keep your numbers nice and organized at the end of the night?
A good spread sheet! BOOM that is all.
So this is the one the crew guys thought was the funniest was JXW3 so please send me your mailing address PRIVATELY and we will I will send you themerchdude shirt.
Thanks for playing!
The funniest caption to this picture gets a free merch dude shirt! You have to reblog the picture with your comment!