So you basically work 24 hours a day. Yikes

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR NICE VIDEO. VERY EDUCATIONAL AS I INTERN WORK WITH A WELL -RENOWNED MUSICIAN ❤

I have a professional, singer songwriter. She’s a good talent, but she can’t get along with her road manager. She’s too restrictive for her I wanna take my dog and she’s too prudish when she makes a joke about something she says Australia I’ve had to talk to my friend that is really making a big music. Do you guys live tour? She wants a little bit of freedom group managers are terrible. I don’t think they understand artists.

I have never watched a video of a tuba lesson in English. this video has helped me a lot.

Do you wanna play the tuba~~~

Great series! Im working with a small band right now. Question tho, how could I get in touch with her? I’d love to ask her some questions and kind of just pick her brain. Maybe even get all those spreadsheets she has talked about. Is there an email or social media I could find her at? Thank you!

Thank you so much for explaining all that so simply especially with the diagrams. I barely joined the IATSE and am studying mixing sound for live events and am also now super interested in learning the stage manager role just bc of how awesome that is! I'll let you know how it goes and if you missed anything :)

Very helpful . Thank you 😊 ❤

For a true beginner, this is a great first video for me. Thank you!

I’ve loved all of the Touring Management 101 videos with Andrea and it’s given me so much insight to the touring world! It’s also made me even more interested in pursuing a career in this industry; I just need to figure out how to get involved in it in the smaller town I’m in.

Nat Macintosh would approve

This was great, thanks for sharing these lessons. My friend and I just went through lesson one and two on the upright in his living room. Plenty there to practice one. One question, is that little outro riff you played at the end have a name? I 've heard it before, and would love to practice it. Thanks!

Russ is playing Tuba, nice!

It may go without saying, but one thing I have learned over the years is your own comfort/health/well-being, since the job demands A LOT of energy and demands A LOT from you ... physically and emotionally. It's very important that you 1) wear comfortable shoes and attire, 2) Eat properly (what you eat is just as important as WHEN and HOW). Eat right, at the right times, focus on eating, try and eat calmly, and at a reasonable time. It may seem almost impossible, but it can be done. I avoid soft drinks, energy drinks, etc., although they may be tempting. 3) Manage your emotions. Know how to be assertive with everyone (band, crew, venue, guests, etc.). Show that you know what you're doing, be stern, treat everyone with respect, so you get that back. 4) This is a VERY tough one: try and rest and avoid sleeping aids. If you can learn how to meditate, all the better. 5) As Andrea has mentioned, being organized is ABSOLUTELY key. There is NO other way. 6) Be thankful with your temp staff (runners, hotel staff, venue staff, etc.) Those people that don't travel, but certainly help when you ride through town. I like to email them after we leave, it's something that goes a long way. 7) Keep a very neat directory of local vendors and suppliers in each city. Everything from taxi drivers to local pizza places and hotel reception staff. 6) Be open to share your resources with other colleagues. I'm sure I am leaving a lot of things out, but you get the idea: Be as healthy as you can.

You mentioned working in larger teams in ep1; does that mean that there's multiple Prod. Coordinators sometimes? Being able to trade-off either shifts/duties or a full day followed by a free one where someone else takes over seems like it would make for better health management, especially since your position is so integral to the efficiency of a show. Idk, but working multiple 20+ hr days in a row sounds like a good recipe for burnout.

How to crank?

I play trumpet and clarinet so naturally the next instrument it makes sense for me to pick up is the double bass :b In all seriousness thankyou this is very helpful, I played it for the first time this morning and can now play a horrible rendition of mary had a little lamb :DDD

Thank you for sharing this video. I am interested in moving into this field. Is there a specific degree you need to get into the touring career?

i already play tuba, and this is all true

Lost me at :49

I'm currently a stagehand but my ambition is to be a production manager. How would you recommend I get there? Do I need school, if so what degree? Do I just work my way up from stagehand to tech and so on? What's the path?

New tour coordinator here, I love your videos they have been so helpful during my transition into this new job. Please think about putting templates for all your sheets/docs for sale - I would def buy them!!

Day one of playing tuba for me, and I am really having difficulty with keeping the air from coming out of my nose. Have you run into this problem before? Is it a common problem? Do you have any tips?

Looking forward to working with you

So glad I found this. It’s a mystery to me why this doesn’t get more views. Thanks!

Holy shit, your job is insane...impressive

This is very helpful information because I am studying and trying to become front of house for music tours atm.

I recently got an ELECTRIC upright bass and while some might argue that it is not the same instrument, this video (and the whole playlist it is in) was very helpful to get started.

More vidéos Will BE fabulous ! Please. Thanks

Your lessons are much helpful thanks a lot

Much useful

Lesson one starts in the deep end. Whats a 5th??

Does this work for tours that are not with music? For example my nonprofit is setting up a tour to do our program in 15 cities this Summer. I am looking to see if I can follow this guideline

i did a long time ago playing cello, i hope this helps. I like the more jazz music for double bass. thnx, you guys talk more about scales, for me then it were just notes.

I love your videos so much Andrea <3

OMG Andrea, your job sounds soo stressful. I almost have a headache listening to you describe it. You"re obviously extremely good at what you do, the amount of detail you have to take care of is mindblowing. Stay healthy.

Hello, i have a question: when you play some notes on the E string, i can hear the string making noise (when it hits the fingerboard i assume?). Is that normal and supposed to be that way? Thank you.

this helped a lot ive been struggling for a while with just memorizing notes and this makes it a lot easier to work on them

as a self taught double-bass player I enjoy your channel very much. Very instructive, not to fast and I like the way you explay the reasons why your're using the various positions.

thank you

Great video clear information cheers

14:53 the Tom Morello equivalent of tuba/sousaphone playing 👌🏼 so sick

Hey, how can I contact Andrea?

Many many thanks! Brilliant, cheers from the UK

Wonderful content, many thanks!!

Can you do the same with a concert tuba?

Brilliant video. You do the work of ten people!

Never played a string instrument, other than a very small amount of guitar. I've played trumpet for a bit more than 5 years, and A bit of piano before that. I decided I wanted to learn a secondary instrument, this is what my band teacher suggested.

Well don Andrea, very informative information from a production coordinators perspective.

I play the trombone but want to play tuba because of my dad but I’m not sure my bd will let me play tuba in 6th grade though.