Not sure if they still make it, but the Megabyte by Lowe Alpine is a great backpack designed to store a laptop. I toured in a rock band for 3 years with it and never had a problem with the backpack or my laptop. I highly recommend.
I make my living touring. Record sales have never been great, but we survive because we tour. We live pretty comfortably too. That's it, just touring.
As for corporate sponsorships, bands take them because they are greedy. We've done it a few times, because the cash is nice, but in the end, it really turns people off. Selling your dignity costs you karma AND money in the end.
If you're not making a boatload of money on a sold out tour of any variety, then you're doing something horribly wrong. I've been doing it for a few years, and it's safe to say, most of the shows haven't been sold out but I'm making nearly as much now as I made as a full time DBA four years ago. Revenue - Overhead = Your money.
Revenue at small clubs is small, but so is overhead. Making money on tour is all about controlling your expenses. Do you really need that tour bus?
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Not sure if they still make it, but the Megabyte by Lowe Alpine is a great backpack designed to store a laptop. I toured in a rock band for 3 years with it and never had a problem with the backpack or my laptop. I highly recommend.
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If you like getting to do what you want for a living and still earning a comfortable wage, then hell yes! :)
I make my living touring. Record sales have never been great, but we survive because we tour. We live pretty comfortably too. That's it, just touring. As for corporate sponsorships, bands take them because they are greedy. We've done it a few times, because the cash is nice, but in the end, it really turns people off. Selling your dignity costs you karma AND money in the end.
If you're not making a boatload of money on a sold out tour of any variety, then you're doing something horribly wrong. I've been doing it for a few years, and it's safe to say, most of the shows haven't been sold out but I'm making nearly as much now as I made as a full time DBA four years ago. Revenue - Overhead = Your money. Revenue at small clubs is small, but so is overhead. Making money on tour is all about controlling your expenses. Do you really need that tour bus?