{"id":2513,"date":"2014-08-24T23:10:35","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T23:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/?p=2513"},"modified":"2014-08-27T03:20:21","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T03:20:21","slug":"katie-garibaldi-indie-touring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/katie-garibaldi-indie-touring\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Garibaldi ~ Indie Touring"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Katie

Katie Garibaldi<\/p><\/div>\n

I read an article recently about advice on \u201cmaking it\u201d as an indie artist. It was great, but one of the points advocated not touring outside of your local area until you\u2019ve built up a substantial enough following, where you\u2019re basically selling out every venue in your hometown region.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s definitely<\/em> imperative to play locally, I felt myself cringe when I read this piece of advice. In my experience as an indie singer\/songwriter, frequently touring outside of your neighborhood is a vital part of \u201cmaking it\u201d in this go-for-it independent music business.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to start at home base. Playing locally gives you experience with live performing and gets your name out to your community, which is necessary. But in any town, there are only so many places to play, so many of the same people that will come out to shows week after week, and so many times, \u201cHey, we\u2019re playing down the street again this weekend\u201d will sound exciting to your local fans. This routine can become stale and actually work against you as a growing artist. Once you\u2019ve introduced yourself to your neck of the woods, it\u2019s time to \u201chit the road, Jack!\u201d<\/p>\n

Besides breaking up the monotony of the \u201csame old, same old,\u201d touring outside of your hometown gives you a unique experience that you can\u2019t get staying at home, and it makes you a stronger live performer (and can even inspire songwriting). You\u2019re also meeting new people, who can translate into potential fans.<\/p>\n

Fans support you by purchasing your music and merchandise and by recommending other venues in town for you to play. Maybe, performing locally, you find that there\u2019s not a huge demand for your genre of music, but if you hop a few cities or states over, they go crazy for it! Don\u2019t keep yourself in a geographical box. You\u2019re denying yourself endless opportunities to gain more exposure, make more fans, and sell more music.<\/p>\n

\"KatieGoing on tour can seem intimidating to some artists who have never done it before, but touring doesn\u2019t have to be overwhelming. If you\u2019re an unsigned artist, you might not be lucky enough to have the means to rent a tour bus and go on the road for months. There\u2019s nothing wrong with that. I like to break up my touring into mini tours, where I\u2019ll play somewhere for a few days, come back home for a bit, and then do it again somewhere else the next month.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s much more manageable (and profitable) to include touring as an ongoing ingredient of my everyday career, rather than think of it as just one exclusive occurrence at a set time.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t know where to start, a good way to plan a tour is finding a festival or showcase that you\u2019re interested in.\u00a0 Once you book that, just search for surrounding places that you can tack on to that trek. If you have one or two nights free in between gigs, open mics are a great way to introduce yourself, network with other musicians and promote to get people to come out to your shows.\u00a0 Be sure to stay consistent and revisit markets you play on a regular basis.<\/p>\n

Touring also benefits your reputation as an artist in your hometown.\u00a0 I\u2019m based in San Francisco. When people ask where I\u2019m playing and I respond with, \u201cNext week I\u2019ll be on tour in Tennessee and then I head back for a couple shows here. Next month, I play Southern California,\u201d it can change their perception and they\u2019ll be excited to come to local shows.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s almost like touring outside of your hometown gives you greater credibility within your hometown. This brings you full circle back to home. Now, you\u2019re no longer just a local artist. You\u2019re a national or international touring artist.<\/p>\n

\"KatieSo, playing your local scene is crucial, but I say, so is playing everywhere else. The whole point of what we do is getting our music out to the world, right? As an indie artist, this usually isn\u2019t possible without getting yourself<\/em> out to the world. Touring opens up new doors in new places. Break out and see where the road takes you!<\/p>\n

Speaking of seeing where the road takes you, I just released my new album Follow Your Heart<\/em>, and it\u2019s something I\u2019m very proud of. I went through quite a journey with the recording of this album, trying to find the right people to work with and the right place to record. After some misses, I found Tiny Telephone studio in San Francisco and spoke with the owner, John Vanderslice. I just knew immediately that this was the right place for me. My engineer, Ian Pellicci, is the nicest guy I\u2019ve ever known and it was such a treat to work with him. He\u2019s so skilled at his craft and I have the utmost respect for him. I also got to work with standout musicians, who really poured their heart and soul, along with me, into these songs.<\/p>\n

I still think about, on an almost daily basis, how blessed I am to have been able to work with such talented and genuinely nice people for this album, including the folks at Magik*Magik Orchestra, who I was lucky enough to plan out string parts with. This album is really special to me because I included some of my most personal songwriting on it, and I was able to produce a sound sonically that I\u2019ve been aiming to present my music as. I wrote the title track Follow Your Heart<\/em> about the importance of following the voice inside your heart, no matter how hard things get. I feel like this message became the cornerstone of the album, and the entire course of its creation changed my life. I feel really grateful for the whole experience and excited to share my new music with people!<\/p>\n

\"Katie<\/a><\/p>\n

Katie Garibaldi<\/p>\n

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