EP51 - Sam Brady - How to organise your own successful tour with no management, PR or TV credits.

Sam Brady (@SamBrady) is a comedian who had no management, no PR, no agent, no TV or radio credits... but what he did have was a show that he believed in that he wanted to tour. He took his show around the country to arts centres and theatres and has no started to do it again with his new tour. He's come on the pod to talk about how he did it, what he learned and what you should avoid doing...I got him on the pod to talk about - Why did he start booking his own tours?How did he get over any insecurities to sell his show.How far ahead did he need to plan the tourWhat are his big red flags for venuesHis biggest mistakes and learnings for touring a showHow box office splits work. AND MORE!This podcast would be useful to anyone interested in organising their own tour or is interested in the behind the scenes of the touring circuit.You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/SamBradyOr get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937If you enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enoughOr come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoomEvery little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two!Thanks,SixWant more content from me? Why wouldn't you!Please check out my other podcast - The Audio Time Capsule. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self.Here are the links -iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943Webstream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcastYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISwFacebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rsTwitter - https://twitter.com/audiotimetravelSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/asktheindustry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.