TOUR MANAGEMENT 101
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    • Fundamentals of Tour Management Episodes 1 - 9
    • International Touring
    • A discussion with Stuart Ross
    • Road to Zen: Discussion with Bobby Schneider
    • Ticketing 101
    • Advanced Settlement
    • Behind the Barricade with Pete Beattle
    • Production 101
    • The Promoter vision: A discussion with Rob Hallett
    • Promo 101
    • Touring beyond the music: A discussion with Fitzjoy Hellin
    • Festivals 101
    • Forging your own path with Ina Jacobs
    • Green Touring I & II
    • Finding balance: A discussion with Michal Jobson
    • Master Tour 101
    • Discussion with an Artist: Ed Roland
    • Diversity in Touring
    • Pyro 101
    • Concert Touring Alternatives
    • Personal Finance
    • A Conversation with Tina Farris
    • Activism on Tour
    • A discussion with Bill Siddons
    • Tour Mgmt 101 interviews Promoter 101
    • Merch 101
    • Case Studies from the road
    • July Talk Live from the drive in: A recap from the crew
    • A discussion with Nick Light
    • Health & Wellness Check
  • About us
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  • Home
  • Templates
  • Episodes
    • Fundamentals of Tour Management Episodes 1 - 9
    • International Touring
    • A discussion with Stuart Ross
    • Road to Zen: Discussion with Bobby Schneider
    • Ticketing 101
    • Advanced Settlement
    • Behind the Barricade with Pete Beattle
    • Production 101
    • The Promoter vision: A discussion with Rob Hallett
    • Promo 101
    • Touring beyond the music: A discussion with Fitzjoy Hellin
    • Festivals 101
    • Forging your own path with Ina Jacobs
    • Green Touring I & II
    • Finding balance: A discussion with Michal Jobson
    • Master Tour 101
    • Discussion with an Artist: Ed Roland
    • Diversity in Touring
    • Pyro 101
    • Concert Touring Alternatives
    • Personal Finance
    • A Conversation with Tina Farris
    • Activism on Tour
    • A discussion with Bill Siddons
    • Tour Mgmt 101 interviews Promoter 101
    • Merch 101
    • Case Studies from the road
    • July Talk Live from the drive in: A recap from the crew
    • A discussion with Nick Light
    • Health & Wellness Check
  • About us
  • Contact us
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Mary Jo Kaczka has a 30 year multifaceted international career that includes Tour Managing and/or Tour Accounting for major artists such as Tool, Florence + The Machine, Beck, Bassnectar, Ryan Adams, King Crimson & Kraftwerk.    She established and directed the Artist Transport departments for Coachella, Stagecoach & Desert Trip festivals, creating an artist transportation & logistics system scalable to multiple festivals & event clients; and developed festival vehicles management programs for Bonnaroo & various other festivals.  Mary Jo has consulted on numerous festivals and international live events, and spent several years in the UK as a promoter rep / production manager for DF Concerts in Glasgow, Scotland.  With her unique mix of skills & experience, she brings a “360-degree” perspective to her projects. ​
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Mark Clark   I’ve worked in the touring industry for over 10 years. I got my start in my home state of Alabama, driving artists at music festivals, and am currently based in New Orleans. I’ve managed tours throughout North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Europe. In my day-to-day work, I oversee a 360-degree advanced process, from show advance, to tour accounting, to settlements, visas, production, logistics, press, and all the ins-and-outs of the vital show day process. Some of my notable previous clients include American Authors, Kayzo, TOKiMONSTA, NGHTMRE, Snails, Savoy, and Boombox. 
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Doug Wilson is a tour manager with 11+ years of international touring experience. Originally from Scotland and now based in Montreal and Los Angeles, Doug currently works with two of Canada's most prominent touring bands; Half Moon Run and July Talk. He has experience ranging from small club van tours to multi bus/truck arenas with artists from all over the world. He is highly adept at scaling tours and productions for often-significantly varying size of shows in different markets, as is common with Canadian touring artists. Other notable previous clients inlcude Grouplove, Alabama Shakes, Phantogram, Catfish & The Bottlemen, The Antlers, Glasvegas and Frightened Rabbit. 
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Adriane Biondo is a Live Events/Touring Professional with experience in Tour/Road Manangement, Tour Accounting, Production/Tour Coordination, Ticketing and VIP Program management and xecution. Her 30 year career in the entertainment industry includes time as a Club Booker, as partner in a full service Booking/ Management/ PR Agency and as VP of Marketing for an international concert promoter. She has worked in major market radio, cut her teeth in Production doing radio festivals in muddy fields and also has experience doing educational events nationally for a large Musical Instrument retailer and was the Events Director for a16,000 seat arena in Miami. Adriane has been touring for 22 years and is proud to have worked with a number of amazing artists over the last several years including : The Black Keys, Kid Cudi, Janet Jackson, Diamanada Galas, Neil Young, Wiz Khalifa, and Mariah Carey. 
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Jim Runge - Jim is an award-winning tour manager of some of the world's greatest musical artists, including the Black Keys, Lil Dicky, Major Lazer, Imagine Dragons, Lucinda Williams, the Replacements, Chase Rice, and a long list of others. Jim's 30+ years of entertainment industry experience has brought him to nearly every major venue and festival in the US. His career has taken him from promoting punk bands in the early 80's to managing large-scale tours. His experiences traveling the world have well acquainted him with people at every level of the entertainment industry. He lives in Wisconsin with his wife, Stacy and family. 
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Henry Bordeaux has had a fortunate career to tour around the world in the center of over 40 major label releases. Trailblazing from van tours to private jets, Henry has produced tours, events and TV shows for a mixture of the top Pop,Hip Hop, DJ's and Rock acts for the last 20 years such as Jennifer Lopez, Avicii, Puff Daddy, Miley Cyrus, Travis Scott, Moby Fall Out Boy, Tyler, the Creator, Big Sean, Jason Derulo, Sheryl Crow, Lauryn Hill and more.

​Artists ask for him by name to manage their worlds and deliver big shows to the highest degree of service possible on a consistent basis. Working in over 40 countries on 7 continents along with receiving a 2 time Young Gun Tour Manager Award and 2019 Parnelli's NextGen award recipient has established Henry as a trusted name and a role model for the concert industry   www.henrybordeaux.com
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David Norman - With over 35 years of global touring experience, I’ve worked on a multitude of tours throughout North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, South America and South Africa. My roles have included Tour Director, Tour Manager and Production Manager, with specific skills in areas of tour accounting, budgets, show settlements, staffing, vendor allocation, routing assistance, travel coordination, charter jet bookings and work visas.
I’ve also worked as a promoter rep in the past and have the ability to see touring from both sides of the table – as a touring artist as well as from the promoter side which lends a unique slant to understanding all aspects of touring. I’m extremely well-organized, efficient and a focused multi-tasker with the ability to anticipate and troubleshoot issues well in advance.

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