In 20 years, fans will be staying home to watch the show, rather than deal with the inconvenience of attending a live show.

Touring is a lifestyle. Performers dedicated to touring should take a long-term view of what it means to spend years of one's life on the road.

Touring is the most venerable institution in the entire history of the music business.

It's not as simple as "if you book it, they will come."

We're looking at booking and how you can systematically climb your way up from community centers and coffee houses to the biggest stage that makes sense for your act.

Sound is the medium through which music is expressed.

Execution is perhaps the single most important aspect of your live performance, especially in terms of creating value around your music.

Music comes alive through performance. This 8-part series will explore how musicians can generate value around performance in order to life a long, fulfilling musical life. We give particular attention to the changes happening in the music business, and how the ancient tradition of performance has transformed in the digital age.

News is breaking about music streaming service Beats Music's acquisition of Topspin, a marketing, sales, contact and content management system built for professional musicians.