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MARTIN ATKINS at SXSW:
* WEDNESDAY MARCH 18 4:30pm, Room 18
Austin Convention Center
TOUR:SMART SEMINAR

* THURSDAY MARCH 19 1:00pm, Barnes & Noble
(Austin Convention Center)
Special Book Signing Event
FREE copies of the Tour:Smart DVD with every purchase!

* FRIDAY MARCH 20
Noon, Waterloo Records
Tour:Smart Book Signing
Free CDs and shirts from Pigface, Damage Manual, and more while supplies last!
No badge required

GET TOUR SMART AT SXSW

"Martin Atkins, author of Tour:Smart will reprise his popular presentation at the end of Wednesday's conference. Clear your schedule to gain some knowlege and contacts on Wednesday March 18" – SXSW

From Public Image Ltd. to Nine Inch Nails, Atkins is known for his innovative tribal drumming, groundbreaking production, and his 20 year-old label Invisible. This entrepreneur now has a new book, Tour:Smart, has guest-lectured worldwide on the business of touring, and writes a weekly band advice column on The Suicide Girls site........catch him out on some Ozzfest dates and in a town near you soon! For more on his label visit www.InvisibleRecords.com, for his book, visit www.tstouring.com.

Need advice at SXSW? Call the Tour:Smart Hotline: (773) 962-7519.

Martin says, "I'm turning on this phone when I get to SXSW. Call me if you need tips on anything. I'll try to help over the phone. If it sounds complicated, maybe we can arrange to sit down. I'm planning on having some great swag from Jagermeister, bags of Redbull and as much real world advice as you can deal with."

If you're in Austin, make sure you get a Tour:Smart SXSW Survival Guide!

As anyone in the music business knows too well, there is nothing more chaotic than SXSW. Between the two bands you came to see and the 1,988 bands you didn't, it's easy to get overwhelmed. Let Tour:Smart clear the BS! The Tour:Smart SXSW Survival Guide is packed full of helpful coupons and contents for all necessary things like:

  • A chance to win a snare drum from Pearl, two chances to win a Dean Guitar, and a chance to win nearly $2000 of equipment from PreSonus Audio
  • $150 off mastering at Mattress Factory Studio
  • 3 months free subscription to Musician's Atlas Online
  • $50 off printing and disc manufacturing from Oasis Disc Manufacturing
  • Savings on posters, postcards, and fliers from MinuteMan Press Chicago
  • Dos and Don'ts from our friends at Ourstage.com
  • Exclusive touring tips from Marrow - a fantastic band that used Tour:Smart strategies to make more money on the road
  • Exclusive link to one of our favorite clothing designers, Po-Po from Uniform Japan

Get Tour:Smart - www.tstouring.com