By Mike Skelton

TourSavant is a relatively new online music service that helps artists book tours in North America. If you are an artist or a manager that has touring in their future I suggest checking out what TourSavant has to offer.

Founded in 2008 by Paul Rogers (not Paul Rodgers of Bad Company/Queen), TourSavant’s services include an auto tour router using Google Maps, a loadable Mastercard that allows bands to get discounts at certain US gas stations and hotels (coming soon in 2010), a ranked and band rated venue database, a GigTonight service (receive texts when you have an night off and a venue in your area has an available slot), and more.

The basic service package costs $12.95 a month but you have to pay the first year’s costs up front. There is also a TS Pro package that costs $89/month for members and $169/month for non-members. Buying Pro gives you 24/7 access to experienced tour managers that will help you with any problems that arise on the road (and they will arise) as well as the ability to ask veteran managers, label heads, and lawyers questions about touring.

I recommend at least checking out this site if you are in or involved with a band that is booking its own tour. If you lack tour booking experience and are without a tour manager than TourSavant may be worth it.
Watch the video below for more detail on TourSavant’s features.

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