Daniel is known to be the Director of Strike Hard Bookings based in Australia. Having been on tour starting at a young age, we got a chance to talk to him about his experiences.
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First of all Daniel, can you tell us how old you are what bands have you worked with?
I am 24 years of age – I have worked with a lot of different bands, some include Unearth, Black Dahlia Murder, Shai Hulud, Haste The Day, Emmure
How old were you when you started touring?
19
Who was the first band you worked with?
A small local band from my area called Kohere
What is the biggest pet peeve when you’re on the road?
I would have to say hearing people eating or drinking or people messing the van (which happens every time)
Scariest tour experience?
I was on the Shai Hulud tour last year and we had played a show then drove 14 hours over night to play two more shows the following day. After the first show that day we were driving to the next venue which was literally 2minutes away. On the way to the venue our driver decided to try and turn right while there was traffic coming towards him. A car crashed into our van, it wasn’t a bad crash but we got whiplash and I hurt my leg. The van was undriveable and I spent the rest of the night and following day trying to find a replacement vehicle for the rest of the tour.
What’s the funniest and weirdest thing that has happened while you’re on tour?
I recently toured Asia with For The Fallen Dreams and Shinto Katana, all the countries we went to were amazing! Just the experience of touring another country had some weird/funny moments. We went to a few towns that did not see many foreigners and would be constantly asked to have a photo with a local or get an autograph and these people had no idea who we even were!
Who would you like to go on tour with and where would you go?
Blink 182 – I would go anywhere with that band!
If a girl would go up and talk to you, how hard or easy would it be to ask you on a date?
All depends on the person really; if there is a connection then I will be asking for the date!!
What else do you do besides tour managing?
I run a promotion /booking agency - book tours, book bands. A lot of my life revolves around music
Do you have any advice for the younger generations or anyone who would want to manage tours for a living??
Make friends with local bands, ask them to help out. It is always about starting small and working your way up. Ask people who do what you want to do for advice and speak to people in the industry – NETWORK!
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