”Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There's not some trick involved with it. It's pure and it's real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and does all these incredible things.” -Tom Petty
Since I also want to share information beyond my own experiences (and keep my posts clean enough), I’ll post separately some resources related to my touring blog posts. These resource posts are directly linked to the equivalent touring posts so you can always revert back to them if you don’t remember what I’m talking about... Continue Reading →
Since I also want to share information beyond my own experiences (and keep my posts clean enough), I’ll post separately some resources related to my touring blog posts. These resource posts are directly linked to the equivalent touring posts so you can always revert back to them if you don’t remember what I’m talking about... Continue Reading →
Transportation and Moving People Moving people and gear from one place to another and making sure the band and crew are on time are some of the main tasks of a tour manager. Before, I’ve been part of crews as a merchandise manager on tours in Finland and worked according to the schedules given to... Continue Reading →
It’s been three weeks since my first tour as a tour manager ended. It was a first on many levels: my first tour as a TM, my first tour being the only crew member, my first tour in the US, my first national tour in the US, and my first consecutive tour (meaning we stayed... Continue Reading →
Since I also want to share information beyond my own experiences (and keep my posts clean enough), I’ll post separately some resources related to my touring blog posts. These resource posts are directly linked to the equivalent touring posts so you can always revert back to them if you don’t remember what I’m talking about... Continue Reading →
Hi and welcome to my website! My name is Erika Pursiainen. I’m a freelance Tour Manager, Stage Manager, and Merchandise Manager. I also run my own merchandising business From Crew to Crew Merch. I’m originally from Finland and I currently live in Los Angeles, CA. Probably because of my origin, I live and breathe hard... Continue Reading →
I’ve lived in a continuous powergasm for weeks now. Or had multiple powergasms, whatever you want to call it. And yes, I’m referring to sex but only on an emotional level. I listed many blog post topics and I thought I should probably tell you something about my school next. But because school has totally... Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago, an industry friend who I met earlier this year at Tour Link shared a post about a shadowing opportunity on Facebook. I contacted the person behind the original post, Chez Stock, and fortunately, she was ready to have me shadow her at their show in Los Angeles. This is a... Continue Reading →
Before I left Finland many people asked me to share my experiences here in Los Angeles. So, here we go, I have officially opened my own blog! It’s been three weeks since I moved from Helsinki to Los Angeles. It feels like three months because so much has happened already. I’m here because finally four... Continue Reading →
Erika's Rock Universe 