Glossary.

The words of the live music trade. One sentence here, a short note on each term's own page.

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AAA pass Access All Areas: the pass that opens every part of a venue or festival site.
Accreditation The process of registering who may be backstage at an event, and the pass that proves it.
Advancing Settling the details of a show with the venue in the days before it: times, gear, hospitality, parking.
Analytics Counting what happens on a page, and the switch a visitor uses to say no to it.
Artist Whoever is on the bill under one name: a solo artist, a DJ, a band, a duo or a collective.
Artist liaison The festival or venue person who looks after the artist from arrival to departure.
Artist manager The person who runs the artist's career: strategy, releases, the team, and who to work with.
ATA Carnet A customs document that lets touring equipment cross borders without paying import duty.

Kill fee The amount paid to an artist when a show is cancelled by the promoter.

UPC The barcode that identifies one release everywhere it is sold or streamed. Twelve, thirteen or fourteen digits.

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