Most audience members enjoy the benefit of a complete, polished concert. What they do not get to see is the rehearsing, the deep diving into text and language, and the team-building it takes to develop a beautiful product. When it comes to touring, I learned that with booking a group like Chanticleer, we deal with presenters, agents, tour managers, before ever reaching the actual performers. While many performing artists join a union, the Chanticleer organization had many policies enacted to protect the singers such as: 12 hour turnaround, no more than 4 concerts in a row, and a day of rest after a day of traveling.