{"id":2398,"date":"2023-05-03T00:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=2398"},"modified":"2023-05-02T15:39:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T15:39:36","slug":"tour-essentials-maya-simone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/tour-essentials-maya-simone","title":{"rendered":"Tour Essentials with Maya Simone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performing night after night in new cities isn\u2019t the easiest thing. Hours on the road, hours on stage\u2014touring is an art form within itself. So, we\u2019re kicking off a new series, Tour Essentials, where our favorite artists tell us their tips, hacks, and must-haves for being on the road. We got the chance to speak with <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5YCflOYxx3R6HGoYlTiPtu?si=bkQOBXXlSba71f8mrvrlUw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maya Simone<\/a>, who\u2019s just kicking off a Sofar tour on the east coast in the U.S. Creative merch tables, good lotions, and old cameras\u2014here are a few of Maya Simone\u2019s tour essentials:\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>The art of the merch table.\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maya Simone: Must have my merch. I like my merchandise table to be an experience. I like it to be a place where I\u2019m engaging with people\u2014and so, and that changes depending on the show. I\u2019m definitely a DIY kind of person, arts and crafts kind of person, and I like bringing stuff like that to Sofar shows. So, my QR codes and my little, cute little frames that I make and stuff like that, those things, but, just ways people can connect with me and we can continue our relationship and our connection. That is a must have, the first thing I need to make sure I have because it\u2019s really important to me not only that I put on a good performance, but that I connect with the people and we can maintain those connections. So making sure I have those tools to make that an easy and effective process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1280px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2398-1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type='video\/mp4' src='https:\/\/sofar-blog-images.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tour-Essentials_Maya-Simone_Video-2_Wordpress.mp4'\/><a href=\"https:\/\/sofar-blog-images.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tour-Essentials_Maya-Simone_Video-2_Wordpress.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tour Essentials_Maya Simone_Video 2_Wordpress<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>The self-care necessities.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would say my Maya wellness package. My tea\u2014gotta have the tea. Have to have the mug. I bring my own mug everywhere I go. Everywhere I go. Have to have the tea, have to have the mug. You gotta have the honey. Sometimes these places\u2014you just never know, ok? My tea care package, have to have my shea butter\u2014I love smelling good. I love love love, and I encourage everyone [to] take some time when you get out of the shower, really intentionally love on yourself when you moisturize. I moisturize for at least 10 minutes. Anyway, my moisturizer, my skincare products, my hair products\u2014I am also a person that loves changing my hair often, sometimes I\u2019m rockin the fro, sometimes I\u2019m rockin the locks, sometimes I\u2019m rockin my little baby fro, you never know. Whatever hair products I need for that, that is a must have. Also, I\u2019m a person that has sensitive skin, so I don\u2019t always get the privilege of going anywhere and picking up anything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1280px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2398-2\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type='video\/mp4' src='https:\/\/sofar-blog-images.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tour-Essentials_Maya-Simone_Video-1_Wordpress.mp4'\/><a href=\"https:\/\/sofar-blog-images.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tour-Essentials_Maya-Simone_Video-1_Wordpress.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tour Essentials_Maya Simone_Video 1_Wordpress<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>Documenting every moment.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My laptop, my laptop, my laptop, and my speaker, a way to play music. Recently, I just resparked a love for the old school Kodak film cameras. So, a way to document the experience. Rather that is\u2014sometimes I\u2019m a notebooker, I write everything down, sometimes I\u2019m a film person, sometimes I\u2019m a video person\u2014I don\u2019t know, it just depends. So, a way to document the experience because every tour date always feels so aligned and divine, and it\u2019s moments that are like, I can\u2019t believe that happened, but I believe that happened, you know what i mean? But it\u2019s this beautiful moment. So, a way to document the experience. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Setting the intention.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Must have to bring with me, some sort of vision or intention. Why am I going to this place? What am I standing on while I\u2019m here? What am I believing? So bringing a vision. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Maya Simone - LIVE | Sofar Philadelphia\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4g1jhroEeoE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready to see Maya Simone live? Here are her secret shows&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/47153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 3rd, 2023 | Philadelphia, PA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/47314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 6th, 2023 | Washington D.C.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/47200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 12th, 2023\u00a0 | NYC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/47089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 13th, 2023 | NYC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/47239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 18th, 2023 | Philadelphia, PA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/47650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19th, 2023 | Washington D.C.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/47084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 26th, 2023 | Baltimore, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/47401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 9th, 2023 | Boston, MA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/47364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 10th, 2023 | Boston, MA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Words by Sofar Editorial Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Performing night after night in new cities isn\u2019t the easiest thing. Hours on the road, hours on stage\u2014touring is an art form within itself. So, we\u2019re kicking off a new series, Tour Essentials, where our favorite artists tell us their tips, hacks, and must-haves for being on the road. 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