TourReady
Show the World You're Available
TourReady is about YOU — your availability for work, not gear or spaces. Advertise when and where you're free so productions and PMs can find you by area and specialty.
Overview
What is TourReady?
TourReady is separate from marketplace listings. Instead of listing gear or spaces, you're putting yourself on the map — literally. Set date ranges for when you're available, and your profile appears on the interactive SoftPatch map so productions and production managers can find you by location and specialty. All registered users get unlimited TourReady slots.
Advertise Availability
Set date ranges for when you are available for work. Let the industry know you are ready to go.
Get Discovered
Productions find you by location and specialty on the interactive SoftPatch map. No cold emails required.
Privacy Protected
Your location is fuzzed to a general area only. Exact addresses are never displayed on the map.
Profile Setting
Setting Your Travel Willingness
Your travel willingness is a profile setting that controls how far you're willing to go for work. It auto-populates on every TourReady entry you create.
Local Only
Within your city or metro area
Regional
Within your state or region
National
Anywhere in your country
International
Worldwide
Set your travel willingness in your profile settings. It will be applied automatically to all new TourReady entries.
Creating Entries
Creating TourReady Entries
Go to the Create page and select TourReady, or navigate directly from the TourReady tab. The interactive calendar makes it easy to set your availability.
Select Date Range
Click a start date on the interactive calendar, then click an end date to set your availability window. Use year navigation to plan ahead.
Add Notes (Optional)
Include any relevant details — preferred gig types, travel constraints, rate expectations, or anything a PM should know.
Publish Instantly
No approval process. Your TourReady entries go live immediately and appear on the SoftPatch map right away.
Calendar Color Legend
Discovery
How Productions Find You
Your TourReady entries appear as green markers on the SoftPatch Map. Production managers and productions can filter and find you based on multiple criteria.
Distance Radius
Productions filter by proximity: 25mi, 50mi, 100mi, 250mi, 500mi, or anywhere. The closer you are, the more visible you become.
Specialty Department
Filter across 15 departments — lighting, audio, video, rigging, staging, backline, and more. Your primary specialty is highlighted.
Travel Willingness
Productions can narrow results to professionals willing to travel locally, regionally, nationally, or internationally.
What Productions See
When a PM clicks your marker, they can view your full profile, work history, rates, specialties, and current availability windows. Everything they need to decide if you are the right fit — all in one place.
Management
Managing Your Availability
Keep your TourReady entries current so productions always see accurate availability.
View All Entries
Head to My Listings and select the TourReady filter to see all your current availability entries in one place.
Remove Outdated Entries
Delete entries that are no longer valid — if you booked a gig or your plans changed. Keep your availability accurate.
No Approval Required
TourReady entries are live immediately when created and removed immediately when deleted. No waiting on moderators.
Key Difference
TourReady vs Service Listings
These serve different purposes and you should use both.
TourReady
“I am available for work during these dates.”
- Date-based availability windows
- Appears on the map as a green marker
- Shows when you are free, not what you do
- Unlimited entries for all users
Service Listing
“I offer this specific service (e.g., console programming) at these rates.”
- Describes your skills and offerings
- Includes rates, experience, and details
- Always visible regardless of dates
- Complements TourReady entries
Best practice: Have both a service listing describing your skills and TourReady entries marking when you are free. A service listing tells productions what you can do. TourReady tells them when you can do it.
Show the World You're Available
Create a TourReady entry and let productions know you are ready for work.