Keep track of names, numbers, contracts and other important paperwork. As the concert producer, you rank as the go-to person for all contacts of people, from managers to artists, crew, and all other important personnel. While this is not the most glamorous aspect of the job, it is one of the most important. You become an information clearinghouse for all contact people.
Organize and manage all back-line crew (the people who take care of amplifiers and drums), the stage manager, the sound crew, the lighting crew, interns, performers, agents and managers. You pay all employees, as well as all vendors and independent contractors. If the artist needs to be picked up from the airport, you make sure someone arrives on time and brings the artist to the concert.
Handle special requests. If the artist has a rider on the contract that says certain things will be in the dressing room, the concert producer makes sure those things get placed in the room. You also handle special lighting needs, guest passes, even hotel arrangements. You must remain flexible and reliable, and become known as someone who gets the impossible done.
Schedule everything. As a concert producer, you need to know the exact deadlines, from several months before the concert to the day of the concert. You are responsible for who has to be where and when. You should have a calendar that contains all the times, places, dates and backup plans for getting people where they need to be when they need to be there.