INDEPENDENT MUSIC / DIY CULTURENORTHEAST EDITION · EST. 2026
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THE WORKBENCH / TWO USEFUL THINGS

The photocopier
is yours.

Put a number on a show. Put a zine in somebody’s hands. Start small, make the details legible, and take a copy with you.

01 / COUNT BEFORE YOU COMMIT

What does the
show need to make?

A PICTURE OF THE PRACTICAL BIT

A worked show budgetFifty paid tickets at fifteen dollars make seven hundred fifty dollars. Fifty dollars in per-ticket charges and seven hundred dollars in fixed costs leave zero balance.50 PAID TICKETS × $15$750$50PER-TICKET FEES$700FIXED COSTS$0BALANCE
Fifty paid tickets at fifteen dollars make seven hundred fifty dollars. Fifty dollars in per-ticket charges and seven hundred dollars in fixed costs leave zero balance.

Enter the actual costs, ticket price and fees. See the paid attendance needed to break even, the shortfall at a quieter show, and what a sellout would leave.

Build a show budget ↗

02 / EIGHT PAGES, ONE SHEET

Make your
first little zine.

A PICTURE OF THE PRACTICAL BIT

Eight-page impositionUpper row from left to right: five, four, three, two, all upside down. Lower row: six, seven, eight, one, upright. Cut the horizontal center through only the middle two columns.54326781RED = CUT / DASHED = FOLD
Upper row from left to right: five, four, three, two, all upside down. Lower row: six, seven, eight, one, upright. Cut the horizontal center through only the middle two columns.

Write eight short pages. This tool arranges them for a one-sheet booklet, checks that the text fits, and gives you a print-ready file. Paper, scissors and a fold finish the job.

Open the zine maker ↗

Keep a copy.

These tools work in your browser. Your budget and zine text are saved on this device when browser storage is available. Download a copy before clearing browser data or moving to another device. No account is needed.

A calculator cannot confirm a deal, and a finished layout cannot check your facts. Read the show-cost guide or the zine guide alongside the tool.