Band Merch & Tour Shirts, Columbus OH

Band merch has a brutal economic constraint: you carry it in a van, you sell it at a table, and every shirt that does not sell is money sitting in a tub. That argues for smaller runs, better designs and blanks people will wear off-stage — which is exactly the calculation we make for our own retail brands every season.

Work behind this page

Columbus Blues Alliance ComFest WCBE currentfruitions Surf Ohio®

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What we make

Tour & show tees Hoodies & crewnecks Die-cut stickers Show posters Hats & beanies Tote bags Vinyl & CD inserts Banners & backdrops Enamel pins & buttons Merch tags & labels

Why this works

Low minimums, full colour

DTF has no minimum, so an 18-shirt run of full-colour art is a normal order rather than a favour. When you are ready for 100, screen printing takes over and the per-piece cost drops hard.

Blanks people wear off-stage

The difference between merch that sells and merch that sits is usually the blank. We will steer you toward the garment people actually want — see the sizing guide for how the brands really fit.

Design, not just printing

We are a design studio first. If your art is a phone screenshot of a sketch, that is a starting point, not a problem — we will draw it properly and you will own the vector file afterwards.

We sell merch too

currentfruitions and Surf Ohio® are ours. We know what a size run does to your inventory, which designs move, and why the third colour rarely pays for itself.

Minimums & turnaround

Screen printing starts at 24 pieces per design; DTF and DTG have no minimum; embroidery starts at 12. Most printed pieces start at 100 (table tents 25; stationery and door hangers 250; EDDM 200), and signs, banners and stickers have no minimum at all. Turnaround runs 3–5 business days on digital print to 7–10 on apparel, from proof approval. Full detail on the pricing page.

Questions we get

What is the minimum for band shirts?

One. DTF has no real minimum, so a small run of full-colour art is normal. Screen printing starts at 24 pieces per design and becomes the cheaper option somewhere between 24 and 36.

How much should we order for a tour?

Fewer than you think, more often. It is usually better to run 24 now and reorder than to sit on 100 in a tub. Reprints of the same screen-printed design usually avoid setup charges, which makes reordering cheap.

Can you print on black shirts?

Yes — DTF and screen printing both handle dark garments well. DTG is the one that struggles on darks, which is why we rarely recommend it for band merch.

We do not have real artwork. Can you make it?

That is the studio’s actual specialty. Apparel graphics are what we do for our own brands. Bring a reference, a lyric, a bad sketch — we will build it, and the source file is yours.

Merch that sells at the table.