Do You Have To Pay For Playing With Your Band? |
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Do You Have To Pay For Playing With Your Band? |
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Sep 1 2011, 06:18 AM |
Here in Argentina you have to pay from 100 to 250 usd to play 50 minutes with a low quality equipment (in most of the cases), i am referring to play wth a band in a small pub or bar. I always thought that it was not fair, i mean, i bring you people to your bar that will consume your products and know your place , and i also have to pay to play!! i may agree to pay for renting a decent sound, but they abuse of the situation so,how is the deal in your country? This is true.. and the most curious thing is that this is illegal... -------------------- My lessons
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Sep 1 2011, 11:34 AM |
Suspicious clubs, tell me about it. That is true in general. Clubs are just like that. It's different with festivals and other gigs, although sometimes there are unpleasant situations there too.
There are some details tho.. What type of gig are you playing? Rarely will the owner be satisfied with the band, it's only if the band brings him big crowds that drink a lot all the time. Even then, they will never give raise, you always need to ask for it, and hope that you get it. If the band is playing covers, owner will appreciate it more, because more people know these songs, and if the cover band is good, owner may give him regular dates. Even then, after a while, bands must rotate so the club program remains interesting. This "rotation" is in my experience most of the time handled by owner or owner manager in a very childish manner. If you come to the owner and say that you play author material with couple of covers, and you played couple of gigs here and there, the owner won't pay you a dime, you can be sure that maximum that he will offer you is ticket sales (if you have a man that will sell them) or drink percentage. On top of that, of course you have to pay the expenses for a gig - tone tech, equipment amortization (and usually the equipment is already being heavily "amortized" ), and be glad if you get couple of drinks. Well, if you want to play and make money, you have to be a registered musician. Owners know that young bands are usually not registered, so they are operating in gray zone. This means they can do whatever they feel like. It's cheaper that way for everyone, and owner always looks for the cheapest and the best band, and they come, just because there are no clubs around.. On the other hand, yes you need to pay rehearsal costs, whatever those may be, strings, picks, car, travel expenses, whatever it takes to get there, cables wore down.. it's part of the job. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Sep 1 2011, 05:08 PM |
yeah i did some pay to play before, but not anymore..
it's sad yeah. Musicians should make a big group and start demanding benefits, i would like to see a big club without live acts. -------------------- Check my Instructor Profile Rockers! Got a Blog too!, www.adriantracks.com Follow me on facebook and youtube! -Youtube |
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Sep 23 2011, 10:46 PM |
Here in Bogota there are a few places where they will allow you to play but they are small although decent. But they won't pay or pay you a bare minimum (transport, food)
I guess that's where the internet can do it's magic and create a following without gigging, as some have done it -------------------- Visit my:
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Sep 23 2011, 10:57 PM |
I misinterpreted the topic. Anyway, yeah, I suck so bad I have to play with my band
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