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Topic: New Gig? |
Larry Robbins
From:
Fort Edward, New York
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Posted 18 May 2006 3:08 pm |
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Got a new Gig if I want. The deal is :
erery Sat. night. $85.00 9:00 till 1:00 maby 2:00 if the crowd is there. This is at a local resort, "Cowboy bar" for tourist resort.....you know, Dude ranch kind of thing.....PLUS a Wed, and Thus. early night
for $60. combined? These are just two hour gigs but you know...still got to be there,hang out, be nice to the patrons, look like a cowboy, ect.,ect.....!
This place is 8 miles from my house!! But the clincher is......NO OTHER LOCAL GIGS!!!!
For that money, they want an exclusive!!!
These are city folk and dont really know the local music sceene. I have a good day job so for me, no problem. But what do you others think about a deal like this????
THanks for your input. |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 18 May 2006 3:14 pm
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I play for a living, and if someone offered me this I'd have to say no. The money is poor for that kind of commitment. Exclusive? Don't we have enough of that in our lives as it is?  |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 18 May 2006 3:15 pm
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| Two questions--1) are you going to be playing music that will be satisfying and 2) will you be actually giving up other gigs or is that only an empty requirement (ie, you didn't really have anything else going on). If you will be giving up playing music that is the reason why you are a picker to begin with in order to take this otherwise tempting deal, well, since you have the day job to cover your picking jones, then I'd hesitate to sell my soul, as it were. |
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Jerry Malvern
From:
Menifee, California, USA
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Posted 18 May 2006 3:35 pm
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| Do it for a couple of weeks. If you like it, hang around for a while, or until something better comes your way. 8 miles is only 8 miles. |
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Larry Robbins
From:
Fort Edward, New York
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Posted 18 May 2006 3:40 pm
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From the "Music" standpoint, its a good gig. I like the singer and the line up of material..Its the exclusiveity(sp?) of the deal that I really dont like. Its only 8 mi from home. Its in one of the nicer places in the whole area. The money is ok for the Sat. night part. sucks for the other two "early"nights...Got a GOOD day job, dont need the money but like the fact that I will be able to play the kind of tunes I like deep down....Dont want to set an example for the rest of the players in the ares(this is a fairly new venue, only two years old)) can leave a set up there all week! Got to give a answer by Memorial Day..........
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Andy Greatrix
From:
Edmonton Alberta
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Posted 18 May 2006 3:57 pm
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| Unless the gig pays enough so that you didn't have to work at anything else, pass on it. I heard it said that Gord Lightfoot used to pay his band 50 grand a year, whether they worked or not. They could do studio work if they were off, but no subbing or working for any other bands. |
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John De Maille
From:
On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 18 May 2006 7:29 pm
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Larry,
I think if your happy with the music you'll be playing, and the place is a decent place,and you have nothing else going for you, at this time, take the job. The one or two nights a week, could be used for a warm up for the bigger weekend gig, besides, you'd be getting paid for it. Not much, but, it is something for a couple of hours of play time. Personally, I'm not doing anything right now and I would seriously consider it. Most of us won't get rich from playing steel, so, you might at least have a good time honing your craft. |
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Gabriel Stutz
From:
Chicago, USA
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Posted 18 May 2006 9:39 pm
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Larry,
I play for crappy money all the time, so I can't say much on that end, but the exclusivity seems kind of unreasonable. A bar here tried to pull that (among other absurd expectations) with the band I play with and we ended up quiting the gig. On the other hand, as has been said, if it isn't interfering with other gigs I'd say take it. Give them a month or two, and if it goes well stick them for a big raise. |
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Ian Finlay
From:
Kenton, UK
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Posted 19 May 2006 12:53 am
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Depends on the wording of "exclusive". We get these sometimes, especially for European festivals. But, it's the BAND that's excluded from other local performances, not the players.
So, create another band name for this gig, and only use it for this gig. Check the contract wording!
Ian |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 19 May 2006 4:16 am
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If I understand the math correctly, they want to pay you $48 a night, promise you 3 nights a week, and they demand an exclusive deal.
(85+60)/3 = 48.3333333
Another way of looking at it is:
9 hours playing time per week, plus an hour each night prep time = 12 hours a week.
For that they pay you $115.
115/12= $9.58 an hour
I don't think that rate justifies an exclusive clause.
On the other hand, since you have a day job, I suspect you wouldn't want to be out more than three nights a week.
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Larry Robbins
From:
Fort Edward, New York
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Posted 19 May 2006 10:52 am
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| Think Im' gonna pass. Thanks for the input. |
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Larry Strawn
From:
Golden Valley, Arizona, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 May 2006 2:03 pm
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| I think that's a good choice.. |
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