Actually, as a performer, I would play for 50 bucks cash in pocket for what Roach describes.Jef wrote:Malcolm Boyce wrote:Lastly, I don't gig a lot these days as a musician, but as an indicator of how things have progressed for me, someone who has worked in the business in this town for 20 years. I started out mixing in clubs for $25 and all the ginger ale I wanted... It was a way to develop my craft, and build up a rep. After sticking with it, I now can easily demand what I consider to be pretty good rates, on the higher end locally for what I do. I know where I come from financially, and consider it having paid my dues to get where I am today.
...so you wouldn't go out and do a show for 50 bucks either, eh?
I continue to judge every situation on it's own, and have done some low stress mixing jobs for very little moolah in the last year. When it happens, it's not to undercut anyone, or keep rates from being reasonable for anyone. More often than not, it's doing someone a favour for one reason or another, who wouldn't have a reasonable and professional out.
I continue to find that once people experience a new level of quality, it isn't too long before they expect it. I think this goes for broad entertainment value, as well as anything technical. To me the more this continues to happen, the better it gets for everyone.