DoctorStoner
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Wow. I've made about $100 in my entire musical career. That is if you don't include gear purchases, transportation, or food.
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It would be really interesting to hear where you are all living. Certain areas tend to pay more and others pay less. The areas paying less tend to be inverse of what you would expect in my experience.
That's a sentiment I can get behind. But then again, you need your expenses somewhat covered, otherwise you'll be the one paying to play a gig.Im doing this for the memories, not a few dollars. My job pays well. Music is for fun. Making a few hundred bucks split a few ways to lug around a PA and play other people's music for hours sounds like a chore that's not worth it.
These types of threads really should be split into whether or not we're talking about originals vs. covers because it makes a HUGE difference.
There's not going to be a lot of common ground in what pay is/should be between a bar entertainment cover band playing for 4 hrs vs an original blackened snog-core band playing 30-1hr, nor should their be
Venues that can't pay entertainment shouldn't have entertainment period. You do you, have as much fun as you can.yea think about the local cover bands and low level touring bands who if the shoe was on the other foot dont give a fuck about you and would never do anything to help you hahaha good one. we should all be making sacrifices for people who wouldn't ever do anything for you. i love being told i shouldn't pursue a hobby that is fun so a local cover band or low level touring band can make up a reason why they aren't getting booked. everyone should just stay at home so the cover bands and tiny no name touring bands can't manufacture any reasons why local bar owners would rather hire a DJ for 200 bucks rather than pay you $1200.
lol would everyone please just think of the children???
if your music or band cant get the pay you want that is on you, stop trying to reassign the blame to anyone but yourself. it is a really bad look when you blame everyone else instead of ever looking in the mirror.
the cover bands and touring bands you're talking about dont give a shit about the people you are talking about and wouldn't do anything for them and you are asking them to make sacrifices for them... make that make sense.
the problem is that over time wages have not kept up with inflation so people don't have extra money to go out like they used in the 70s-90s. bar owners are not operating non profits. if they cant make money paying your touring band its not anyone else's fault. please dont blame this on people who just wanna have fun playing music, you are not understanding what is happening and are blaming the wrong people.