Re: attitude(how much to ask for)

["Travis Hartnett" <travishartnett@gmail.com>]

My experience

There's a huge amount of variables involved.  For a coffeehouse type gig in the city where I live, the "good" places pay $50 plus free food and whatever tips and CD sales you can muster up.  For the "bad" coffeehouses, it may only be tips and CD's and a discount on the food.

For weddings and corporate gigs, about $75-100/hour, starting from when I leave the driveway until I return.  

Band gigs in bars--always some bullshit formula involving percentages of the bar, the door, less the soundman and doorman fees which amounts to $20-80 takehome for the entire band.

For bars and cafes, the deals are usually "take it or leave it"--the venue offers you something, and are usually completely unwilling to negotiate.

TH

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 9:32 PM, L.A. Angulo <labaloops@yahoo.com> wrote:

Just curious friends,
so when you deal with club owners or venues how do you
determine then how much you should be paid,or how do
you figure out the economics of the city,town or venue
you are going to play beforehand?I know this is all
based on negotiation but where do you start and stop?
cheers
Luis