Musicians…Why You Need To Stop Playing Gigs For Free

Let’s imagine you and your musician friends want to host a special performance at your home.  You are sitting down to plan this event and begin thinking about this really great restaurant that would provide excellent wine and hors d’oeuvres for all of the guests.  It’s a newer joint in the neighborhood; you’ve been there before and really dig the food.  So you call up the place and get the owner on the phone, asking him if he’d like to come cater his wine and food at your gig.  The guy agrees right away, desperate and excited for this new opportunity.  He asks what the compensation will be for catering his products at the event, to which you reply: “Yeah man, so here’s the deal, we don’t really pay our caterers.  Read More…