Members Potts Posted April 23, 2013 Members Share Posted April 23, 2013 I will do them any time that I can for free. But really? Maybe you should frequent a gig or two of mine before you ask. There is nothing more that pisses me off. /rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted April 23, 2013 Members Share Posted April 23, 2013 People booking benefits are rarely interested in the well-being of the musicians, just in cobbling together a viable show to support their fund raising.Musicians playing benefits are often not interested in the subject of the charity but in gaining some sort of positive public exposure.A recipe for friction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Potts Posted April 23, 2013 Author Members Share Posted April 23, 2013 I don't know man...I don't know too many musicians that will do a benefit if they don't care about the cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted April 23, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 23, 2013 we/I will only do benefits we volunteer for, so we know something about the cause, and have a sense of involvement. We (the band) used to get approached monthly; there are 'benecerts' somewhere around L.A. almost weekly, and once you've done a couple, somehow you get put on some universal 'soft-touch' list that the promoters share...and around here, these are considered 'great exposure/free publicity' (celebrity presence, etc.,), so many performers (musicians, comics, magicians, jugglers, mimes, etc.) will jump at the opportunity to perform where they think the media may show up, or that will lead to paying gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shaster Posted April 25, 2013 Members Share Posted April 25, 2013 I like to do benefits where I get paid, just like the Pepsi guy does. I will do some for free, IF I believe in the organization and I know I will be treated right.I do Blues For Christmas whenever I'm invited. Last year it was blast seeing all the other performers - and the lady that puts it on is a musician so there's usually food and such. http://www.bluesforchristmas.com/Welcome.htmlSo if it's a good cause, there's exposure (like the press) and it's not on a Friday or Saturday, I will consider it - as long as I know I'm not the only one donating my time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Potts Posted April 25, 2013 Author Members Share Posted April 25, 2013 I will do just about any CANCER benefit. I've done three for breast cancer this year and unfortunately two were friends. It's the least I can do if I can't contribute to it financially. How many people are able to do what we do? It's the one thing in my life that I can actually do to give back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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