Members BlueStrat Posted March 12, 2006 Members Posted March 12, 2006 When I do festivals, I get decent rooms, backstage food and drinks, and I get paid before I perform. Often, they'll throw in complimentary festival t-shirts for the band and sell my CDs for me for 10%. I like that!
Members srsfallriver Posted March 12, 2006 Members Posted March 12, 2006 A wedding band almost always gets a nice meal and 90% of the time we can partake if there's an open bar. And the $$$ is nice too.
Members zookie Posted March 13, 2006 Members Posted March 13, 2006 I played a coffeehouse one time. The weather was nasty that evening and we had a sparse audience. The tip jar was lonely. As I was loading up after the gig, the manager handed me a pound of fresh ground homebrew coffee as compensation. It was good coffee, too. If I'm playing a venue that serves food, I usually get a free meal before I start playing.
Members Mathew Posted March 13, 2006 Members Posted March 13, 2006 free cover for different clubs in a city (not clubs that bands play at) for the band and our friends and any drinks we want all night for free
Members curet30 Posted March 14, 2006 Members Posted March 14, 2006 Depends on the venue. When we play high schools & colleges, we usually get about four foot-long sandwiches with coffee & tea and bottled water. Some even throw in potato & macaroni salads. Arenas provide us with hot meals; beef tips, shrimp, chicken, Italian sausages - you name it. We l-o-v-e going to Pittsburgh, PA. First off, the fans treat us better than the home folks here in NYC. Second, the promoter takes us out to dinner after the show and for breakfast the next day - yeah baby!
Members Jiggs Posted March 14, 2006 Members Posted March 14, 2006 When I play in my duo, we get an awesome meal pre show, and an endless tap...usually of Seirra, Bass, Highland, or something like that, too. My band has gotten way less than that. No food, just usually a few beers.
Members BndGrl Posted March 14, 2006 Members Posted March 14, 2006 Originally posted by Rand-O-Monium Who gets what? -I never pay cover charges (one club just assumes I'm with the band and let's me right in whether I know them or not. ha!) -If the band drinks for free, so do I. -Free merch! -I always have the best table in the place reserved for me (Thanks GOSG! ) -They even covered my hotel room a couple of times. And I don't play a single instrument or wrap a single cable. Yes, my friends, my life does not suck.
Members cherri Posted March 14, 2006 Members Posted March 14, 2006 One venue we play owns a nearby house that they let the bands use overnight.
Members squealie Posted March 14, 2006 Members Posted March 14, 2006 Originally posted by BndGrl -I never pay cover charges The club knows that you and your cronies will drink $1K in Jager.
Members elbow Posted March 14, 2006 Members Posted March 14, 2006 I think the only perks that I've ever gotten was some free food and drink. That can be pretty good with our group. We have played out and owed money at the end of the night for our tab!
Members BandProfit Posted March 14, 2006 Members Posted March 14, 2006 I hope I don't offend anyone by giving a "non band" view on this thread , but when I promote a concert or produce a band I really like to get a CD or T-Shirt. Strangely it doesnt happen that often It may sound stupid but, when I get something like that I really appreciate it, especially if it is autographed. Even though I am behind the scenes, I am still a fan of all the bands and artists I deal with. Little things like that are the "Perks" I really enjoy. - Sean
Members BndGrl Posted March 14, 2006 Members Posted March 14, 2006 Originally posted by squealie The club knows that you and your cronies will drink $1K in Jager. Not when I carry the camera case in.
Members fastplant Posted March 14, 2006 Members Posted March 14, 2006 Free food and drinks, and a few clubs that we've made good money for let me in for free no matter who's playing, and sometimes I get free drinks those nights too.
Members Roy Brooks Posted March 14, 2006 Members Posted March 14, 2006 I like when I get a free meal when I play. But I am happy just to make music and maybe smoke a little reefer on break.
Members mrcpro Posted March 14, 2006 Members Posted March 14, 2006 Having a guy who makes 10 times what you do say "I wish I was doing what you're doing." Having women who would pass right by you on the street give you "that look."
Members Nobody Told Me Posted March 15, 2006 Members Posted March 15, 2006 Back in my drug-doing youth I had a bar owner who would lay out a couple big lines of crank for each band member on the desk in the office. She was the sister of a famous dude who shall remain nameless.
Members curet30 Posted March 15, 2006 Members Posted March 15, 2006 Originally posted by elbow I think the only perks that I've ever gotten was some free food and drink. That can be pretty good with our group. We have played out and owed money at the end of the night for our tab! Dang! If you ever bring us out West, you'll get a FREE CD, autographed picture signed by the group and a T Shirt (if we have any left).
Members bonscottvocals Posted March 15, 2006 Members Posted March 15, 2006 You know, it's funny, bar owners (in my area) are usually OK about giving free drinks, yet they don't like to give a free meal. Now, give me the logic here: 1. A meal costs approx $10 to $15.2. A beer or shot costs about $3 a piece.3. A band member doesn't get 'drunk' on sandwich or slice of pizza.4. Band members tend to get drunk on alcohol.5. Band members who eat don't get mean, play sloppy and think they sound great, and fall over their pedals.6. Band members who get drunk do those things. So why do bars make it free to get drunk and charge you to stay sober? The thing that really eats my ass is when a bar owner refuses to feed me, even though I don't drink alcohol when I play. OK, I'm done. The best 'perk' I ever get is a sandwich or something that I can eat on the way home from the gig.
Members brassic Posted March 15, 2006 Members Posted March 15, 2006 It hasn't happened yet but in April, we are being flown out to Barcelona, put up in a five-star hotel, with free food, drink and chauffeur. I've heard that the European clubs really take care of the bands so I'm looking forward to it. In England, you're lucky if you get a couple of cans of weak beer and two friends on the reduced-price guest list.
Members fuzzball Posted March 15, 2006 Members Posted March 15, 2006 Free coffee, free food, free promotion and CD sales, all good!
Members Preacher Will Posted March 15, 2006 Members Posted March 15, 2006 Originally posted by BandProfit I hope I don't offend anyone by giving a "non band" view on this thread , but when I promote a concert or produce a band I really like to get a CD or T-Shirt. Strangely it doesnt happen that often It may sound stupid but, when I get something like that I really appreciate it, especially if it is autographed. Even though I am behind the scenes, I am still a fan of all the bands and artists I deal with. Little things like that are the "Perks" I really enjoy. - Sean Yeah! From 1992 to 2004, we (my church but, basically me) produced an annual summer concert series in the park. A different band each Sunday night for eight weeks. Some were fairly well established regional acts, some were new groups starting out and the genre ran the gamut from country gospel to metal. We paid each group a fixed fee, did all the promotions and advertising, provided logistical support, merch tables, food, etc. Those bands that treated me well--gave me a CD, tape, or shirt--got asked back. Those that were only interested in what was in it for them, usually did not. And it wasn't because they didn't "scratch my back." It was because I didn't have anything to separate them from the herd when it came time to book acts for the next year. A little bit of thoughtfulness goes a long way.
Members BandProfit Posted March 16, 2006 Members Posted March 16, 2006 Preacher Will, You said it. I just don't think most people understand that it is very rarely the music that gets them hired, it's the relationship. When it comes time to do bookings I usually go to the bands that I got along with the best or who made some distinct impression - other than just saying "thanks for the scrill" that is. Keep those concert-outreaches up:thu: - Sean
Members fuzzball Posted March 16, 2006 Members Posted March 16, 2006 You can never spread too much good cheer!
Members mr3lions Posted March 20, 2006 Members Posted March 20, 2006 Originally posted by Preacher Will Yeah!From 1992 to 2004, we (my church but, basically me) produced an annual summer concert series in the park. A different band each Sunday night for eight weeks. Some were fairly well established regional acts, some were new groups starting out and the genre ran the gamut from country gospel to metal. We paid each group a fixed fee, did all the promotions and advertising, provided logistical support, merch tables, food, etc. Those bands that treated me well--gave me a CD, tape, or shirt--got asked back. Those that were only interested in what was in it for them, usually did not. And it wasn't because they didn't "scratch my back." It was because I didn't have anything to separate them from the herd when it came time to book acts for the next year. A little bit of thoughtfulness goes a long way. In the grand scheme of things it's a good idea to be nice to people with the word "Preacher" in their name.
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