Recent content by gehwokka

... you're far better off charging a FEE for your time/service than accepting a royalty cut. If you like these guys and you think you might ENJOY yourself, then that's probably worth something to YOU, so maybe you might offer a discount since, as you say, they don't have a lot of cash...

When you're trying to figure out how much to charge (which is the answer the original poster seems to be seeking), it's important to think of your service (playing music) in business terms - how much does it cost you to produce the service/product? There's mileage to and from the gig, set up...

Obviously it'd be great to KNOW what the market would bear for your skills/performance. That takes a lot of time to determine and even then there's a good chance you'll be off - I mean, that's why you're asking the question here right? On the other hand, it's good to be armed with empirical...

I've been researching this very topic of musician pay for several weeks now. I'm a old guy who used to gig a lot - I always felt the bands I played in NEVER.... EVER... got anything close to reasonable pay. Recently I created a calculator to help some friends determine a reasonable BID for...