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90 miles for $200.00? Reasonable?
- Thread starter glocke1
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In Los Angeles, some gigs are only 20 miles away yet it will take an hour and 40 minutes to get there with traffic.
$200 each these days for a show is not bad for a club, tavern or medium to small event.
I once ventured 200 miles away into the vast unknown for a gig.
The girls looked decidedly different but hot nevertheless...
okcrum
in your chest
This is a personal decision. It’s gonna be a different answer for you than for the next guy. For me, it’s just a bit too far away to make it worthwhile. For me at 25, it would have been no decision - take the gig.
Only conceivable reason for me to take now would be if it’s a call that I don’t normally get and I thought more work in-town work might follow.
Only conceivable reason for me to take now would be if it’s a call that I don’t normally get and I thought more work in-town work might follow.
3 hours on the road, 2 hours music, your skills acquired over x amount of years, your gear investment, auto and insurance. I'd say that's kind of low. Mayby, if it were a high profile gig.
I've found that trusting my inner voice is the best bet.
Carpool back. Falling asleep at the wheel isn’t worth any amount of money.
Also, is the $200 the deciding factor? If so, how much do you need/want $200?
Also, is the $200 the deciding factor? If so, how much do you need/want $200?
I have taken less and driven further in the past however unless it were a day or early evening gig, I probably wouldn't take it.
thats like asking "is it worth buying an engagement ring?"
well, i cant say. was for me. is it for you? only you can know.
sounds like you'd rather not.
i've driven much further for much less and been happy i did. other times i've driven 5-10 minutes for a gig in my hometown for good pay and been miserable that i did.
well, i cant say. was for me. is it for you? only you can know.
sounds like you'd rather not.
i've driven much further for much less and been happy i did. other times i've driven 5-10 minutes for a gig in my hometown for good pay and been miserable that i did.
Vehicle wear and tear? Really?
I'm imagining a scenario where you're at the mechanic in a few years and your car is up on the rack and he quotes you some crazy number to fix your hyperdrive capacitor cuff, and you yell out "IF ONLY I DIDN'T DRIVE >200 MILES TO THAT ONE GIG!!! DRAT"
I'm imagining a scenario where you're at the mechanic in a few years and your car is up on the rack and he quotes you some crazy number to fix your hyperdrive capacitor cuff, and you yell out "IF ONLY I DIDN'T DRIVE >200 MILES TO THAT ONE GIG!!! DRAT"
I have a friend with a t-shirt that reads:
MUSICIAN
A Person who drives
$5000 worth of equipment
100 Miles
For $50
Last week, I played a Hotwire bass through DNA and made $70, but they fed us too.
Music is an economic decision as logical as buying a sports fisherman with triple Yamaha’s
in order to save on the cost of mackerel steaks.
MUSICIAN
A Person who drives
$5000 worth of equipment
100 Miles
For $50
Last week, I played a Hotwire bass through DNA and made $70, but they fed us too.
Music is an economic decision as logical as buying a sports fisherman with triple Yamaha’s
in order to save on the cost of mackerel steaks.
I am doing 150+ mile gigs for that kind of money or even less. I drive there and home, making a 300 mile drive + the whole gig in one day.
