TL;DR How do you get a 1-time performance license for a bare-room environment ?
I know, it's always' the venue's responsibility...
Well, no, it's not...
The question here is 'bare room' environments.
Not a venue of any description. Not planned or expected to ever be a venue of any description, not even 'workplace background music.'
Example for the purpose of discussion. NOT a real situation, I am not 'asking for a friend.'
I'm out driving and I see a building -- maybe it's a brand-new warehouse -- no offices, no storefront - just a big, empty, building.
How does your e.g. average startup Tribute band get a legit performance license for a one-time show? Make it a ticketed event, just to make it interesting.
Perusing the ASCAP site makes it appear a 1-time live-music license for 'less than 2500 persons' is $400 [ Invalid Link Removed ] That seems totally ridiculous for, say, even a Tribute band looking to attract 100 people tops.
There's no 'fly under the radar and hope' because you'd have to promote the hell out of the event to persuade people to go off the beaten path to your newly found bare warehouse.
So maybe I'm reading the rate chart wrong, or there are 'PRO brokers' who can issue a 1-time special event license, or something else I'm not seeing.
For background, here's a real-world example I have personally researched. In my home area, there a community theater. Nice space. The 'big' room seats 125; a smaller upstairs room seats 40. It is a not-for-profit organization and rental rates are reasonable -- or were, when last I checked pre-C0VID. The theatrical troupe that operates there puts on real theater -- they're doing 'Sweet Charity' now. When they lease the production from the copyright holder, it comes with a package of production materials -- scripts, librettos, orchestral charts -- and a public performance license based on number of shows and room capacity. The theater itself does not hold a performance license, because it's always included in the show lease from the publisher.
So -- impressarios, promoters, producers, music attorneys -- how do you get a 1-time performance license for a bare-room environment ?
I know, it's always' the venue's responsibility...
Well, no, it's not...
The question here is 'bare room' environments.
Not a venue of any description. Not planned or expected to ever be a venue of any description, not even 'workplace background music.'
Example for the purpose of discussion. NOT a real situation, I am not 'asking for a friend.'
I'm out driving and I see a building -- maybe it's a brand-new warehouse -- no offices, no storefront - just a big, empty, building.
How does your e.g. average startup Tribute band get a legit performance license for a one-time show? Make it a ticketed event, just to make it interesting.
Perusing the ASCAP site makes it appear a 1-time live-music license for 'less than 2500 persons' is $400 [ Invalid Link Removed ] That seems totally ridiculous for, say, even a Tribute band looking to attract 100 people tops.
There's no 'fly under the radar and hope' because you'd have to promote the hell out of the event to persuade people to go off the beaten path to your newly found bare warehouse.
So maybe I'm reading the rate chart wrong, or there are 'PRO brokers' who can issue a 1-time special event license, or something else I'm not seeing.
For background, here's a real-world example I have personally researched. In my home area, there a community theater. Nice space. The 'big' room seats 125; a smaller upstairs room seats 40. It is a not-for-profit organization and rental rates are reasonable -- or were, when last I checked pre-C0VID. The theatrical troupe that operates there puts on real theater -- they're doing 'Sweet Charity' now. When they lease the production from the copyright holder, it comes with a package of production materials -- scripts, librettos, orchestral charts -- and a public performance license based on number of shows and room capacity. The theater itself does not hold a performance license, because it's always included in the show lease from the publisher.
So -- impressarios, promoters, producers, music attorneys -- how do you get a 1-time performance license for a bare-room environment ?
