JoeEvans Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1426458349' post='2718286'] What if it's NOT a big budget gig? Would you put on a mediocre show and do half-assed rehearsals..? [/quote] Well, since you put it like that... But I might well try out new songs for a pub gig, maybe have someone depping without much rehearsal, possibly even let the drummer do a solo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 [quote name='TimR' timestamp='1426513912' post='2718650'] Yes. There are two types of performance. It's music so it should have a certain amount of spontaneity. If you over rehearse a tune until it is tight, the solos are note for note, the endings are exactly the same etc, the banter between songs is rehearsed, it (IMO) begins to get sterile. You see this in corporate bands all the time. [b]If you are playing a corporate gig you need to get to this level of sterility. If you are playing a pub gig you need the music to breathe so the rehearsals have a different slant.[/b] [/quote] We've not found this to be true but then we aren't an out and out function band and will vet the gig to see if it fits us... but our live show is very live and that is what sets us apart and why ppl book us... We enjoy that aspect so want to keep it in the gig. Sterility is a killer, IMO...so I want no part of it. MY new band will have it as well...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 [quote name='urbanx' timestamp='1426237624' post='2715878'] We have been asked to play at a large event - with a large number of paying guests. My question is this - Would you up your fee because you know you will be playing to significantly more people than you usually would? [/quote] No, I would charge more because it is a large event and will take a considerable amount of time/planning compared to a typical pub gig. You won't be able to just rock up at 8.00 and truck your gear through the crowd, set-up etc. You will more than likely need to be sorted before the first guest arrives. We do mostly Corporate/ Weddings and have a standard questionnaire sheet we go through before even mentioning money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 [quote name='urbanx' timestamp='1426237624' post='2715878'] We have been asked to play at a large event - with a large number of paying guests. My question is this - Would you up your fee because you know you will be playing to significantly more people than you usually would? [/quote] You can quote different fees for different jobs, but don't think right to change after agreement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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