tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998311262813798481.post1291472198137875958..comments2023-02-10T05:41:57.479-05:00Comments on Geraldine in a Bottle: Should you ever play for free?Geraldinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371410028619077502noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998311262813798481.post-25027884137701369672011-08-30T06:57:37.403-04:002011-08-30T06:57:37.403-04:00I've run in to many young musicians who need t...I've run in to many young musicians who need the experience much more than they think they need the bread. There's much more to developing as a musician than stuffing your pockets. However, you do have to weigh the potential commercial gain of the venue against your time & talent. General rule, I don't play for free where others are getting paid.Stonewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927008521076468436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998311262813798481.post-41906399387184299782011-01-26T13:36:24.658-05:002011-01-26T13:36:24.658-05:00I agree and disagree, respectfully. I agree that a...I agree and disagree, respectfully. I agree that any profession in which you have invested time, money, blood sweat n' tears, should have a financial return. No restaurant manager, taxi driver, airplane pilot, etc. works for free. Everyone needs to be able to support their lifestyle, and a world without music is a world one does not even WANT to begin to consider. That being said: even the Moni Padulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450176940201032358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998311262813798481.post-72390583567959814982011-01-04T20:37:12.972-05:002011-01-04T20:37:12.972-05:00P.S. and the PAID 'host', who spends all w...P.S. and the PAID 'host', who spends all week pestering his friends to come out and pay to play is the biggest whore of them all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998311262813798481.post-17616632183958567882011-01-04T20:34:58.853-05:002011-01-04T20:34:58.853-05:00And let's not forget that biggest rip-off of t...And let's not forget that biggest rip-off of the entertainment industry of all:<br /><br />'Jam Night'.<br /><br />This is a method where some cheap-ass club owner not only gets multiple live bands, with no breaks, for the price of a single-act 'host' (hey, somebodies gotta bring a P.A., and be ready to carry the show if nobody else shows up), but also hopes to put a few extraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998311262813798481.post-19192532393613831462011-01-04T19:08:02.486-05:002011-01-04T19:08:02.486-05:00If it's my regular "job", I say pro ...If it's my regular "job", I say pro bono work once in a while to worthy causes is OK. If there's just not enough music work around to support yourself, time to move or change industries. This is still the land of opportunity, we all just need to be flexible and be willing to change as we are led...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998311262813798481.post-30523092392183447412011-01-04T00:29:43.539-05:002011-01-04T00:29:43.539-05:00It's okay to play for free, in my opinion, as ...It's okay to play for free, in my opinion, as long as I can get up and walk away whenever I feel like it, don't have to play requests, or bring my instrument. So, in the final analysis, I agree 100%! <br />Thanks. <br />from Dan in FloridaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com