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I really don't understand how we are supposed to afford this
- Thread starter socialleper
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However you skin it, $1200 for 9 people is always going to be tough whatever the gig.
This promoter always sends us lowball offers, usually on short notice. We haven't done a gig for them in years but they keep 'em coming. I asked in our band chat of it was worth us having a "come to jesus" with them on their awful pay, but was told it's not since we wouldn't have been able to do the gig anyway, and they're going to find some band (probably with 4 or 5 people) who will accept...
1200 for one gig, on a weekend? Sure. We're not trying to pay our mortgages with gig money. 2 shows on a thursday / friday? Nah.
1200 for one gig, on a weekend? Sure. We're not trying to pay our mortgages with gig money. 2 shows on a thursday / friday? Nah.
The Beatles, The Stones and the Who were all cover bands until their managers got them record contracts.
In the early-mid 60's. Just a few things have changed since then.
People have been whining about this stuff forever. "My mom said I was a genius!"
That's how surgeons got their start too. "I got it in the potty and my mommy said You're a good boy! You're going to grow up and be a surgeon... ...or a bassist!"
and then, I was all like "Yeah, I got it in the potty! Mommy says im a good boy!"
...and that's where all emotional growth ceased.
Instead of a merch booth , just provide a link to your online sales at the meet and greet booth. Getting a cut of merch is borderline extortion.
Mozart was a genius, but he pooped right in his pants until he was 11 years old.
I have a friend from high school that was also the drummer in my first band.
Now he's a multi-millionaire, by way of being the first assistant of the manager of Nickleback.
I loathe the music business.
Now he's a multi-millionaire, by way of being the first assistant of the manager of Nickleback.
I loathe the music business.
Agreed, why is the venue entitled to a portion of the merch?
That’s just plain greed!
Is he getting a cut of royalties or something? Not sure how you become a multi millionaire by working an assistant job.
He’s an executive assistant, the guy who actually does stuff rather than the guy who sits in his office counting money. He owns a home in Malibu, and the band bought him a brand new Porsche GT3 as a bonus after their run of about 200 arena shows from 2006-7. As for how they generated enough money, they have played over 1000 arena shows in the last 20 years. But still, the fact that he is a multimillionaire based on income generated by this godawful band’s touring success is one of the great crimes of the music business.
You can hate the music, but Nickleback was such a massive commercial success because people liked the music. Isn't that ironic? If the band actually he bought him that car as a gift, he must have done something right.
Ironic indeed. I’m sure he is very good at his job, but a $200k car as a gift speaks more to musicians’ being terrible with money IMO.
I’m still skeptical about the “multi-millionaire” status. Not saying you weren’t told that, but there are a lot of blowhards and BSers in this business.
He works in Houston and owns a home in Malibu. The cheapest homes in Malibu sell for $1.5+mil. He may exaggerate his financial success to some degree, but the proof is in the pudding.