From J m A i V k O e R Sent Mon, May 10th 1999, 15:02
From J m A i V k O e R Sent Mon, May 10th 1999, 15:02
as both a performer and a promoter, i find validity to both sides of the argument. i am sure that the novelty of performing in public turns to a bit of a chore when you're constantly lugging gear around, sleeping on people's couches, or whatever. (although i haven't reached that point yet) and a little spending cash never hurts, emphasis on the little. i realize this, and i make an attempt to try to compensate anyone that plays a /bin show out here. it's not easy for either side, unfortunately, because there is not much money involved in such a specific and more "difficult" form of music. i wish i had legitimate budgets for these things, but at such an early stage in the development of an experimental electronic "scene" (in chicago at least), it's difficult enough to find appropriate spaces, let alone funds! at this stage, the musicians that i have dealt with have been a dedicated and understanding lot, willing to forego some of the performance fees they may have been accustomed to for the chance to particiapte in something new, unproven, and at least in my eyes, exciting. that may be enough of a "payment" for some - and i certainly admire their courage and efforts because of it! m/j *** ** ** * * * ** * * * * * http://www.enteract.com/~egoiste On Mon, 10 May 1999, david turgeon wrote: > > playing for free is fun, so long as you don't do it all the time, or for > the rest of your life. one major advantage i can think of is that it > leaves you with a lot more freedom to improvise & try things which you > wouldn't do if you were paid & had to go with a certain genre to please > a certain crowd, etc. > > the fact of the matter is, a lot of idm could fall in the "difficult > music" category & as such finding a public for it is all the much > harder, but it can be done. if this means booking a few free gigs (so > long as the gig is cheap & that the producer is fair enough to share > payment if entries are better than expected), then so be it. but i > don't think it would be responsible to book, say, a free tour, or to ask > a dj to spin every week for months for no payment. > > oh well. my 2 cents is that i personally didn't care much for the money > on the few gigs i've played; just being onstage was thrilling enough an > experience. but maybe if i did that every other day i'd start getting a > bit more cynical about it. :) > > -- > david turgeon at http://www.notype.com >