Hiring a Band?Or asking them to perform at your event?

What are you paying for?

• You are actually paying someone to perform music, plus:$ Bring instruments and equipment$ Provide transportation to and from your venue$ Pay income taxes and self-employment taxes$ Share the money with a manager or agent$ Provide promotion and advertisement$ Buy their own insurance

You think you are paying for someone to play music for a few hours.

Your band comes to you for one performance

They load equipment to use for the performance They drive to your venue, often from several locations in multiple vehicles They arrive hours before they are expected to begin working They carry in thousands of dollars’ worth of instruments and equipment They spend time setting up all of the equipment They play dozens of songs which each took many hours to learn They disassemble and dismantle all of the equipment They pack it all back into the transport vehicle(s) They drive back home and unpack the equipment from their vehicle(s)

Not to Mention

Hours each week of

rehearsal time

Rehearsal space and

transportation to get there

Years of lessons, training, and

individual practice

Regular replacement of strings, drum heads, picks,

sticks

Maintain and repair

equipment and instruments

Telephone and other

communication to organize

rehearsals and performances

Designing website and advertising

Plus living expenses• Food• Housing• Utilities

Who else do you hire to work for you?

Plumber

Carpenter

Hairdresser

Doctor

Dentist

Electrician

ChefMechanic

Do you still think that offering “exposure and experience” is a fair price?These are professionals in their field

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