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Hucklebilly · August 27th, 2004, 02:53 PM

Ya know, it doesn't matter how great your band is, if you're not getting good gigs on a regular basis, people's interest flags, and before to long the thing folds. It's just too much work to keep a band going if there's no payoff. Booking gigs is a lot of work, but someone's got to do it. I'm more than willing to give a larger share of the gig money to the band member who went out and beat the bushes to find the gig. That's one way to motivate people. Also, sometimes you find someone who is a friend and really likes the band and wants to be involved, but is not a musician. At any rate, that part of band life is just as important as getting your musical chops down. At least that has been my experience.

August 27th, 2004, 02:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hucklebilly Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 800 2 Photos	good thread Ya know, it doesn't matter how great your band is, if you're not getting good gigs on a regular basis, people's interest flags, and before to long the thing folds. It's just too much work to keep a band going if there's no payoff. Booking gigs is a lot of work, but someone's got to do it. I'm more than willing to give a larger share of the gig money to the band member who went out and beat the bushes to find the gig. That's one way to motivate people. Also, sometimes you find someone who is a friend and really likes the band and wants to be involved, but is not a musician. At any rate, that part of band life is just as important as getting your musical chops down. At least that has been my experience.