Say What, You Played For Free?
Rule #1 - My band does not play for free
Rule #2 - The band will make exceptions for non-profits and some causes - not always though.
So anyway, on Sunday, Feb 16, 2014, we played a show for RMC TV (RaleighMusic.com - aka Raleigh Music Industry Association) and Live & Loud Entertainment at Deep South The Bar in downtown Raleigh NC. The show is part of a project for Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau and the video may be broadcast on Local TV affiliates of major networks, and some local TV.
What does that have to do with a band not playing for free, you might ask. Simple, we were not paid cash for this gig.
Say what, you played for free? Well, yes and no.
Instead of cash, we will receive the video and audio of the performance that the Producers decide not to use. The producers are going to select one of our songs to use, and we get the rest of the video footage and audio.
To have that done with the quality of video equipment that was used would have cost a pretty penny. Considering the value of the video and audio recordings, the band was paid handsomely. There is nothing like a little barter and give and take, sometimes. Not very often, but sometimes.
Rule #2 - The band will make exceptions for non-profits and some causes - not always though.
So anyway, on Sunday, Feb 16, 2014, we played a show for RMC TV (RaleighMusic.com - aka Raleigh Music Industry Association) and Live & Loud Entertainment at Deep South The Bar in downtown Raleigh NC. The show is part of a project for Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau and the video may be broadcast on Local TV affiliates of major networks, and some local TV.
What does that have to do with a band not playing for free, you might ask. Simple, we were not paid cash for this gig.
Say what, you played for free? Well, yes and no.
Instead of cash, we will receive the video and audio of the performance that the Producers decide not to use. The producers are going to select one of our songs to use, and we get the rest of the video footage and audio.
To have that done with the quality of video equipment that was used would have cost a pretty penny. Considering the value of the video and audio recordings, the band was paid handsomely. There is nothing like a little barter and give and take, sometimes. Not very often, but sometimes.
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