Silvia Bluejay Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1345050755' post='1772913'] I'm surprised nobody's thought about a Basschat Festival - all the BC bands playing at one venue.. [/quote] There was talk of something like that - can anyone find the relevant thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I've never been busier - and that's playing originals. We're playing at least one gig every weekend for next couple of months. There's plenty of gigs out there and most of them will cover costs provided that: 1. Your band is entertaining and present themselves in a professional manner. (The Terrortones might look like marginally controlled chaos on stage, but up to the point where we hit the first note it's strictly business all the way) 2. You are prepared to put in the time and effort getting in touch with promoters and venues, be polite but firm and keep following up contacts until they give you the gig. 3. Be prepared to travel. By the end of this year we'll have probably played in Liverpool more times then in our home town of Nottingham, and we're eyeing up European dates for 2013! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philwood Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 [quote name='JellyKnees' timestamp='1345041205' post='1772745'] Out of interest, would that be doing originals or covers? [/quote] Half half really I'm giggin roughly twice a week with different bands and artists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 I am working on writing material, recording a demo and a getting a website up and running. Everything else is not my gig to promote, as it were (other folk have websites already etc). We are also looking at opening a new venue in January with a local landlord who wants to put some jazz in a newly refurbed premises so hopefully the new year will pick up (4 gigs already ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Plenty of 4 originals bands on the bill, half hour slot, £1 a head for over 10 punters you can pull in type gigs ie pay to play. But paying gigs few & far. One of our previously reliable pubs that would put on us as an originals band in amongst their normal covers bands has gone down to just saturday gigs & exclusively covers. Told us to learn some Foo fighters songs or similar. So we said Foo Fook off! (We didn't really, we just said nah mate not for us ta, speak to you again when the recession is over) : 0 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 [quote name='Norm' timestamp='1345060612' post='1773100'] Plenty of 4 originals bands on the bill, half hour slot, £1 a head for over 10 punters you can pull in type gigs ie pay to play. But paying gigs few & far. One of our previously reliable pubs that would put on us as an originals band in amongst their normal covers bands has gone down to just saturday gigs & exclusively covers. Told us to learn some Foo fighters songs or similar. So we said Foo Fook off! (We didn't really, we just said nah mate not for us ta, speak to you again when the recession is over) : 0 ) [/quote]foo fook off... Ha ha.. Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigster Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1345047912' post='1772857'] We've all got so bored with hearing about the Recession that we've stopped noticing the bleedin' obvious. There's MUCH less cash out there than there used to be. It's not just pubs that are going bust and closing, it's all sorts of venues and potential venues. It's not just landlords who are feeling the pinch, so are a lot of people who five years ago would have hired a band for their 40th party or their Silver Wedding but will now settle for a selection of toons played through their daughter's iPad into the house PA. And that's just the demand side. Look at the supply side, where you have a growing number of people prepared to play for very little, or even nowt, and you have to question why people will continue to pay serious money to hire amateur or even semi-pro bands. I'm no happier with the situation than anyone else, but there's no point sticking our heads in the sand ... it's only going to get worse, and for several years yet. [/quote] but very rarely are performers PAID to perform in Edinburgh anyway - they go there on the basis that raise their wages either through financial support for their product (comedy/drama/music etc) through subsidy or privately, or they earn what they make at the box office[b] AFTER [/b]they've paid the hire fee back to the venue from what they've made by the end their three week run. I see the idea of allowing comedians to perform for free as a reaction AGAINST the out of control commercialism of Edinburghwhere veneus charge crazy rental prices, - it's more than likely an 'alternative' venue set up to provide a platform where I'd imagine the comedians are charged nothing by the venues and then what they make goes straight into their pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Still doing 2 or 3 gigs a month in the folky circuit and about the same in the function band. It's been quite a good year for us in publicity for both bands, radio appearances and headlining at a few folk clubs and the covers band headlining at two festivals this summer. Pretty well booked through to November now and we're starting to get xmas and NYE queries coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 We're getting loads of enquiries from 'promoters' in various European cities but at the moment only have one firm booking October 27th @ SIX Dogs in Athens, Greece. I wonder if we'll get paid as per the contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Did a very nice beer and music festival the other week for pretty decent dosh and promptly got booked again for next year. Just putting together the proposal for the show with upgraded requirements and spec and looking to see who we can add to our bill. The only gigs we are losing is a few pubs...and tbh, we don't much mind that is they are only paying £250...which seems to now be the default fee around here. Everyone is mindful of that so I assume they either agree it or don't do them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeBrownBass Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 (edited) . Edited January 19, 2013 by JakeBrownBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I'm doing two or three decent paying function gigs a month at the moment and about to pick up a second function band. Also got on the list for a few dep slots, so things seem to be picking up at this end. The 'give up the day job and play music' plan is slowly taking shape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 Now I have three this weekend.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 You might get more gigs if you could read tab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 [quote name='charic' timestamp='1345797937' post='1781588'] You might get more gigs if you could read tab [/quote] Oooomph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1345797795' post='1781585'] Now I have three this weekend.... [/quote] Took a while, but I got it in the end!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 [quote name='charic' timestamp='1345797937' post='1781588'] You might get more gigs if you could read tab [/quote] I can. I just don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 It's probably a bit jazz anyway, so the notes don't really matter , as long as the facial expressions look like you meant it , it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 We will do around 50 this year, 10 booked in for next year. Our excellent drummer does the bookings and boy is he tenacious. 4 of the gigs booked for next year are in places he has been trying to get into for 3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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