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neatobassman
10-26-2006, 06:22 PM
getting paid $120 bucks for the gig. Well Lunacy in One got $120, I got $40.

So the question is, what the most you've been paid for a gig and what are someother things that make a gig better.

Getting laid also helps. lol.
One Groovin Clown
10-26-2006, 06:24 PM
That's sweet dude.

I remember getting paid 50$ for a park gig once. Little did I know it was 50$ for the whole band, not individually. :mad:
Pluperfect_Arson
10-26-2006, 06:28 PM
Clown, always assume that it is going to be for the entire band.

Also, I am not sure what is the highest I have ever been paid for playing a gig. My bands have received different amounts of money everytime, so I can't recall off the top of my head.
One Groovin Clown
10-26-2006, 06:29 PM
Clown, always assume that it is going to be for the entire band.

Also, I am not sure what is the highest I have ever been paid for playing a gig. My bands have received different amounts of money everytime, so I can't recall off the top of my head.

We'll when we auditioned for it, they were saying 50$ per member.

That's why I thought i'd be 50$ richer, not 16.5$
Pluperfect_Arson
10-26-2006, 06:32 PM
They probably meant to say "band" instead of "member."

Were there other bands that played the gig? I think they said "member" just to mislead you so that you would play the gig. :p
One Groovin Clown
10-26-2006, 06:42 PM
Yea there were.

We were by far the Best act there....

I broke my E string halfway through the set, thank god for 5 strings.
Killer Fridge
10-26-2006, 06:55 PM
Getting paid 400 a week for playing in the French Alps for 7 weeks.

Oh wait, thats not me, thats the good band, with the good bassist.

Dammit
Linkinbassist
10-26-2006, 06:57 PM
Getting paid 400 a week for playing in the French Alps for 7 weeks.

Oh wait, thats not me, thats the good band, with the good bassist.

Dammit

Ironically, i know that band...ACMers, right?
skingle
10-26-2006, 07:01 PM
Err got paid £160 for a gig, I got £40 ($70ish).
Call Me Jack
10-26-2006, 07:19 PM
I've never played a gig, so I've never been paid for playing one. But something about being payed to play a gig, when your just simply trying to get your name out, just doesnt seem right. Not that i wouldnt accept the money... It just seems to busenissy.
SixnStones
10-26-2006, 07:20 PM
Um, played a Blues Brothers gig. Made £2,000. Bought cool PA/monitors and stuff. £5 a ticket, 400 people. 8 band members.
neatobassman
10-26-2006, 07:25 PM
I've never played a gig, so I've never been paid for playing one. But something about being payed to play a gig, when your just simply trying to get your name out, just doesnt seem right. Not that i wouldnt accept the money... It just seems to busenissy.

I guess. You are providing a service and bringing in money to the club. This place that we played at, we've played 4 or 5 times. They have a badass sound and PA system and we had never gotten payed there. Last time we played, we got payed 60 bucks, this time 120. I love this place. lol.
Pluperfect_Arson
10-26-2006, 07:27 PM
I've never played a gig, so I've never been paid for playing one. But something about being payed to play a gig, when your just simply trying to get your name out, just doesnt seem right. Not that i wouldnt accept the money... It just seems to busenissy.

That is why it is known as the music business. :)
Killer Fridge
10-26-2006, 08:28 PM
Ironically, i know that band...ACMers, right?

Theyre the ones.

Naz and his crew.

The bastards :thumb:
BassIsPrettyCool
10-26-2006, 10:42 PM
In my old band, the most we got paid for a gig was $200 for the entire band. Wasn't too bad because it worked out to be $50 each. That's just a bonus though, you don't need to pay me to play.
British Kid
10-27-2006, 12:45 AM
highest = $105, i think

but all money from shows goes to the "band fund account." we plan to use it for things like studio time or a PA system.
Rawb
10-27-2006, 01:05 AM
My band played Wed nights for $400. Made a deal with a sponsor. The bar paid 200, sponsor (Budwiser) paid their 200. We got the gig last September all the way up until this July. Thats how I was able to afford all my gear.
delinquent
10-27-2006, 01:07 AM
the most we've been paid for a gig is $115 if i recall correctly.

though i think its stupid to split gig money up individually especially if its such a small and pointless amount. it gets put into a bank account.
Polyamarous
10-27-2006, 07:34 AM
For a band it was just shy of £200. But all of that money goes into a band-bank-account, for things like bigger amps, PAs and recording sessions and such.
blizzard
10-27-2006, 09:00 AM
The most I've been paid personally was $150AUD for playing at a New Years eve party. Well worth not going out with my friends.
Criss Frantic
10-27-2006, 09:06 AM
Last gig I played was a busking festival. My singer/band leader pays me and the drummer $100AUD per gig standard, plus we got $62 thrown into our busking bucket, then we ended up winning our section and got a $250 cheque. So we went and got KFC. aha.
NoOsH
10-27-2006, 10:24 AM
to be honest ive never played anywhere to get payed, i just enjoy playing. btw we usually play at big family anbd friends get togethers so theres really no need to be paid, we do it for the fun of it
Linkinbassist
10-27-2006, 11:19 AM
Theyre the ones.

Naz and his crew.

The bastards :thumb:

Yeah...I know one of their guitarists. His name is sam. Damn good guitarist...
HaVIC5
10-27-2006, 11:42 AM
I've been paid 150 dollars for a solo gig. That was awesome.
Worrpigs
10-27-2006, 12:45 PM
ive never been payed for a gig. oh well, i like playing out anyways.
The jazz metal flum
10-27-2006, 01:30 PM
I got £100 for a gig once which meant £700 for the band, however I was on my trombone.
museic
10-27-2006, 01:52 PM
the most my band got paid was like 100 pounds.. all the money we make goes into a band account for things like the website, stickers, blank cds, stamps, ink cartridges and petrol.
pitchfork
10-27-2006, 03:10 PM
around £100 is the most i as a member have ever been paid, but the band on a whole in my main band we have gotten just over 600 between 7 of us (including the guy who got us the gig) and we managed to get a free crate of stella thrown in too.
Jaded
10-27-2006, 03:16 PM
Most I've gotten is $100. I've been mostly playing music clubs in LA, and those ****ers don't pay you ****. They also try to make you sell tickets for them.
Soulfly666
10-27-2006, 09:11 PM
The most I've ever made for a gig was 20$. :(
Jimothy the 33rd
10-27-2006, 09:19 PM
I've only ever played charity gigs and stuff at school.
The big time isn't ready for me yet.
K'Ching
10-28-2006, 09:44 AM
When I'm out with my main band, we usually get ~1350$ (we get paid in danish money). We're six band members, so that's about 225$ for me.
ClaypoolFan
10-28-2006, 10:55 PM
i've never been paid , my music is a privilege that is for everyone
Bigga
10-28-2006, 11:43 PM
i got paid $100 for a gig .. and if i remember well i only played for like an hour or so.. didnt even play for all the songs lol.
stinger
10-29-2006, 05:39 PM
£15 GET IN!!! i think that went on petrol money or band room rent, as previously stated we put all our earnings as a band straight back into it, were currently a strictly non profit organisation :-p
lemoley
10-29-2006, 06:15 PM
i have only been paid once and that was a tenner

other things that are nice are recieving good comments and when the crowd gets into the music too
Jimothy the 33rd
10-29-2006, 06:22 PM
other things that are nice are recieving good comments and when the crowd gets into the music too

Yeah :)
Money is great, but I'd always appreciate a nice word more.
HaVIC5
10-29-2006, 10:27 PM
You know whats awesome? Getting paid to see McCoy Tyner's septet play, like I just did (I was working as an audio engineer). That is awesome.
sr800bkBassist
10-30-2006, 12:29 AM
just over $100. and we had a band fund, so everything we earned went towards recording funds and such. so whenever we got paid good amounts, it was a lot more productive for us than most bands. i recommend it to any band.
fishingforbasses
10-30-2006, 08:50 AM
I was "roadying" for a band, and made $20 bucks :)
elmo121
10-31-2006, 02:04 PM
we got payed £50 for one (it was our first gig too), although it all goes back into the band fund
edgebass5
10-31-2006, 03:00 PM
The most I've been paid is $500. That was JUST for me. The band got paid $2,500 (5 members). That was for a tiny 6 song set too :lol:
FunkMetalBass
10-31-2006, 03:48 PM
The band made $270 on Saturday. We're going to put it aside for either recording or PR.
Retrovertigo
10-31-2006, 04:18 PM
The most I've been paid is $500. That was JUST for me. The band got paid $2,500 (5 members). That was for a tiny 6 song set too :lol:

what was it for?
thelowsoundofbass
10-31-2006, 04:27 PM
The most I've been paid is $500. That was JUST for me. The band got paid $2,500 (5 members). That was for a tiny 6 song set too :lol:

Are you guys signed yet?

I have yet to get paid for a gig.

lowsound
edgebass5
10-31-2006, 04:34 PM
Retrovertigo: Just another gig...

Lowsound: No man, we're not signed yet. Our album is being printed right now, so we'll start sending out the promo packs once the album's back in large quantity. I'm playing in 3 bands that have signing potential (and 2 that don't :lol: ), so I'm not really pushing hard for any one of those bands to get signed just yet. I need to see where I want to focus my attention first.
thelowsoundofbass
10-31-2006, 04:39 PM
Retrovertigo: Just another gig...

Lowsound: No man, we're not signed yet. Our album is being printed right now, so we'll start sending out the promo packs once the album's back in large quantity. I'm playing in 3 bands that have signing potential (and 2 that don't :lol: ), so I'm not really pushing hard for any one of those bands to get signed just yet. I need to see where I want to focus my attention first.

Cool, for some reason I remember you being in a band that was in negotiations about a contract.

lowsound
edgebass5
10-31-2006, 05:44 PM
Cool, for some reason I remember you being in a band that was in negotiations about a contract.

lowsound

Yeah, that was a previous band. We were in negotiations for a rather high dollar deal (high dollar considering it was the first deal we were pursuing after swimming through a sea of horrible deals). That band broke up before we could get everything finalized. Not a biggie, it wouldn't have worked out anyway. That band had horrible internal chemistry.
EADG
10-31-2006, 06:33 PM
The most I've been paid is $500. That was JUST for me. The band got paid $2,500 (5 members). That was for a tiny 6 song set too :lol:



Holy ****, what the hell was it? Paris Hilton's birthday?
edgebass5
10-31-2006, 07:19 PM
Holy ****, what the hell was it? Paris Hilton's birthday?

No no... When we played Paris Hilton's birthday she just gave us all blowjobs.... FYI.... it wasn't worth it :lol:
:amaze:
11-01-2006, 12:16 AM
about 50$ each for a new years eve gig at a church.




:amaze:
blacktop_21
11-01-2006, 05:57 AM
My band has been together for 8 months & we are the house band for a local night club. We play once a month generally & get $1000 each gig, plus a room, dinner & alcohol.
Manticore Guy
11-01-2006, 10:02 PM
You know whats awesome? Getting paid to see McCoy Tyner's septet play, like I just did (I was working as an audio engineer). That is awesome.

:amaze: Bastard. You're nowhere near my dad though in terms of luckyness of working with people for a job. The man got to hang out and become friends with Tony Williams while working for him and getting paid. Now thats ****ing sick. And theres 297983749238 others too. Lucky man
edgebass5
11-02-2006, 10:56 AM
:amaze: Bastard. You're nowhere near my dad though in terms of luckyness of working with people for a job. The man got to hang out and become friends with Tony Williams while working for him and getting paid. Now thats ****ing sick. And theres 297983749238 others too. Lucky man

The Tony Williams song Hip Skip makes me giggle like a schoolgirl. I just love it.