Jon Boyes -> RE: how much to ask for a gig? (Sep. 13 2004 8:36:56)
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ORIGINAL: Miguel de Maria The way you get a raise is playing better venues, by getting a good agent, and by being your own agent. The latter, definitely, at least here in the UK. Agencies are next to useless. I am currently on the books of about a dozen agencies, and I get maybe one or two gigs a year from them (in total, thats not per agency). On the other hand, I am playing four nights in a row this week at different venues, though my own hard work. Honestly, you would get more work hanging a sign in your front window than via agencies over here. In the UK, entertainment agencies are great if you have a mobile disco, or you are a magician, a band that plays hits, or a female vocalist that sings along to midi back tracks. If you are a flamenco guitarist, they will smile politely at you when you hand them your demo and biog, and you'll never hear from them again. You have to develop your own market, it is the only way. Jon
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