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I'm embarrassed to even bring up what I've made.

What's the most you ever made?

Somewhere around 18 hunnert, including tips, for a dbl nighter, solo.

The most I ever made in a band was $450, per.

Well, I kind of lack gigs that pay, but working at summer camp, where I played every morning and evening, I was making $175/wk. Not bad cash for someone with no bills to pay.

Paid? What's that?

N2 Submission made, I think, $250 @ the Erotic Poetry Festival (which we thought we were doing for free!). We've played with bigger drawing bands. But, they took all the money.

More often than not we had to play stupid mind games with promoters who, suddenly, don't know who has the money or who is supposed to pay us or has a surcharge they neglected to tell us about which takes all our earnings.

I played a Samhain party with another band once and was paid in homebrewed beer (which I don't drink).

I'm not too hung up on making money with music. But, more money = equipment, food, gas, and other expenses get taken care of... so, I can make more music!

A little kid came up to me and told me I was his hero. As humbling as it was for me, and I never see myself that way, that was the biggest payment I've received.

Shredd6 wrote:A little kid came up to me and told me I was his hero. As humbling as it was for me, and I never see myself that way, that was the biggest payment I've received.

That's awesome Shredd6.

Being called "the little guy with the moves" was probably my greatest complement.

Not been paid a dime ... not even one shinny penny.
All proceeds plus a healthy chunk of our own change goes into our mission.
I consider it a tithe. And proud to do it.

Shredd6 wrote:A little kid came up to me and told me I was his hero. As humbling as it was for me, and I never see myself that way, that was the biggest payment I've received.

priceless!!!!

$8,489,673.03

Probably $120, $125'ish for playing.

8,489,673,and 4 cents.

I always got about two drink tickets, which I gave away to my friends who came to see me. Not too much to spread around(only two pitchers of beer).

Here's a better question: what's the most you've ever been paid for in ca$h?

Edit: The most I ever made in cash was...cough...$40...cough...dollars.

Kruliosis wrote:I always got about two drink tickets, which I gave away to my friends who came to see me. Not too much to spread around(only two pitchers of beer).

Here's a better question: what's the most you've ever been paid for in ca$h?

Edit: The most I ever made in cash was...cough...$40...cough...dollars.

Biggest cash gift we received was $300.00 ... the best I can remember.

I regularly get paid 200 a night + meal and a room.

Studio time, I get 100 a song

The most is around 1K for a 2 hr set

It's ridiculous how ignorant me and my fellow members used to be about the music industry. I think we were just glad to be playing.

After going to school for music related topics and reading a lot about this subject, I found myself saying "I could of had a V8"! "What's a rider"?

You have to be up front about getting paid, or they will just give you peanuts to get you out of their hair...am I wrong?

Depends upon your perspective I suppose.

Prevost82 can expect that kind of remittance due to being a seasoned professional and having made the appropriate contacts.

For me to expect to get paid a grand for a gig, or a hundred dollars for each song.
Well ... I might just as well sell my guitar and go fishing.