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[trev]

Yes, lots of us are in the sh#t because of the greed and incompetence of our 
upper-class bankers etc and it means that the entertainment industry gets 
hit hard because ordinary people are more concerned with boring things like 
warmth, shelter and food.

Here is an idea which is catching on in the USA...House gigs

In the states they are putting on full bands (Bigger houses and more space) 
but to put a small relatively low-volume combo on at a party at home would 
be a practical proposition over here.

Nik and Harvey are one duo who might fill the bill
Trev and Kev of course who are tailor-made for such things
I'm sure that musicians like Ron Tree, Alan Davey, Jerry Richards etc would 
have little trouble knocking a duo together if they wanted.

Just make sure that you're not too far from where the band live, charge a 
modest fee  (could be a donation if you think your friends are generous 
enough), and there you go.

The expenses involved would be a small fraction of what it takes to put a 
full band on at a gig.

You can get in touch with any musician via their Myspace these days

Well go on!

Otherwise Space Rock might become extinct

ooer

Trev (Judge)



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From: "Colin Allen" <colinjallen at YAHOO.CO.UK>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 7:40 PM
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
Subject: Re: HW Space Ritual

> Steve,
>
> I suspect that many people do not realise just how much money is needed to 
> keep a gigging band going. For the level of fees being discussed, it is 
> virtually impossible to make money out of playing live; rehearsals almost 
> have to be done out of goodwill and a professional desire to make 
> everything as good as it can be. When people live all over the country, 
> this can be very difficult to achieve.
>
> When former members of what is still the biggest-grossing spacerock band 
> in the UK have stated that they could not make a living being in that 
> band, and that all of their "fees" were taken up in travel costs to and 
> from rehearsals or were not sufficient for them to get off benefits, then 
> what hope is there for anyone?
>
> Sloppiness is never excusable when a paying audience is involved but I 
> sometimes feel that audiences need to take account of the realities facing 
> musicians.
>
> Colin
>
> --- On Tue, 20/1/09, Steve Pond <Steve at DOREMI.CO.UK> wrote:
> From: Steve Pond <Steve at DOREMI.CO.UK>
> Subject: Re: HW Space Ritual
> To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET
> Date: Tuesday, 20 January, 2009, 3:46 PM
>
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:26:36 +0000, you sent through the ether:
>
>>They're all rehearsed and in practice before he arrives
>
> There's Not enough money for Gigs -and- rehearsals.. something has to
> go! rehearsals are expensive when the band lives in all corners of the
> country, so you have to add up transport, accommodation & rehearsal
> room fees.. that takes care of a grand easily.
>
> So assuming 200 people go to a SR gig that is £10 on the door that's
> half the money.. how many people in SR? 6 so we're left with 1000
> divided by 6 which is £166.. then lets say they had 2 rehearsals, so
> over 3 days each member earned £55 per day. probably less that they'd
> generate staying home and doing whatever they do normally, and pretty
> close to minimum wage!
>
> You could say they can rehearse at Nik's, but you still have to remove
> a minimum of £500 expenses, train tickets, fuel etc.
>
> That leaves 1500 divided by 6 divided by 3 = £83 per day each.
>
> And my calculations don't take into account the roadies the lightshow
> people, dancers travel expenses etc.. and I guarantee they get paid
> before the band do.
>
> So as much as I agree Nik & his bands need to rehearse more, I
> completely understand why they don't.
>
> ...and when Krankschaft start advertising for a drummer it will be
> hard explaining that we're doing it for the love of it!
>
> -S.
>