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17 Mar 2009

is macrami a viable alternative to gigging?

Filed Under : Rants

Posted By : Duke Bocks | Comments : 2

anybody else told to get knotted?

we've all had the .." I'll be in touch" ..whats the best fob off you've had?
Us?.." I'm trying to find new local talent by knocking regular Friday nights on the head and having an open mic night on Thursday instead".............reading between the lines...im not gonna pay you a couple of ton every other friday im gonna give Joe Soap 50 quid every thursday to introduce karaoke clowns for bog all..(Kevs not bitter onest)

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# Posted by Coldplayer - 17/03/2009, 09:49 (GMT)

My advice is to enquire with agents rather than direct with venues. Twice the money and guaranteed work. I depped for a duo once and the guy got his gigs solely from agents, and he was gigging nearly every weekend to at least £200 a pop. What's worse is that he was absolutely shocking... to the extent where his guitarist mimed to the backing tracks because he hadn't learnt his parts comfortably enough. Easiest £200 I ever made!
So yeah, here's one to get you started > www.nigelround.co.uk

# Posted by Duke Bocks - 17/03/2009, 18:09 (GMT)

Cheers U2, weve been considering going down the agent route and have both done work for agents in the past. We need to get a more polished promo pack in situ, something were gonna start on this weekend. Wasn't really a "we can't get work" kinda rant, more of a "we're gonna do something on the cheap" moan at venues who tell you to get knotted when you are doin a regular night. Thanks for the link.

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