I've never asked for a booking fee, or played a tour organized by someone who wanted one, but it definitely is a lot of work and if someone wanted to organize a tour for me I wouldn't mind them taking some money!
On Feb 13, 2017 6:17 PM, "Woody Lane via Callers" < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Donna, > > I've booked quite a few tours with a number of bands, and I've never > charged a booking fee for the extra work. Like Jack said, as a caller I am > getting some things I really enjoy -- working with the same band every > night, getting to the venues I prefer, having some meaningful control over > the series. And regardless of the payment arrangements of the respective > dance organizers, after each gig we pool our funds and split them equally > (sometimes taking into account some specialized individual expenses). > > Woody > > -- > Woody Lane > Caller, Percussive Dancer > Roseburg, Oregon > http://www.woodylanecaller.com > home: 541-440-1926 <(541)%20440-1926> cell: 541-556-0054 > <(541)%20556-0054> > ------------------------------ > > On 2/13/2017 12:45 PM, Donna Hunt via Callers wrote: > > Hi > Just wondering aloud since this is not something I've ever seen discussed > here. Do you (or a musician you're traveling with) take a "booker fee" for > planning a tour, or even a single community dance when there is a lot of > planning with the event host and time spent booking musicians? How much of > a fee do you usually ask for from the event host or cut for yourself from > the total fee to the group? > > Donna Hunt > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >
