Our experience with in-stores (record or book -- we've done both) is that
they're really more of a promo for a bigger gig in the area, maybe later
that night or the next day. As such, we generally don't get paid. Not
officially, anyway. Usually the manager will slip each band member a nice
gift certificate, which is genuinely appreciated...
Generally it's a 25 - 30 minute set.
Owen
>Okay, here's a question:
>
>I am now the proud part-owner of a very cool used bookshop. We want to
>do some in-store music thangs now and then. What I need to know is, how
>much do you guys out there charge for this sort of thing? Details are
>still being hashed out, but there seems to be two main kinds of gig
>we're talking about. One: inside the store, acoustic, probably weekday
>afternoons (the ever-popular "noon concert" is a possibility), maybe
>afternoon weekends. The other would definitely be weekends, outside the
>store, electric or acoustic, in tandem with other events by other
>stores. Little tiny mini-festival kinda deal. Summertime stuff.
>
>Besides a fee, you can of course bring your merch. Food is a likely
>possiblility -- just don't expect squirrel brains. Extra barter for
>books or records can be negotiated. We can set up a display of your CDs
>ahead of time with a promo poster and feature it on the "Now Playing"
>rack as often as we can stand. 8-) Etc.
>
>But, how much $$? And does the fee go up on weekends? Evenings? I've
>never done this before, so clue me in to what's standard, expected, etc.
>
>Lastly but not leastly, what about ASCAP fees?
>
>Thanks much,
>--Cheryl Cline
>
>P.S.: Check out the Diablo Books website at http://www.diablo-books.com
>
>P.P.S.: Check it out again next week after my "Odd Volumes" column
>starts!
