Re: payment for service

[Tim Nelson <tnelson@metrocast.net>]

Another couple of factors that might enter into it would be:

1) Swag. Even if you're not getting any of the door, if there's an
opportunity to make your CDs, t-shirts, etc. available for sale to a
crowded room, the gig could end up being (marginally) profitable.

2) Exposure. Consider who's going to be there: if it's a two hour drive to
an empty room on a Tuesday night, it's probably not a good thing. On the
other hand, if you're trying to get some recognition/publicity/contacts, a
non-paid opening set for a well-known act is a positive. There's a good
chance there'll be people in the house who wouldn't have come out to see
you who end up liking you better than the headliner, so NEXT TIME you're in
town, they'll have told their friends. Also 'showcase'-type gigs can garner
press, which can in turn lead to better opportunities.

-t-