What Should I Do?

[Zcustom]

Well I can tell who in this thread hasn't played a shitty gig for no pay.

[Jangler]

jazz...

[PandaPancake]

You should send me $100.

[t96]

Unpaid gig.

[PandaPancake]

It works for Pat Robertson. 

[Zcustom]

Unpaid gig.

Ugh. That's tough. Is it at least a cool venue or will they have the game on?

[PanthaSan]

Will there be chicks at the gig?

[PandaPancake]

Will there be chicks at the gig?

 

 

Why would anyone book a jazz group to play for chickens?

[Jangler]

chickens like cocks

[WilmyWood]

So, now we know that someone would book a bunch of dudes to play jazz for chickens.

[Anybodyhome]

Prioritize your passions.

Enjoying the talents of others (watching a football game).

Allowing other people to enjoy your talent (people watching you play).

 

You never know who may be sitting in the audience, you never know what opportunities may await and you'll never have the chance for a redux- none of those will happen parked on a barstool watching a football game.

[rayzor]

i spent over 10 years performing and i got tired of it and just walked away. it eats up too much of your life...at least it did mine.

 

that said, don't commit to a band unless you are going to be committed to it. you agreed to play with them and moments like this, while not paying, are beneficial to the band as a whole, and that includes you.

 

i don't know what the goal of your band is, but i'm assuming it is at the very least to get more gigs. if your band signed on to do this and you back out it shows

1) the band that you aren't reliable and they need to find someone who is

and/or

2) future event promoters that they have a dysfunctional or just not very committed band

 

i know it would suck to miss a game, but for right now, this gig is the higher priority. if you aren't willing to agree to that, then you may need to step out of the band and performing altogether. that's why i did.

 

i reached a point where life around me (and that i was missing out on) was more important than the life that was consumed with the countless hours practicing and inevitable mounting tensions from spending way too much time together, struggles on how to fund the band's activities, and necessary performance after necessary performance. and don't get me started on time/money spent in the recording studio. ugh. and the touring with people who you're just plain tired of.

 

point is, if you want to be a part of that band, be a part of it and be there for it. if this game is more important, then do them and yourself a favor and walk away from it and don't do it again until/unless you are willing to be committed to it.

 

 

[TheRumGone]

There will be plenty more football to watch.

Go to the gig.