Sure I've mentioned this in other threads and often made soft suggestions of 'starting a thread'.
But lets be clear about the meaning if this:
If you are in band or in a position of booking bands and you are working any show that is not agreeing a price with every person who is on stage that night, you are adding to the problem.
If people expect musicians to pay for
Instruments
Rehearsal time
Rehearsal Space
Writing time
Recording time
Digital reproduction
Promotion time
Transport
Stage / Gig time
Food
Shelter
And somehow be left out of the loop of having an agreed and fair price for appearance
While still paying pre-agreed rates to the following
Instrument shops
Rehearsal spaces
Recording spaces
Post production services
Maintenance services
Music lessons
Reproduction + distribution services
music venues
Sound staff
bar staff
security staff
festivals
music websites
Then it should be pretty clear how this will all turn out in the long term.
But lets be clear about the meaning if this:
If you are in band or in a position of booking bands and you are working any show that is not agreeing a price with every person who is on stage that night, you are adding to the problem.
If people expect musicians to pay for
Instruments
Rehearsal time
Rehearsal Space
Writing time
Recording time
Digital reproduction
Promotion time
Transport
Stage / Gig time
Food
Shelter
And somehow be left out of the loop of having an agreed and fair price for appearance
While still paying pre-agreed rates to the following
Instrument shops
Rehearsal spaces
Recording spaces
Post production services
Maintenance services
Music lessons
Reproduction + distribution services
music venues
Sound staff
bar staff
security staff
festivals
music websites
Then it should be pretty clear how this will all turn out in the long term.