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Topic History of: A session musician note........... Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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Mart
Indeed they do, but they usually come back , hanging their heads and still use your name on their CV.
Not in the know
I still ensure, with all the musicians I employ, that i get decent fees for them and that the agents commission does exist. If people want free or cheap musicians
there are plenty of rehearsal rooms they can trawl round.
I think it is the duty of the fixer to not get drawn to heavily into discounting the worth of the individuals he represents. Of course a happy medium must be reached as we all need the work, just don't let them take the piss, as they will given half a chance !
Mart
In an open forum which we are, I try to pay
Mart
Totally agree and there are many times the 15% does not exist, you grab what you can.
SW
Unfortunately recording work fees have gone down a hell of a lot these days. Not unusual for a standard fee to be