Di B
Member
When I first started out in banding, the council jobs were an important part of your income in a year. Nowadays, the council has cut right back on bands in general and they are few and far between (at least that is in Derbyshire!!)
Have other bands found this? How have they supplemented their income? How easy do you find it to find engagements nowadays? Do you have any tricks up your sleeve you might like to share?
Also, for the sponsored bands, would your band be able to exist financially if you lost that sponsorship? How important is it to your bands existence?
We generally get get engagements through people who have heard us play (the best type to get in my opinion!) and doing a mail drop on local businesses and organisations. Also people who have hired us before will come back the following year.
Cheers
Have other bands found this? How have they supplemented their income? How easy do you find it to find engagements nowadays? Do you have any tricks up your sleeve you might like to share?
Also, for the sponsored bands, would your band be able to exist financially if you lost that sponsorship? How important is it to your bands existence?
We generally get get engagements through people who have heard us play (the best type to get in my opinion!) and doing a mail drop on local businesses and organisations. Also people who have hired us before will come back the following year.
Cheers