timbloke
Member
In the space of one week i was asked by four different groups to guest for them at a total of 4 concerts and one contest. i had to turn down to concerts and the contest (because of prior engagements - my own band jobs) and am still umming and ahhing about the other two because they fall on one or other of my few days off over the next 2 months....
i then started thinking back to my hectic summer, between the end of may and the beginning of october i was out for all but three weeks with one band or another, including a few with two or three jobs in a weekend. and one of those weekends i didn't play was because of glasto, when a) i should have been playing a job, and b) i got up hung over on the sunday to see the band (Yeovil Town i think?) play the pyramid stage
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in total i this year i will have probably played for 7 bands (most more than once - three at contests who i have been signed for) and 2 orchestras. not counting the Children in Need tMP band.
on top of that on my weekends off i have been to support friends in at least 4 or 5 bands.
don't get me wrong, i love playing, i wouldn't do it if i didn't.
but...
am i the exception or the norm?
how much guesting do you lot do?
do you charge? (i don't other than travel)
do you set a limit to the standard of band? (i've played from lower than fourth to 1st, had offers from champ as well - all of which i would happily do again)
do you set a distance minimum? (me? as long as i can get there by train within a couple of hours)
etc...
i then started thinking back to my hectic summer, between the end of may and the beginning of october i was out for all but three weeks with one band or another, including a few with two or three jobs in a weekend. and one of those weekends i didn't play was because of glasto, when a) i should have been playing a job, and b) i got up hung over on the sunday to see the band (Yeovil Town i think?) play the pyramid stage
in total i this year i will have probably played for 7 bands (most more than once - three at contests who i have been signed for) and 2 orchestras. not counting the Children in Need tMP band.
on top of that on my weekends off i have been to support friends in at least 4 or 5 bands.
don't get me wrong, i love playing, i wouldn't do it if i didn't.
but...
am i the exception or the norm?
how much guesting do you lot do?
do you charge? (i don't other than travel)
do you set a limit to the standard of band? (i've played from lower than fourth to 1st, had offers from champ as well - all of which i would happily do again)
do you set a distance minimum? (me? as long as i can get there by train within a couple of hours)
etc...