Re: Bad Gig

Kimberly Rowe (krowe@harpcolumn.com)
Wed, 16 Oct 96 19:36:19

>What I'd like to know is: Has anyone, anywhere, ever gotten any paying gigs
>as a result of playing for free for people who could well afford to pay you?
>Just curious...
>

No , No, Noooooooo!

OK--there is a small chance that you'd get a trickle down referral from
a gig like this. But unless you're playing for the Presidential
inauguration on national TV, offers of "exposure" are usually really
lame attempts to sucker you into playing for free. You can get much
more exposure by picking up the phone and calling a bunch of wedding
consultants or caterers.

KIM
Kimberly Rowe
The Harp Column and VocalEase