As long as it's all clearly spelled out ahead of time, I think organizers can have whatever compensation formula they want.
Our monthly series pays a per person guarantee -- 1 caller guarantee and up to 4 band guarantees, and performers split equally any attendance-based bonus (if there's extra money after guarantees & expenses.) When I'm calling, I like to get at least the same compensation as the individual band members. If a band happens to have 7 musicians, I'm not psyched to split it equally. You could make it a $200 performer guarantee, with minimum of $50 for the caller if the caller doesn't travel "with the band" (as callers do with Wild Asparagus and Elixir, for ex.). That way, a caller's pay wouldn't be negatively affected by a chance booking match-up. Chrissy Belfast ME caller, musicians, (and sound person) a guarantee of $50 each, up to $150 for the band. We are considering simply paying $150 for the band, even if there are only 2 musicians. ... [so] musicians get a minimum of $75 each, but the caller still gets a minimum of only $50. Hardly seems fair. ... _______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/organizers-sharedweight.net
