Stick Up For Your Show

Recently I as asked to do a show as a favor for a booker, which was an show at a volunteer event. Doing this was no big deal, and something I’m more than willing to do. However when I’m doing something for free, I’m much more of a stickler for the performing conditions than when … Continue reading “Stick Up For Your Show”

Recently I as asked to do a show as a favor for a booker, which was an show at a volunteer event. Doing this was no big deal, and something I’m more than willing to do. However when I’m doing something for free, I’m much more of a stickler for the performing conditions than when I’m being paid.


This particular gig was in a huge echoy space. The echo by itself wasn’t a big deal, however it was more than just that. The venue’s sound system was a super old school one where the speakers were in the ceiling of a very high ceiling. I couldn’t hear myself when I talked into their mic and stood in the audience. I need to be able to be heard, they told me it’d be OK. I told them that it was unacceptable.


When you’re being paid for a gig, you want it the best it can be. Usually people who pay for things are much more likely to give it what it needs to be successful. The people who aren’t invested in your show, aren’t invested in it succeeding. Personally I have no problem walking away from a free gig if I feel that me or my show isn’t being treated right.