A thought about this payscale - It seems to me that for the amount of time
they want you to sing and with all the preparation needed (choosing rep,
rehearsal with the pianist and paying that pianist for the rehearsal), $100
is awfully cheap. Where is this gig? Is it in the New York area? If so, I'd
charge at least $200 per performer.
You wrote:
The want me to sing for 1- 1 1/2 hours and
provide dinner background music and then continue
singing when they are finished.
Maybe $200/per is out of the ball park for this particular group, but for
that much music, think about it in terms of doing a whole recital. I can't
think of a single pianist in NYC who would do rehearsal and performance for
less than twice that. As a singer, is the job so worth it to you that you'd
take it for essentially a loss? Just for comparison, I get about $150 or
more to do a couple of numbers at a wedding or a funeral.
Susan Schneider
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Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 2:08 AM
Subject: Re: [vocalist] Appriopriate Gig Material and Pay Scale????
> Trevor--
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> Good background music is stuff like slow Handel (even if it's not for your
> voice part--these people don't know that, they just know the tunes--like
> Ombra mai fu, for example); 24 italian hits, believe it or not; anything
> slowish and pleasing. Don't do big dramatic arias or stuff with a lot of
> melismas. The people will have trouble eating their dinners.
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> Yes, find an accompanist, and one who can fill time with piano music
(again,
> soft favorites, not Rachmaninoff) -- because you'll need to take a few
> breaks. Trust me. I sing a 4 hour shift at an italian restaurant, and
> you'll need to take a few breathers or you'll be dead the next day.
>
> As for pay, it is customary for a dinner party such as this to ask $100
per
> performer per hour. At least, that's the way it is in my neck of the
woods.
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> Lauren
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