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Title: Fair Pay for Playing
Post by: 1achord on April 21, 2006, 02:32:09 PM

What do you guys think is "fair" pay for a main musician for all services or just Sunday morning services?

Title: Re: Fair Pay for Playing
Post by: CATRON on April 21, 2006, 02:34:41 PM

Quote from: 1achord on April 21, 2006, 02:32:09 PM

What do you guys think is "fair" pay for a main musician for all services or just Sunday morning services?

IT DEPENDS ON A COUPLE OF THINGS. THE SKILL OF THE MUSICIAN, THE SIZE OF THE CHURCH, THE NUMBER OF MUSICIANS THERE ARE, AND ALSO, THE AMOUNT OF MUSICIANS IN YOUR AREA.




HOLLA

Title: Re: Fair Pay for Playing
Post by: Big_Al on May 03, 2006, 09:41:47 AM

If you are a member of the Musicians union, (assuming you can read transcribes)

MOM pulls    $750 to $900 per    serivce for audience of 1,000
MOM pulls $1,000 to $1,500 per service for Audience of 1,000 plus

Drummer, keyboard, etc.. usually get a flat fee of $200.00 - $250.00 per service (union or non-union)

Here's the discrepency (non-union, that is, can't read and play by hear, which is clearly the best musicians in my opinion) is paid about 2/3 of the above.

This does not include rehearsal, expenses, and room/board.

Above is based on New York Musician Market/Entertainment .

-Big_Al