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kadleck · 04-22-2007, 01:33 PM

Hi Mike -

It all depends on what you'd get out of it. When I moved to NYC, my trumpet teacher at New Eng. Conservatory (John McNeil) told me to take every free gig and rehearsal I could find, just to get myself out there. It was great advice.

Certainly, in your case this may not apply. You have a steady gig. The benefit for you would (I assume) have been to hook up with some great players. The question is: was Gibson really making no $ off of this "showcase", or were they just trying to get free entertainment? Perhaps the band decided to play just to gain some exposure, which makes sense.

If they called you once, they'll probably call you again. Maybe a "sorry I couldn't do the Gibson thing, please try me again" phone call might be a good thing to do.

Thanks Mike -
Tony

04-22-2007, 01:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
kadleck Artist in Residence Piano User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: new york Posts: 469	Re: Playing for free (or very little bread) Hi Mike - It all depends on what you'd get out of it. When I moved to NYC, my trumpet teacher at New Eng. Conservatory (John McNeil) told me to take every free gig and rehearsal I could find, just to get myself out there. It was great advice. Certainly, in your case this may not apply. You have a steady gig. The benefit for you would (I assume) have been to hook up with some great players. The question is: was Gibson really making no $ off of this "showcase", or were they just trying to get free entertainment? Perhaps the band decided to play just to gain some exposure, which makes sense. If they called you once, they'll probably call you again. Maybe a "sorry I couldn't do the Gibson thing, please try me again" phone call might be a good thing to do. Thanks Mike - Tony