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It was a charity for battered women called Fresh Start. They spent a ton but, there is an auction with very wealthy people spending all kinds of money towards the cause. I imagine they get a nice tax break and a fun night.

Lookin good. How much would a band like that cost for the night? I'm just curious about it.

I don’t know what the band was paid. I only know what I was paid. We were a 25 piece, 26 if you count sound guy mixing. I can guess just the band was around $11k-12k range. We only used our PA for mixing and monitors. They had sound company that did all the main sound and we just handed them a L, R and Sub bass line that they turn up or down. Then a separate lighting company for the lights. A ton of flowers everywhere from a florist.

We go out as small as a six piece made up of the core players. That of course is much cheaper. Actually that night was a double booked band. There are some other players that sub or just play with us when needed. We had two gigs and the leader put together another band for a wedding made up of subs and they did well at the same time we were playing. That is kind or rare but happens. I play a duo every Tuesday on the West side going on three years straight.

So my guess is that the person probably paid around $25K for the night, just for the music. Pretty decent.

It was a fund raiser for a good cause (battered women). I think some of the vendors do it at a reduced rate. The leader of our band has a real job where he does advertising for various companies like BMW and drug companies. He made the video presentation for the event for free. Now I am starting to feel guilty I was paid.

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Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:56 am

It was a fund raiser for a good cause (battered women). I think some of the vendors do it at a reduced rate. The leader of our band has a real job where he does advertising for various companies like BMW and drug companies. He made the video presentation for the event for free. Now I am starting to feel guilty I was paid.

Don't feel bad, you need to make a living and you performed a service of entertaining the big donors. So in a way, you helped them get more money.

That's awesome, Nodack! You guys are really rocking out to ABBA there.

Thanks. One of these years someone here is going to come to a gig. I do over 200 gigs a year. Cap saw me at a wedding about 30+ years ago in a so so band.

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Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:46 am

Thanks. One of these years someone here is going to come to a gig. I do over 200 gigs a year. Cap saw me at a wedding about 30+ years ago in a so so band.

I'm going to check you out for sure man after I move. Getting closer. Just signed with a realtor.

Awesome!

Sway

What's with the Stepford wives?

In years past they auctioned off different things for people to bid on. I think some famous designer made those dresses this year and they were bidding on them. There was an outdoor fashion show right before they came in to the ballroom. The models all took positions at different places on the dance floor as people streamed into the room from outside. I think that was their last look at the dresses before they started bidding on them. I am not sure if there was several different lines of dresses that they bid on or just these one of a kind ones. Models always have that blank look when they are modeling.