[Dixielandjazz] Competing with DJs

[Stephen G Barbone]

Want to compete with DJs? Raise your band prices. Below excerpts from  
today's NY Times Music section.


"Kaskade, (real name Ryan Raddon) who was voted America’s best D.J.  
for 2011 by D.J. Times and Pioneer D.J., is at the crest of a  
transformative wave of electronic music acts." . . ."In a testament to  
their commanding new reach, D.J.’s like Kaskade can earn $200,000 or  
more for a single night, according to handlers and public records.  
" . . . ."he’s still adjusting to the leap from 300-person rooms to  
3,000-person monthly blowouts at Marquee in Las Vegas, where he is a  
resident D.J."


Perhaps this is a lesson #1 in how to price your band's performances?  
Below from the CD Baby blog:

Lesson 1: You will only ever get what you think you are worth.
If you think your band should only make $250 per show, then that is  
probably all you will ever make (and that is the case in a lot of  
original groups). On the other hand, if you think your band is worth  
$3000 per show, you will more likely to get that amount. Now I am not  
saying that all you need to do is believe in yourself, but I am saying  
that unless you actually believe you are worth what you are charging,  
you will never get it.



Cheers,

Steve Barbone

www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband