@chris
@JoKeR III
@Habuman
@ChristThePhone
I wonder if people ran their own business they would make more money during private gigs?
Charge their own prices.
Consider the cost of security.
Consider the cost of transport.
Consider the cost of changing strings before each gig
Consider the immense cost of their time practicing 5x week for 6-8 hrs a day in preparation for a private gig every weekend.
Then charge accordingly.
Even if you get only 2 clients a month if your price is $1350-$2000 a gig (much less profit with all those deductions above) you still can make a decent part time income on the side.
Just some food for thought.
As for me I have 20 years as a musician, 12 years on YT recording and I'm creating a Performance Series of videos I'll be performing. That to me is a demo showing businesses what I can do as the way I record is the way I play. No Post-production editing.
True it doesn't show live clips from shows but it shows what I am capable of and how I sound in videos translates fairly smoothly to how I sound in real life. Perhaps even better live as you get to hear the sound over high quality PA or frfr redsound elis 8 speakers.
There are also other ways to perform. Anyone heard of Performing Live from your home via the Internet broadcasting to the world? It is a way to perform and get paid from your own bedroom. It's possible to make a fulltime income just performing this way. Not too many people know about it. There are many platforms that cater to this very method. All you need is a nice camera, and to perform to a certain quota you set to make a certain income. You can make more attaching yourself to an agency on these platforms. I may go this route. No need to leave my home to perform! No need to damage my equipment. No need for police officers to protect me. Low overhead. Great part time or full time cash. But you've got to be determined to perform when your asked to because if you don't meet your quota you don't get paid at all.