Band Politics
when i asked how much the club was paying, she hedged. she said
she was not telling me and she had not decided how much she was paying me yet. up till that point i had never said i would work for her, only that we would get together and the we talked about working together, then i have been busting ass for a month learning her tunes and figuring out her keys and picking material and arranging for her. then she tells me she has booked the gig under her name only. so i let her know i did not like it but let it sit over night before i told her it was all unacceptalbe. she called this a "conflict of interest" lol
yah a conflict that i have my own ass to look out for.
anyways band politics are a big part of the music industry,
i for one have always had a hard time with them. unintentionally, most bands i have been in i end up being a band breaker. when i get in someone elses band, i am and exceptionally hard worker and end up haveing a strong impact. when the inevetable happens that i get frustrated with a band and leave other people tend to make that thier final straw too. when i have my own bands i always build them to the point i am hiring the strongest players i can find and seems inevetably one of them feels the need to try a power play.
so i have talked about incorporating my own bands before but have never actually got to that point. i know people who have. how about you all how do you deal with band politics? or do you?
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