YOU TUBE user "TANK THE TECH" has posted a video on "PAY TO PLAY" and tour buy ons. .
I've been getting a lot of questions lately about "Pay To Play", which is an extremely common business practice in the live music industry, believe it or not. In this video, I'm going to use my experience of actually playing some of these shows and working for bands to explain what "Pay To Play" and Tour Buy-Ons are, why bands may feel forced into doing it, and whether or not it's worth it in the long run.
00:00 Intro
02:36 What Is "Pay To Play"?
03:21 How Does "Pay To Play" Work?
05:02 How Do Local Bands Come Up With The Money?
0:26 What Is A Tour Buy-On?
11:03 How Does A Tour Buy-On Work For An Unsigned Band?
15:08 How Tour Buy-Ons Work For Bigger/Signed Bands
18:29 Final Thoughts
19:37 Outro
VIDEO BELOW: A ROADIE'S TAKE ON PAY TO PLAY AND TOUR BUY ONS (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF TANK THE TECH):
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-