As a band or artist, particularly one just starting out, you may get asked to play gigs or shows that simply aren’t worth it. Here we look at the 7 Fs rubric, which can help assess whether to take a gig or not.
In this recent piece from MusicThinkTank, contributor Apryl Peredo shares a system dubbed the 7 Fs of Payment, to allow artists to assess whether a gig is worth taking or not.
” 5) First time event situation – Maybe this is the 1st ever occurence of the ‘Dandelions in Nebraska Music Festival’ or maybe it’s just the 1st time I have ever been invited to take part in said festival. Or maybe it’s the 1st time you’ve been asked to work as a one-day stage manager assistant and you actually have never had to use all the skills of that skill set before?”
