I have played 2 'Sofar Sound' gigs before and they stand out as two of the best gigs I have ever played. For two main reasons:
1 - Band. Both times I've played I have had a band behind me that are simply superb. It takes a lot of pressure off when you know that the people with me can carry me out of a sticky musical mess if I ever get there (I got there). 2 - Audience Rarely have I played a gig when every single person there has sat silently and listened. I think it happened maybe one time for me at Le Pub which also felt great, but it was dark and I could really see the audience very well. The sofar sound audience each time I played were no more than maybe 30 people, but they were all sat in complete silence and listened intently to every act that played. This is the perfect audience for me starting out. So I am going to try and get a bunch of these gigs under my belt as there is a sofar sound set up in most major cities. Plus, the payment for a sofar sounds gig is (regardless of band size) £50 - or they will film one of your songs and edit it together for you. BUT My violinist has raised a point. As a professional musician, £50 isn't too bad IF it is a solo act. But if there is two of you, its not great and if there 3... you get the picture. They also don't pay the host venue a fee, Why aren't they paying the musicians more? Sofar sounds charges people an entry fee of around £10-20 (according to the website). So perhaps there should be a better payment system... like a percentage from the door or a higher flat fee. Having had a quick google, it turns out that there is quite the backlash agains the sofar sounds set up. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/05/22/sofar-sounds-poor-payouts/ Very interesting, I'm going to look into it some more.
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