When should you raise your band rates? 

Such an interesting question when it comes to our musical passion.   I mean it’s about art and our passion right?

For years, I could care less about the money I would make playing music.  Early on in my career, I was playing 4-6 nights a week traveling all over the country with a personal salary of $180 per week.

  I didn’t have a car, a house, or anything for that matter except my gear. Let me tell you though, I was having the time of my life.  As long as I could pay for food, guitar strings, and batteries for my wireless, I was good to go. 

Later on, in my career, money became more important.  Although, if I was independently wealthy I still wouldn’t care about what I was making from music. I just love to do it.  Since that’s not the case yet, here is how I learned to increase what I was making as a band and a musician.  

If you remember basic econ class from school, it comes down to simple supply and demand.  You must first make sure ...