UPDATE!!!

I had another chat with owner of this restaurant this morning and can provide additional details:

1) He's changed his mind about which location he wants live music. He's decided he wants music in his Troy, OH restaurant NOT his Dayton location. (I actually live in Troy...10 minutes away, this just makes things easier for me!)Beats the 45 minutes drive I thought I was going to have there and back...They've had music here off and on for years...but usually a solo or duo guitar act. They pipe Italian music non-stop through the house system 24/7...he actually wants me to be an alternative.

2) Either wants me in his dining room or in the lounge, but wants my music quietly distributed to all areas of this medium size place. I've explained to him that I can "probably" achieve this by running some cables but that we need to keep his guests safety in mind at all times.

3) Confirmed pay at $100 per night from 6:00pm - 9:00pm. Troy is a growing, rural community with an expanding business base. I'd say $100 in Troy is closer to $125 or so in Dayton proper...

4) Have 4 Thursdays penciled in (7/28, off, 8/11, 8/18 and 8/25) to give it a trial run and see what it does, if anything for his business. He plans on advertising this on a Dayton mainstream jazz station as well as a in house newsletter. He does want to find a night that he can have on a steady basis...THAT will be difficult at least until next year, but I get the sense he understands my schedule and will try and work with it.

I'll post an update after my meeting with the client Friday at 10:30am. Potentially, this could be very nice because he's also considering adding music to his other location as well.

Bill in Dayton

[This message has been edited by Bill in Dayton (edited 07-19-2005).]