I'm in a 7 piece band for over a year now. To get the band noticed and more gigs, I've taken the initiative to do the lighting, play music (DJ) during our breaks and as we setuo, get the band coordinated clothes, do all of the website coding, hosting, maintenance, I publish the charts and make the arrangements. I do all of this without getting any additional money. I get an equal share as all 7 members do.

I'm starting to run out of gas having been working so hard. Some of the guys only bring themselves to the gigs and collect a full paycheck. They don't help with the lights, setup or breakdown, or even help me load stuff in my car.

It's not my nature to complain, but I am thinking about "raising my rates" as of the 1st of the year.

Would it be unreasonable for me to charge $10 extra per gig for each light bank, $10 extra per gig for the music for a total of $30 extra per gig for this stuff? I plan on passing along my charges for the Web hosting and domain name.

If they don't want to pay me, I will tell them I will not bring the lights and the MP3 player thus easing my burden.

Do you guys think this is an equitable solution?

Al