Nothing's ever fair. I had my own band for twenty years and been an ?equal partner for the last 15. I've always owned the PA equipment, lights, done music during breaks, etc. Very rarely have I made more than the rest of the band, but the times I did it was usually a result of pre-planning and pricing. The rest of the band may think it's OK to pay you an additional fee for whatever you do/bring above and beyond the rest. An exrtra $25-50 is definitely not too much, but not if it come out of their pockets. If the job pays $100 per and you get an extra $50, somebody's gonna get upset unless everyone understands how much and how important your contributions are. I say if you are the booker also, go for it and don't worry too much about the others - as long as they make a fair wage, they have no gripe.

[This message has been edited by cassp (edited 12-06-2003).]