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#361160 - 02/12/13 08:13 AM
Re: Percentage of the tab
[Re: tony mads usa]
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Registered: 01/02/04
Posts: 7285
Loc: Lexington, Ky, USA
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I LIKE the idea of getting a fair salary, or percentage, whichever is greater.
I've put in my time and my name is worth something...extra dollars in the til.
Tony is right. Generally, it's the place that's responsible to get the folks there....unless you happen to be a draw.
When I left one place after 14 years (got tired of playing outside) customers....400 OF THEM...signed a petition to get me back.
These folks have just opened another place and want me there.
It's going to be $150.00 for three hours or 5% of the bar. They sometimes do 600 covers a night at an average plate price of $27.90. $10,000 is a mediocre night.
I'll average $250-300.00 a night, plus tips. And, with the incentive, I'll work harder. And, this one will be inside, with music via a weatherproof sound system outside. I'll line out of my PA head inside. Occasionally, I'll set up a small PA and a guitar to alternate inside and out, to draw people inside when they're finished with dinner.
I'm done with patio's on a regular basis.
Works for me!
Russ
Edited by captain Russ (02/12/13 08:15 AM)
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#361169 - 02/12/13 08:41 AM
Re: Percentage of the tab
[Re: SemiLiveMusic]
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Registered: 12/08/02
Posts: 15563
Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA
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At the Tiki Bar where I'm playing tomorrow and Friday nights, I am the draw. The resort manager told me there is usually a half dozen or so locals that came to the happy hour on Wednesday and Friday. They hired several "Have Guitar Will Travel" type entertainers, and the crowd doubled to about a dozen locals, none of which stayed any longer than the 3-hour happy-hour time. When the price went up, it was like the roaches scattering when the lights come on. When this upstart Yankee arrived on the scene, which was a couple months ago, the crowd size grew from a dozen to 50 or so the second night a performed. (Guess word of mouth advertising still works.) Last Wednesday evening I had just over 100, and for the most part they all stayed until I quit playing, which was just after 8:30 p.m. - 2-1/2 hours after happy hour ended. Here at the marina, the guitar player, who was he guy who got the Saturday evening jam session started six years ago, the average crowd this time of year was about 30 people. Now, the crowds range from 125 to 175, depending on the weather. I'm not braggin', but on the nights when the guitar guys are at the resort's tiki bar, the crowd drops back to a dozen locals. The manager said she would love to have me there every night, but even with 100 people at the bar, there's not enough profit to justify the expense. Additionally, the bar tender said unless she hires another bar tender to help him on the nights I was performing, he was seriously considering finding another job because he couldn't keep up with the additional workload. Now, I only get paid $100 from the resort for a three-hour performance, and the tips range from $85 to $125 for the period. From that I have to subtract $14 in taxi fare to get to and from the job. Not a bad take for a three-hour performance, and I have a ball performing for the audiences here in Paradise. Unfortunately, the cost of living here is so high that you cannot make a living at these wages, even if you performed every night of the week, and lived aboard a sailboat. I'm looking forward to getting home and going back to the senior circuit once again. Cheers, Gary
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#361187 - 02/12/13 09:37 AM
Re: Percentage of the tab
[Re: SemiLiveMusic]
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Senior Member
Registered: 12/08/02
Posts: 15563
Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA
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UTTER RUBISH? Lets see, What part about happy hour don't you understand. $2 draft beers, $3 mixed drinks, pay the bartender, pay the tiki bar rent, pay the utilities - yep, they're making a REAL KILLING. Give me a break. Gary
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