Musicians Against Pay-To-Play
fREAK-1-C would like to bring the PAY-TO-PLAY scheme to the attention of gigging musicians...PAY-TO-PLAY is a term used for a scheme run by many live music venues and promoters across the UK, where ba... continue reading »
"Hmmm..."
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"its unbeivable that a band can do 5 hours work including getting to the venue and soundchecking and have to pay for the privelage, and song writing isnt easy either, something is seriously wrong"
"Free play!"
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"I support this petition"
"Its ridiculous that musicians have to pay to listen to themselves play. Musicians go to a great deal of time and effort to perfect their craft it is only right and proper that they should be paid and not the other way round."
"No way! It's hard enough getting paid as it is!"
"Well, I have to say that I dont like stealing, but I dont consider it that way...so...ya."
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"I hate paying !"
"pay to play should be against the law"
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"Quality live performance is a dying artform, we should be encouraging new musicians not making them pay."
"If this comes through, how is any band meant to get gigging experience that they will need to become a sucess?"
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"This practice is border criminal"
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"I support this petition"
"This is also a problem in the U.S. I think the venues know that as independent artist, we are willing to do most anything for the chance to play. So, they use us as free entertainment. Right now, we're still giving away our demo, and that cost us money, t"
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"Wow, u got the annoying girl from 'Full House' to sign(283)! Anyways, I am completely against this, but here goes!!! Just joking..."
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"I support this petition"
"Pay to play is a very bad system that puts the power of controlling who and what gets heard in the hands of people other than the musicians and the fans. It forces bands that don't have a large amount of cash onhand to seek sponsorship to afford to play. "
