[Harp-L] Tommy Morgan and Session Fees

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Emile Diggs D'Amico said:
 
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About five years ago I had  conversation with Jimmy Bruno about  Tommy.
He said that he wouldn't  leave the house for less
than four  hundred an hour for studio work.
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GOOD FOR HIM!
 
A while ago at college, I studied Business Administration, and I was taught  
"Charge what the market will bare"...
 
Last night I played a charity gig to raise money to fight breast cancer...  I 
performed to 300 people....& THAT was my payment. We raised thousands to  
fight that horrid disease.
I don't go around offering to play for less than the market rate! I can't  
afford to.  I NEED to pay my mortgage. But "the money" isn't why any  good 
musician plays... A good musician will play for the MUSIC.The  money is a bonus.
 
If Tommy Morgan charges 400 an hour, and if he manages to get paid that  
amount, it must be because he deserves his due payment for a good job well done!  
His clients must be satisfied, or they wouldn't pay his fees... Tommy Morgan 
IS  a first class musician.
 
Speaking for myself, when I play on recordings of other peoples work, I  just 
charge  the Musicians Union rates. No problem... Strangely,  after  nearly 40 
years of recording sessions, I've ALWAYS made more money  by charging 
Musicians Union session fees, than by going for a  "percentage" deal... Mostly, 
"fantastic" recording sessions never even get a  distribution deal, and rarely sell 
even 1000 discs...
 
I just want as many people as possible, to hear, and hopefully to enjoy my  
music.
 
Best wishes
John Walden
London
England
 
Best wishes
John Walden
London
England.