IS IT BUSSINESS OR PLEASURE?

By: Scott Woodward, Voodoo Cowboys ~ Bass & Vocals

This is always a question band members have trouble. Is this a business or just some guys having fun? Make no mistake this is a business and it needs to be treated like one. At the end of the year all the places you have played will be sending you what’s called a 1099 form reporting all the money they paid you to the government. You will have to pay taxes on this money. You will be expected to show up on time and follow a schedule just like a real job. You will have load in times, Sound check times, Break times, and all venues have rules for just about everything. Welcome to the music business.

Pre-Show Ritual

Phil G with his funny pre-show ritual to ensure that there is, "No crying is the music business".