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    Eight Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Book a Band
    Eight Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Book a Band
    Eight Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Book a Band
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    Eight Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Book a Band

    By Paul Hurst

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    There are significant events in our lives - weddings, anniversaries, company events that can make or break a career - events where we don't get a second chance to get it right. Why would you take a risk with yours? There are often a wide range of performers available and some at very tempting prices. Bands and entertainers often know what they are really worth, and charge accordingly.

    Would you like to have an insider's view, to find out what you need to know before booking a band?

    Although now semi-retired as a musician, the author has been playing traditional music since the late 1970's, later becoming a band leader and an agent. Ever wondered why not all bands cost the same? Here's a chance to find out why.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPaul Hurst
    Release dateAug 14, 2011
    ISBN9781466077171
    Eight Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Book a Band
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    Paul Hurst

    A musician since the late 1970s, band leader and event organiser since the early 1980s, agent in the 1990s and a magician from the mid 2000s. Probably the only musician to have been booked to play on, in and under the English channel, or to have delivered a collapsible igloo to a Chinese Elvis impersonator. Creator of the 'Mousetrap of Doom' magic routine.

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      Eight Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Book a Band - Paul Hurst

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      Paul Hurst

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      Introduction

      Bands tend to know what they are worth, and charge accordingly.

      Booking a band or group can be worrying and expensive, and if things go wrong it could ruin your event. Asking these key questions should reveal why some bands are so much cheaper than others! Although my experience (since the late 1970’s) has been mainly for events involving period and traditional music, these questions should apply to most events. And just asking the questions can be quite revealing – are they met with hostility, resentment or evasion? If so, there may well be something they don’t want you to know!

      As you can imagine, going public with these questions has not exactly made me universally popular with other musicians. Tough. Certainly

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