"I was born to Live Perform" (but I still had to practice hard!)
Festival Prices: -
Event: | Festivals | Price: from £400.
So, what does "from £400" mean?
Basically, for £400 I will provide a 1.5 hour live performance at a small to medium sized 'local' Festival. The exact timings, and how I present this live performance, will be tailored to your specific requirements.
For this price, I would expect a 240V power outlet and the P.A. System to be provided, and that there is good Access and Parking.
At this stage of my career I don't expect to be a Main Stage or Headline Act, hence the current low price. However, I'm very happy to perform on a "Secondary Stage" but this has to be financially viable (I have bills to pay too). So, at this price the booking does need to be a relatively easy "turn up, perform, pack up" type of event.
Note: My vocals, guitars (acoustic, Bass and electric), and Backing Tracks are all routed through a single FX unit (a Headrush Prime), so there are only two cables (L+R) to feed into the mixing Desk / P.S. System. I work hard to ensure that I achieve a balanced mix within the Headrush Prime, so it should only necessary for the sound engineers to set the P.A. speaker volume (albeit that this can be adjusted via the Headrush Prime too).
Summary: All that I have described above will only cost £400, and this should be adequate for a typical local Festival.
Lastly: Whilst I am relatively young and not quite ready to be a "Headline Act," I am certainly ready to perform live in front of larger audiences. In reality, playing at festivals is what I have been training for i.e. perfoming to increasingly larger audiences... "and I am totally up for that"!
Additional Costs
Travel (non-local).
There are two parts to why I need to charge extra for non-local bookings: -
1) To cover my additional travel time and fuel costs (no surprise there!).
2) *I will should be available to take other bookings on the same day.
*It's called the Music "Business" or Entertainment "Industry" for a good reason... as everyone needs to earn the bucks to thrive. For my part, I will always try to offer good value for money, but I do need to thrive too!
Price: (see below)
I will calculate any additional travel costs once I know the Date, Timings, and Venue".
Access & Parking.
Whilst some festivals may have good access and free parking, others don't and this can cause a wide variety of logistical and equipment security issues. Consequently, I will need to cover any additional costs.
Price: (see below)
I can only calculate any additional costs once I know the Date, Timings, and Venue".
Amplifiers & P.A. Speakers
For small to medium sized events, I can bring my own Amplifiers and/or, P.A. Speakers
Boss Acoustic Singer Pro Combo' Amplifier
Boss Katana-110 Bass Combo' Amplifier
Yamaha DXR 10 mkII P.A. Speakers
Obviously, I could hire additional equipment if necessary.
Price: Approx' £50 to £120
I will calculate the exact cost once I know what equipment is required".
More Options Coming Soon
Future Options (available soon-ish)
For practical reasons, most of my live performances so far have needed to be compact and quick to set up. Consequently, I normally just sing, play acoustic guitar and/or, Bass guitar, to a bespoke backing track.
However, I also play Piano, Synthesizer, Electric Guitar and a Synth' Drum/Percussion Pad, and ideally would like to incorporate the use of these instruments into my live performances. If I could do this, I believe that I could create a more dramatic and interesting stage show.
Unfortunately, to achieve this requires a reasonably big stage, a considerably longer set up time, some other logistical challenges and obviously, I will then need to charge considerably more. Being realistic, I am probably one to two years away from being able to achieve this goal, but I thought that festival organisers may want to know where I am heading.
In the shorter term, I am already working on 'Singing+Piano+Backing Track' live performances, and these should be ready later this year.
Price: TBA
I would love to hear from you... ... and I am sure that your audiences would like to hear me!
