How much do music artists get paid for a perfomrnace?

Answer 1

depends, different for evryone. If they're big then they get paid more, if they're local then less, some have to pay to play. Also it depends on how many tickets are sold, and how many people have to be paid.

Answer 2

It depends on the type of gig, how much of a level a musician has achieved, and to what degree the musician is making music for a living. The various Locals of the American Federation of Musicians set basic minimums for different types of gigs, because each type of gig requires different levels of preparation.

For example, a wedding might require special music, which the musician should be given time to prepare if he doesn't already have the material in his repertoire. If he's not familiar with the organ at a particular church, he has to arrange a time with the parish to become familiar with it. The musician should also be present at the wedding rehearsal. He takes the time to file the contract with his Local and pay the necessary work dues (anywhere from 2-5% of the scale portion, depending on the Local). And then he plays the gig. For each wedding that I do, I generally charge $150.

If a musician is playing a cocktail lounge gig on a regular basis, then there's not as much preparation involved--all the musician has to do is make a list of his repertoire and then play it regularly. In this case, the rate is different depending on how many hours the musician plays in a given week. In my Local, IIRC, if a musician plays more than twelve hours a week over a period of more than four days, the hourly rate is less than if the musician plays twelve hours or less in four days or less.

These, of course, are small-scale gigs compared to those you see big-name artists doing. In those cases, there's a lot of big money involved, and it isn't just the artist's own salary. There's a lot of overhead involved: facility rental, security, stage crew, backup musicians, lamp replacement, equipment rentals, transportation, accommodation and so forth. Big-name artists are, of course, free to charge amounts much higher than AFM scale, which is why tickets for concerts tend to be a little on the expensive side.

Answer 3

it all depends on the artist and the price they charge for there performance

Answer 4

1 lackh

Answer 5

major bucks-30 thosand and up

Answer 6

live shows miminum usually ranges around $10,000

Answer 7

if their a big name- a lot
if their not a big name- not that much

Answer 8

depends onthe occasion it can be millions

Answer 9

I don't know maybe 800,000 dollas