| Pricing really depends on the area you're in and the competition... not necessarily how good you are -- from a strictly business perspective.
I know a lot of people love looking at long gear lists, but really that's not what's important. I want my engineer to know what he's doing: if he can do a better job with cheap gear than someone who owns hundreds of thousands of dollars of stuff but doesn't know how to use it, I'll always go with the guy that can make better sounding stuff.
What do you think your material is worth? Charge that much. Since it sounds like there are only 2 of you in the area, if it were just a business decision, I'd charge something decent, but still a good deal less than the other guy. Make sure you know exact what his rates are... I know quite a few people who like to brag about how much they make... or even lie about how much they make. Have a friend call the studio interested in booking it to find out exactly what a quote would be. Then pick a number below that that sounds good to you. By having a lower price, you can still attract a lot of people to you, but by increasing your price to a similiar range, you might even attract some of the otehr guy's potential clients to you.
There are quite a few threads on here about pricing, try a search for them. |