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Originally Posted by a zombie  Why should artists have to pay to apply to be booked for a show?
I applied for a gig with sonicbids, and then shortly after sent an email to the booker of the show, who promptly replied that it was all booked, yet they were still accepting sonicbids applications? I think it's BS. |
Film festivals have been operating this way for years. I'm surprised that it's taken the music industry this long to catch on to this business model.
Basically, with any given festival, top films will be invited (given a 'waiver') - everyone else has to 'pay to play' by way of entry fee and then there's no guarantee you're even going to get in, of course. If you apply late it's likely the festival is probably nearly fully programmed anyway but they'll happily take your money.
If you have any doubts as to the size of this industry check out
http://www.withoutabox.com ... it's a money-spinner for sure.