Our basic rate as a duo in our market is $150/4 hours. That's $37.50/Hr. (divided by 2- $18.75/Hr. each). Then if you deduct setup and tear-down time (3 hours), you're really talking about 7 hours of work/$150, which brings it down to $21.42/Hr (divided by 2 =$10.71/Hr. Each.)


And that doesn't cover the cost of a full PA, lights, three guitar amps, laptop, the trailer to haul the equipment, the truck to pull the trailer, gas, etc.


The only musicians who ever made decent money were the wedding bands, but that market has largely gone to DJs.



Regards,


Bob