Originally Posted By: Notes Norton
So playing at an open mic night not only exploits the freebie musician, it does hurt the income of the professional musician.

For those of you who go to open mic nights and have a 'day job'. How would you like it if your boss decided to give you Mondays off WITHOUT PAY because someone volunteered to come and do your job for free?

If you are not OK with that, please do unto others.


A club owner cuts costs by having an open mic night and thereby avoids paying the musicians. You sell/support software designed to allow musicians to cut costs by eliminating the drummer and/or the bass player and/or others. Isn't that pretty much the same thing?