John,

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It appears from his site that they are giging musicians thus my comment.




I didn't google the "Emergenza" site, (if it has one), and I didn't see it on Marc's site, so did you mean "gigging" or "gouging" musicians?

A lot of "non-professional" musicians welcome these types of events as a means of playing for a live audience. I've never played in one of these events, so I can't speak from personal experience, but it could be good practice for a group wanting to get used to playing in front of a crowd.

So I guess it would be "gigging" for the musicians, and a "gouging" by the promoters in order to have free live bands for the event. Either way, it seems to be a "win, win" situation for all inviolved.

Unless of course the band "bombs"! Then it would be a "lose, lose" situation.