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New Music Strategies: Is 'pay to play' ever a good idea?
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Is 'pay to play' ever a good idea? May 19, 2008. This one’s easy. No, no, no, no, no (yes, occasionally) and no. By and large, venues, festival organisers and promoters who insist that musicians bring a certain number of ticket-buying punters to their gigs should pretty much have their licences revoked in my book. Apparently, you can still play if you only contribute (let’s say) à  144 through your network of contacts, rather than the requisite à  150 – but you won’t make a cent and y...In a mostly pos...