[Fmpro] grrr mixed articulation "hot licks"

[JJB]

What is "the max" - the max the composer can afford? The minimum the 
musician will accept?

 - Joel

LesHurdle wrote:
> Amazing such discussions over money by 'those' who would only want to  
> be paid 'accurately' and 'the most' for their work.
>
> Why not pay the musician the max and be thankful?
>
> L
>
> On Mar 7, 2008, at 1:34 PM, JJB wrote:
>
>   
>> What is the industry standard pay scale for two hours of bassoon? In
>> terms of ethics, in a work for hire, should one observe union scale  
>> when
>> paying non-union members, or should one negotiate a price that is  
>> agreed
>> to by both parties.
>>
>> Depending on the skill of the negotiator, the college kid might even
>> come out better off than the Union member if his negotiation chops are
>> better than Chris. Maybe there would be some other benefits or  
>> trade of
>> goods that take place - maybe the kid wants a better Bassoon and Chris
>> happens to have his great grandpa's awsome killer bassoon gathering  
>> dust
>> in his closet & the kid gets it as part of the deal...
>>
>> Also, which is better:
>>
>> A)
>> Chris records an articulated midi part and nobody gets payed anything,
>> Chris looses business because of all the time he wasted tweaking midi
>> when he could have been composing more music or pounding the pavements
>> looking for more clients.
>> Did the Mothership Land, lets listen to that again...maybe.
>>
>> B)
>> Chris hires a genius kid bassoon player and the kids gets payed a flat
>> fee of say $200 for his time as a work for hire.
>> The Mothership Definitely Lands
>>
>> C) Chris hires a union bassoon player at union rates who records an OK
>> bassoon part that works but doesn't make anyone's hair stand up - the
>> Mothership does not land.
>>
>>  - Joel
>>
>> LesHurdle wrote:
>>     
>>> On Mar 6, 2008, at 2:09 PM, JJB wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Your local college probably has some genius
>>>> kids who can play bassoon like nobody's business - beg borrow or
>>>> rent a
>>>> nice microphone or go to a local studio for two hours.
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> How much should the 'kid' genius be paid........... double LA scale?
>>>
>>> Seriously.
>>>
>>> L
>>>
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