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Fugli's Pricing
While I have been known to crash a few smaller local
faires in order to give them a hand in starting up, I really cannot
make too much of a habit of it. Faire performers are a skilled and
often undervalued lot, and my continued performing for free (really, at
a loss - small faies produce small tips) does them a great disservice.
So at some point, when a faire seems viable on its own, I simply can no
longer in good conscience enable them. No offense is meant to you
friendly faire coordinators. I support your efforts, but at some point
all birds must leave the nest.
That being said, faire performers are a bit secretive
about how much they charge for performances. There are no unions, and
no one wants hurt feelings because someone cannot demand as much as
someone else. So, it is a delicate subject for most. Not so much for
me, because I don't care if I'm not headlining.
If you want me to play at your faire, convention,
event, etc., then great. You just need to meet my more than reasonable
price that simply follows this general rule:
I
need a guarantee to break even for the effort.
That is it. Without considering tips (which are just
plain fickle and usually cannot be counted on), please show me the
courtesy of not asking that I work at a loss.
I live in Bella Vista, Arkansas. If your event is
within about 250 miles, I can most likely drive it. Just take my
shortest round trip drive and multiply my mileage by the standard IRS
mileage reimbursement rate for the year in question. (It's the same
amount used on mapquest.) The IRS does a yearly study that includes
gasoline prices, average mileage, insurance rates, and automobile
maintenance costs to determine what it costs a person to run an
automobile. In the second half of 2024 it is 67 cents per mile. For lack of a research
study team of my own, I just take their word for it.
That amount will cover getting there and performing,
which I do about half the faire open hours (or more). Really, I don't
get tips unless I'm performing, so I tend to do a lot of it. Plus,
that's why I'm there, to perform. If you want me as a stage act, that's
fine too, but I will plan to be busking in between as well. I can
commute back and forth daily for smaller distances, which increases the
total mileage, but If you want me on subsequent days for an event over
about an hour away, I need a nearby place to stay overnight.
My camping on the ground days are behind me, but cheap
hotels are just fine. If you want to provide a hotel room, then I’m
set. If you want me to book one, you can let me know of one in your
area, and I’ll attempt to check it out. Otherwise, I will have to just
pick one that looks good and relatively inexpensive online. The point
is, my base price needs to cover the cost of lodging for the event as
well.
Because I have to eat anyway, I am less concerned about
meals, but if you want to feed your performers, we always appreciate
that as well.
The
simple formula = mileage + lodging + (tips and potential sales of trade
materials)
That is a simple and relatively low price if your faire
is nearby. If you wish me to perform or attend your event farther
afield, just refer to the simple one
rule above, make me an offer, and ask me to check my calendar. I
do want to be at your event, but on a teacher's salary, I
just can't afford to lose money on it.
PS: If you are a faire coordinator, and you find acts
bidding lower than the above amount, I implore you to offer them
recompense in excess of what they ask for to the tune of my above
formula. These acts are obviously performing for the love of the art,
and are hoping to make up any shortfall in tips and sales. Treat them
ethically, and they will appreciate you more, and be glad to return for
future venues.
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