[Blacklabcollective] Suggestion for Money we take from the door.

[Anju Singh]

Oh shit the 18th is a Wednesday!

On Monday, February 16, 2015, Megan Speers <speers.megan at gmail.com> wrote:

> wdnesday right?
>
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> On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 2:34 PM, Anju Singh <aanjusingh at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','aanjusingh at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> Let's talk about it tomorrow for sure!
>>
>>
>> On Monday, February 16, 2015, Megan Speers <speers.megan at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','speers.megan at gmail.com');>> wrote:
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>>> Hey, I actually kinda disagree with this. Putting on bigger crazier
>>> shows is a lot of work, and I think that 50% of the door is a reasonable
>>> amount to take. Especially because we still have a ton of work to do as far
>>> as soundproofing, construction, stuff like that that will be pretty
>>> expensive to undertake. I'm stoked we are getting to a point where we're
>>> making decent chunks of change at shows (and are hopefully gona have a bit
>>> more cushion in the ole bank account) but I don't think we should jump the
>>> gun and start paying the space less. I think if we get to a point where we
>>> are finished soundproofing and larger construction projects (e.g. finishing
>>> off the wall, fixing the back sinkhole), and we either have a decent
>>> surplus of $$ or start getting grants or something like that, then hell yes
>>> we should revisit the way that we take door money, absolutely. But while we
>>> still have a ton of work to be done that is gona cost us a lot of money and
>>> time and energy, I think we should stick with our current system. Just my
>>> two cents.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 1:21 PM, Anju Singh <aanjusingh at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think that it might be better for us to take a smaller amount of
>>>> money from shows, but we still have costs etc to consider, so I want to
>>>> suggest this model:
>>>>
>>>> take 50% of the door up to a maximum of $300 (or $200 or $250?)
>>>>
>>>> This means that big crazy shows can actually earn door money, and
>>>> smaller shows can share the profits equally (often smaller shows don't sell
>>>> as much bar either, so it has to be worth it for us still..)
>>>>
>>>> Let me know your thoughts.
>>>> --
>>>> Anju Singh
>>>>
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>> Anju Singh
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