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| Interested in booking me for a concert or event? I do all kinds of shows... house concerts, background music for corporate dinners, fundraisers... you name the event, chances are I'm willing to play it. I will travel pretty much anywhere in the United States. |
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| It's not as hard as you think. In fact, it's really quite easy and my fees are reasonable. While I'm not in this for the money, I do have to support my family as well as the continued growth of my art. My main concern is that I have... |
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| a) the opportunity to sell my CDs (so that people can take my music home with them and share it with more people...) |
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| b) the opportunity to perform for new people... |
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| c) that my travel expenses are covered. For obvious economic reasons, I don't wish to lose money when I do a show. |
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| By the way, I only play my original music. No cover tunes, show tunes or pop song requests. |
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| Here's an Overview of Everything You Need to Know... |
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| My Basic Fees |
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| Travel Expenses |
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| House Concerts |
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| Availability |
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| Contact Aladdin |
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| Basic Fees: |
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| My fees do vary depending on the event and the location, and can vary anywhere from $300 to $1500. Generally speaking, the costs to have me come and play for you will be my fee + travel expenses. If you don't think you can afford paying my travel expenses, keep on reading, because you may not have to pay much at all depending on what else I can book near you. Here are some example fees... |
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| House Concerts |
$1500-$3000 depending on how much you'd like to contribute to my art. I usually try to get $2000 if I can, but I realize not everyone can afford that. Be sure to read the info below on house concerts as these are handled a bit differently than normal concerts. The fee is negotiable to some degree based on my schedule and other performances I may have in your area. Read more about house concerts below. |
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| Colleges and Universities |
The rate will vary depending on the circumstance. If the concert is a ticketed event, then an example of my fee would be $500 or 50% of ticket sales, whichever is greater. Travel expenses would have to be evaluated as well. |
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| Background Music |
This varies depending on the event. I suggest one of two options:
Option 1: Find a sponsor to cover my fee ($500-$1000). Then all ticket sales and proceeds go toward the charity or benefit. If you sell tickets for $20, and sell 200 seats, that's $4000 to go toward the charity. All I ask, aside from my fee, is that I can sell CDs at the event.
Option 2: This is intended for smaller organizations who cannot afford my fee or find a sponsor to pay it. What we'll do is simply split the ticket sales. 50% goes to me, 50% to the charity. This is a no-lose situation for you, as the organization doesn't pay me anything up front. However, you may pay more after the fact. Questions? E-mail me at info@ammodumprecords.com |
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| Add to this fee my travel expenses. If you're in the Lankershim area, there are no travel expenses to worry about. Otherwise... |
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| Travel Expenses: |
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| In addition to my basic fee, travel expenses need to be taken into consideration. I will go pretty much anywhere within the U.S. to play a concert so long as my basic expenses (air, car rental and accommodations) are covered. When you contact me, just let me know where you're located and I can give you a general price range of what to expect. If you don't think you can afford all this, contact me anyway. Most of the time when I travel, I can book three or four concerts in an area at once. If this is the case in your situation, it will cut the travel costs down quite a bit because I can split the costs between the various shows. In other words, if I'm playing just one show, your cost might be my fee plus $1,000 for travel expenses, but if I can arrange three or four concerts around the same time and/or area, which I often can, your cost might only be my basic fee plus $250 or so to cover gas, food and lodging. Feel free to email me at info@ammodumprecords.com to discuss the possibilities. |
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| Sponsorship: |
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| For help paying my fee, considering asking a local business or business person to cover my fee for the event. In exchange, you can print their business information on a program plus I will be happy to give them a public acknowledgment/word of appreciation at the concert. |
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| House Concerts: |
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| House concerts are a wonderful thing! They are incredibly intimate and will provide your guests with an unforgettable memory! If you wish to have me come and play a concert in your home, there are a couple of requirements: |
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| a) I would ask that you be willing to help promote the show to your friends, family, and acquaintances, and that you commit to doing your best to bring at least 20-30 people into your home. |
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| b) I request a minimum of $1500 for a house concert, although people have (very generously) paid me as much as $2800 to come and play in their home. If you can manage $1500, I would really appreciate that, though I know that not all can afford this. Set your own fee, based on your financial ability or desire to support my music. Financial Tip: Some folks will ask a $10/person donation from attendees to help pay the fee or even just to put that toward supporting my music. That's fine by me. Also, you can ask a local business or business person to sponsor and cover my fee for the event. In exchange, you can print their business information on a program plus I will be happy to give them a public acknowledgment/word of appreciation at the concert. Also, please read the info above about travel expenses as that could enter into it. |
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| So, want a house concert of your own? Email Aladdin at info@ammodumprecords.com |
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| Availability: |
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| If you've checked out my concert calendar lately, you can see how booked I am. I'm booking some shows almost a year out now. If you are in the Lankershim area, I may be able to squeeze you in somewhere. Shows elsewhere require a bit more time to plan and fit within my schedule. I like to book out of state shows at least four months in advance, preferably six. So contact me at dnevue@rainmusic.com and we'll see what we can work out. |
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| Contact D.J. Aladdin: |
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| Email me at info@ammodumprecords.com for a quote specific to your event. |
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| If you do not hear back from me within 48 hours, call me at 818-339-8873. It's entirely possible that your email message (or my response to you) got caught in a spam filter. |
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