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lejon Special user 721 Posts |
Has anybody ever used his " act" to pay for his travel.
What I mean exactly is, get to a place and somehow manage to get booked within a week for a one show.... that would be a great way to travel.... Any tips??? |
Bambaladam Special user 636 Posts |
Docc Hilford did something similar a while back, check this out:
http://store.fastcommerce.com/prod_Flora......035.html I haven't heard the tapes but docc is always an inspiration |
jekyllandhyde Regular user 200 Posts |
I traveled to Jamaica about ten years ago, performed at the resort guest talent show, and got booked for two shows that paid for the trip. I'd say look for opportunities to perform in front of folks who may hire you.
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Mick Ayres Special user Hilton Head Island 998 Posts |
Yes...it's called 'busking'.
Best, Mick
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JasonLinett Loyal user Alexandria, VA 202 Posts |
Your easiest bet would be a percentage deal in a bar. Charge a cover, you can take anywhere between 50% to 100%, depending on your confidence.
You'll have to do a fair amount of promotion, but I've succeeded by shipping them a box of posters and table tents, and phone calls/e-mails to get it in local papers for free (entertainment listings). I just booked a show in a vacation spot I'm heading to in a few weeks. My total printing expense turned out to be $12.00. Again, I'm assuming some risk for it being a percentage deal, but if anything I've turned a short vacation into a business trip, just for one hour's work. |
Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
There was an illusionist who was actually a full-time insurance salesman who did this all the time. When he wanted to go to FISM, he booked a cruise by booking his act. He also booked his lodging by performing in the hotel lounge or bar.
He had really great publicity material, but his show really sucked. It was a very clever way to book a show, but the people he knocked out of work found it somewhat tedious, because they had to find work for the time this guy was taking their job. So, if you do this, prepare for some strong negative feedback amongst people who don't approve of this kind of thing. Basically, just be careful that you don't put someone else out of work. It can come back to haunt you bigtime.
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lejon Special user 721 Posts |
Thanks all for good advise....
greatly appreciated. and trust me I don't want to put nobody out of work.... Lejon.. |
enigmatic Regular user France 174 Posts |
Some places proposed to me this kind of deal... You do two shows in the week and you get one week of "vacation" in Tunisia, one in Morocco and one week in Egypt for "free" ! I always refused and I'm glad ! For me, this kind of deal is a disrespectful for the art and artists. I'm sad to see lot of "magicians" accept this kind of thing. I agree with Bill : When you accept that, you put the professionnal out of work. More and more often now, some amateur works like that on the cruise... and less professionnal artists can get job. It was my case. I worked on the cruise for few years. Unfortunatly, the company found some "artists" for free. Now the result is, like many friends in the buisness, I don't work anymore for the cruise company. Sadder still : Very often, the quality of this kind of "magicians" are bad.
I can't understand this kind of people who doesn't have this deontology. They are killing the buisness. When I see this guys, I feel to use my voodoo doll, for sure !
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Tom DV Special user 694 Posts |
I seem to remember there being a magician or mentalist who recently travelled across Ireland for free - can anyone tell me who this was?
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Rory Raven Special user Providence, RI 514 Posts |
Travelled across Ireland for free? Hmmm ... you can do that in about three hours in a car.
This is not meant as an Ugly American put-down; it's just that I *have* driven across Ireland in about three hours, so I'm not sure what the big deal is (?). R
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LLL Inner circle 1574 Posts |
Tom, Rory - The guy was Pete Carrol a member on here, I don't think the plan was just Ireland though.
Andy
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Tom DV Special user 694 Posts |
Ah, cheers Andy.
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Pete Legend Inner circle Ireland 1401 Posts |
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On 2008-07-14 10:13, Rory Raven wrote: lol not sure where you went I live in County Cork..It would take me almost three hours to Drive from north Cork to Castletownbere in West Cork which are in the same County....To drive 3 hours across Ireland..wow you must have been going really fast Im just one week back from my travels which took me across Ireland,southport,liverpool and Barcelona I clocked over 180 performances Savage experience though to be fair I should point out I have no kids,wife and I don't own a home(no payments must be kept up) so had no responsibilities so it was easy for me to go walkabouts Got lots of publicity..this weekend coming I have gig at a comedy club which will hve 2 TV executives in the audience...So it has gotten interest in media etc but so have other things I've done such as headline prediction last year and my recent success at a big gig on comedy circuit.Savage experience..still catching up on sleep helluva time |
Tony Iacoviello Eternal Order 13151 Posts |
Welcome back Pete!
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Pete Legend Inner circle Ireland 1401 Posts |
Thanks Tony!
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Hill Inner circle 1164 Posts |
Careful tony, I can see his head expanding from here, and I'm the other side of the island (approx 3 hours away)
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Pete Legend Inner circle Ireland 1401 Posts |
Lol haha David your a legend!
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Jon Stetson Veteran user 329 Posts |
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On 2008-07-01 16:49, enigmatic wrote: Well said. |
Rory Raven Special user Providence, RI 514 Posts |
>I live in County Cork..It would take me almost three hours to Drive from north Cork to Castletownbere in West Cork which are in the same County....
Yeah, I had a car like that once, too, but I got rid of it! In 1984, my father and I drove from Ennis (Clare) to Dublin in just about 3 hours. Sliante! R
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Chris H Inner circle Melbourne, Australia 1364 Posts |
I was in Ireland recently. One of my favourite places in the world. I did find however, that the driving times given by the people we stayed with in B&B's turned out to be less than accurate. They told us about 2-3 hours for trips that ended up taking near on 6! Oh well, we got to see a fair bit of the country. If you've not been, you absolutely must go. It's a fantastic country!
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