{"id":12371,"date":"2017-02-13T12:18:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T17:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=12371"},"modified":"2017-02-13T12:18:19","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T17:18:19","slug":"heres-why-you-should-think-twice-about-taking-a-low-paying-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/heres-why-you-should-think-twice-about-taking-a-low-paying-gig\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s Why You Should Think Twice About Taking a Low-Paying Gig"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img src='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/245581\/shutterstock_307921622.jpg?w=980&#038;ssl=1' style='max-width:600px;' data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>I&#8217;ve paid to play, and taken lots of lowball gigs, just to be on stage. NYC is the nexus of low paying and pay-to-play gigs, but I&#8217;m sure you can get screwed all over this wonderful country. I always figure it&#8217;s worth it&#8230;all just part of the business.  But by accepting those shitty paying gigs, are we really just giving them permission to keep screwing the artists over?<\/p>\n<p>#NYC #music #musicians<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lC3oEu\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lC3oEu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve paid to play, and taken lots of lowball gigs, just to be on stage. NYC is the nexus of low paying and pay-to-play gigs, but I&#8217;m sure you can get screwed all over this wonderful country. I always figure it&#8217;s worth it&#8230;all just part of the business. 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