Manhunter Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I'm sure we've all done gigs over the years for various amounts of money as well as for beer , fun , the adoration of women , food (&/or beer - again) ....etc. Well, I've started doing a few gigs for Bentley (car manufacturer). We get paid reasonably well for their events (launching new model, convertable etc.) but I got to thinking that it would be nice to get paid in kind for these gigs . The convertable would be nice (190 mph with the top down - 195 with it up!) keyboard could go on the back seat or sticking up with the roof down in the summer. Has anyone else done gigs for unusual payment? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUSSIEKEYS Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Speaking of playing for automotive related gigs I played a solo for A vintage Goggomobil car Rally to the Aussies yes G.O.G.G.O and yes the DART I spent the whole day driving my vintage 2 stroke Goggomobil Dart sportscar around Sydney which is actually very tiring with a smelly 2 stroke motor screaming in your ear..then drove 2 hours back home to pick up my everyday car a 1958 Wolseley 1500 sedan loaded up my gear and drove another hour to set up for the nights entertainment,loaded in myself [i was totally stuffed],and performed as a freebie as it was my car club [i was stuffed but the adrenelin kicked in and I got thru it] ....this I did other than the fact you just want to play was I guess to prove to them I was more than just that crazy vintage car collector they knew or had seen on Television. That I guess was my payment...respect that i was more than what I seemed. I hated being stereotyped as that crazy vintage car collector to one set of friends...a surrealist artist to another and a musician to others..people are just not interested/diverse enough in talking/experiencing outside what they are inolved in.Non money Payment can be so personally fulfilling or a big mistake..lol ironically I have dropped out of that goggo scene mostly as it was once a joyous gathering of eccentrics/nutters but now since goggos became famous in australia it has become a trendy rich mans car...damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I did a :60 for a guy for a computer and 2 Sony TV's once. I should approach more people and offer the barter thing...I need more stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delirium Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Man, you're expensive... 200 thousands car for a gig...I think I start practice more BTW I heard that for playing for Arab's sheikhs you can get a camel http://www.manhattanmotorcars.com/?gclid=CIjAi4iemogCFSdmGgodkgMRPw ♫♫♫ motif XS6, RD700GX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DafDuc Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 It didn't start out that way, but a former bandleader who owed me $3K (long story) offered me a B3 with Leslie 147 to call it even. I was sorely tempted, but really needed the cash - we were about to move from Detroit to DC. This was 1987. I wound up settling for about $2K in cash instead. Sigh... I played in an 8 piece horn band. We would often get bored. So...three words: "Tower of Polka." - Calumet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUSSIEKEYS Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Daf now thats a dilema but it may have cost you that extra $1000 to move it to your new digs..well you know what I mean you made the wisest choice for your situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DafDuc Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 No - the employer woulda paid. But we were downsizing from a house to a townhouse. There would have been no room for it. It worked out, I guess - my D152 that I bought 15 years later was way cheaper, and fit my needs better. Still missing that Leslie, though. Maybe soon. I played in an 8 piece horn band. We would often get bored. So...three words: "Tower of Polka." - Calumet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Originally posted by Manhunter: Has anyone else done gigs for unusual payment? Um, no... I did a few gigs for Mercedes, but they didn't offer me one. I also have played for FIAT, and they *did* offer a top-of-the line Coupè (a floor/demo model, IIRC) for a discounted price of 20.000 Euro instead of 35.000... I said "no thanks"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latchmo Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 When I was in college, I would occasionally fill-in for a friend in a Grateful Dead cover band. The pay was never in the form of something I could bring to the bank. Good gig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latchmo Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Payment in kind indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMcS Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Originally posted by marino: Originally posted by Manhunter: Has anyone else done gigs for unusual payment? Um, no... I did a few gigs for Mercedes, but they didn't offer me one. I also have played for FIAT, and they *did* offer a top-of-the line Coupè (a floor/demo model, IIRC) for a discounted price of 20.000 Euro instead of 35.000... I said "no thanks"... Back in the 70's a friend of mine owned a Fiat. He really liked driving it, but he swore that FIAT meant Fix It Again Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loving Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 I owned a 124 spider and a 128 sedan way back when they sold them in the US. I love Fiats! "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Originally posted by daviel: I owned a 124 spider and a 128 sedan way back when they sold them in the US. I love Fiats! He... I guess the general image of Fiats is "cheap cars of the '70s", and they are in a way... but the one they offered me was a top-of-the line model, quite attractive... but out of reach for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 I did a session (for a few demos) for a guy that is a very good children's entertainer. I laid down a few takes one evening and then he performed at my son's fifth birthday party. http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dp2 Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 I performed and did sound engineering at a cabaret as a favor (for a local radio personality) for a reference and some food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Lower Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Originally posted by marino: Originally posted by daviel: I owned a 124 spider and a 128 sedan way back when they sold them in the US. I love Fiats! He... I guess the general image of Fiats is "cheap cars of the '70s", and they are in a way... but the one they offered me was a top-of-the line model, quite attractive... but out of reach for me. A funny side-story about Fiat all over the world: They've been in Brazil for quite a long time (starting back in the 70s with the ubiquitous 147) and now rank right up there with Ford, GM and VW. Anyway, I've lived in Spain for some years and found that SEAT was born from Franco's "nationalization" of the foreigner manufacturer interests. Later on I went to Turkey and found out that Tofach (that's Fiat's brand over there) was born out of the same ruse. I couldn't help thinking how pissed Fiat must have been to have their whole business snatched from their hands in these countries. And guess what...in all these countries (Brazil, Spain and Turkey) they pull out similar jokes on the meaning of the FIAT letters ... "I'm ready to sing to the world. If you back me up". (Lennon to his bandmates, in an inspired definition of what it's all about). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 I thought Seat was the Spanish VW. I drove a Seat something or other while in Germany and it looked just like a Jetta. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundscape Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 It is now that VW bought them. In fact, last time I checked VW, Audi, Seat and Skoda all make similar vehicles, certainly all based off the same platform. According to Wikipedia: "It was founded in the year 1950 as a subsidiary of FIAT, with an important share owned by the Spanish Government under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, the factory being located in Barcelona." and "After the withdrawal of FIAT in 1981, the Volkswagen Group signed a cooperation agreement with SEAT, becoming the major shareholder in 1986, and owner of 100% of the company in 1990." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELP71 Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Seriously - what are the tax implications for paying/being paid in kind? Weasels ripped my flesh. Rzzzzzzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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