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<blockquote data-quote="Eric Cagle" data-source="post: 96884" data-attributes="member: 277">Re: Money $$$$$The sound reinforcement industry is a small world where I am from. No one lasts very long who doesn&#039;t hold themselves to a very high standard. I have no problem getting paid tomorrow, next week, at 6:41 pm on Tuesday, or anything reasonable as long as it is worked out in advance (This only applies to other sound companies and my good clients who I work with regularly of course). JP, if a production company treated anyone like that (and offered no explanation) their name would be mud around here. You might have to write that one off but I would pass along to other engineers what happened. As far as rates my answer is whatever the market will bear. Starting out if you just want to work a lot and get your name out there then the obvious answer is whatever you can work out with each client. Audio engineering is kind of like acting, you had better have another job to pay your bills until you get established.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eric Cagle, post: 96884, member: 277"] Re: Money $$$$$ The sound reinforcement industry is a small world where I am from. No one lasts very long who doesn't hold themselves to a very high standard. I have no problem getting paid tomorrow, next week, at 6:41 pm on Tuesday, or anything reasonable as long as it is worked out in advance (This only applies to other sound companies and my good clients who I work with regularly of course). JP, if a production company treated anyone like that (and offered no explanation) their name would be mud around here. You might have to write that one off but I would pass along to other engineers what happened. As far as rates my answer is whatever the market will bear. Starting out if you just want to work a lot and get your name out there then the obvious answer is whatever you can work out with each client. Audio engineering is kind of like acting, you had better have another job to pay your bills until you get established. [/QUOTE]

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