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<blockquote data-quote="Jake Scudder" data-source="post: 17474" data-attributes="member: 195"><p>Re: State of the Industry 1/2011</p><p></p><p>I feel very fortunate to be in such a small niche of sound persons who do what I do. And even more fortunate that I've earned the trust of some pretty big players who like to keep me employed and available for their projects. Even with all of those things on my side, it is starting to get a little scary in my corner of the industry.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There are a ton of touring musical theater shows right now. Unfortunately, not very many of them pay very well. The only upside is that almost all of these tours are IATSE staffed so there is at least a floor to how little the new guys can agree to. The days of $2500/wk + per diem are pretty much gone. Tours like mine are still paying well above the minimum but there are a lot of shows out with guys making $800-$900/wk. On the non-union shows without IATSE minimums I'm sure there would be guys lining up to take the gig at $500/wk. The new guys don't seem to understand that we are an ''above scale'' industry and that they are allowed to negotiate for more money. This makes producers very happy but it makes it more difficult each time I go to sign a new contract.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It will be interesting to see how it all unfolds. Good luck in the search, Mike.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jake Scudder, post: 17474, member: 195"] Re: State of the Industry 1/2011 I feel very fortunate to be in such a small niche of sound persons who do what I do. And even more fortunate that I've earned the trust of some pretty big players who like to keep me employed and available for their projects. Even with all of those things on my side, it is starting to get a little scary in my corner of the industry. There are a ton of touring musical theater shows right now. Unfortunately, not very many of them pay very well. The only upside is that almost all of these tours are IATSE staffed so there is at least a floor to how little the new guys can agree to. The days of $2500/wk + per diem are pretty much gone. Tours like mine are still paying well above the minimum but there are a lot of shows out with guys making $800-$900/wk. On the non-union shows without IATSE minimums I'm sure there would be guys lining up to take the gig at $500/wk. The new guys don't seem to understand that we are an ''above scale'' industry and that they are allowed to negotiate for more money. This makes producers very happy but it makes it more difficult each time I go to sign a new contract. It will be interesting to see how it all unfolds. Good luck in the search, Mike. [/QUOTE]
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