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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 380512" data-attributes="member: 1061"><p>[USER=8330]@PapaST[/USER] I'm curious to read why you side with Oprah on this?</p><p></p><p>I'm a big fan of the arts for art's sake. That is, local artists showing support for their local communities and performing for free at certain events. Charities, exhibitions, fundraisers and the like.</p><p></p><p>But hell fire, even my small town county fair pays for local performers. Even the bar down the street pays for local guitar acts on Friday nights. But Oprah Winfrey, who arguably has more money than God, who is promoting a FOR PROFIT national tour, "doesn't have the budget" to pay local performers? It's not even laughable. It's a money grab, pure and simple. There is no such thing as exposure for an event like this, either. If the Oprah tour stops in BFE, Oklahoma...the people of BFE, Oklahoma are already going to know about their local performers. Being reduced to the side stage (where Oprah isn't, and never will be) practically guarantees zero actual exposure.</p><p></p><p>The icing on the proverbial cake in this instance is that the <a href="http://www.oprahweekend.com/events" target="_blank">Live the Life You Want</a> tour is promoting:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The article touches on this also. The "pump you up" motivational speakers (already millionaires) are being paid. Lighting people, stage people, producers, caterers, and dare I say it...probably even photographers...are all being paid. </p><p></p><p>At any rate, we've touched on this topic many times here over the years. Even if you're not a "pro", don't give your stuff away for free and don't be a sucker if someone waving the "exposure" flag comes knocking on your door.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 380512, member: 1061"] [USER=8330]@PapaST[/USER] I'm curious to read why you side with Oprah on this? I'm a big fan of the arts for art's sake. That is, local artists showing support for their local communities and performing for free at certain events. Charities, exhibitions, fundraisers and the like. But hell fire, even my small town county fair pays for local performers. Even the bar down the street pays for local guitar acts on Friday nights. But Oprah Winfrey, who arguably has more money than God, who is promoting a FOR PROFIT national tour, "doesn't have the budget" to pay local performers? It's not even laughable. It's a money grab, pure and simple. There is no such thing as exposure for an event like this, either. If the Oprah tour stops in BFE, Oklahoma...the people of BFE, Oklahoma are already going to know about their local performers. Being reduced to the side stage (where Oprah isn't, and never will be) practically guarantees zero actual exposure. The icing on the proverbial cake in this instance is that the [URL="http://www.oprahweekend.com/events"]Live the Life You Want[/URL] tour is promoting: The article touches on this also. The "pump you up" motivational speakers (already millionaires) are being paid. Lighting people, stage people, producers, caterers, and dare I say it...probably even photographers...are all being paid. At any rate, we've touched on this topic many times here over the years. Even if you're not a "pro", don't give your stuff away for free and don't be a sucker if someone waving the "exposure" flag comes knocking on your door. [/QUOTE]
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