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Offline andhow04

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fee for recordin'?
on: May 29, 2007, 12:45:16 PM
composer asked me to record 2 transcriptions of overtures he wrote.  Together it's about 10-12 pages of music, not terribly hard but since transcriptions lots of notes.  How much would you charge for somethin' like that?  he asked me but I couldn't think of an answer

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Re: fee for recordin'?
Reply #1 on: June 01, 2007, 05:49:23 AM
Hmmmm...  That's a tough one.  How long do you think it would take you to learn it?

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Re: fee for recordin'?
Reply #2 on: June 05, 2007, 11:08:39 PM
$200 pops into my mind.  Knowing nothing about the situation though.  Maybe $100 a piece?

Are they asking you to just perform or do produce a completed recording, like a CD?  That would involve a lot more work and effort on your part.

Most things I've seen are paid by the performance.  I had one person offer to pay me by the hour for everything, including practicing.  :p 
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Re: fee for recordin'?
Reply #3 on: June 06, 2007, 12:16:39 AM
$200 pops into my mind.  Knowing nothing about the situation though.  Maybe $100 a piece?

Are they asking you to just perform or do produce a completed recording, like a CD?  That would involve a lot more work and effort on your part.

Most things I've seen are paid by the performance.  I had one person offer to pay me by the hour for everything, including practicing.  :p 
I charged $200!  I'm making a CD for the composer of two overtures transcribed for piano.  Will take me 2 weeks to learn both.

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Re: fee for recordin'?
Reply #4 on: June 06, 2007, 03:31:46 PM
I must be a psychic..... :o Hey!


Seems like it's always just a made up, round number though.
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