12 Sep
2013
12 Sep
'13
1 a.m.
My experience is similar. However, I note that the smaller dances in our
area are the ones booking further out - they seem to establish their whole
annual schedule in one go.
On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 8:57 PM, Linda Leslie <laleslierjg(a)comcast.net>wrote;wrote:
Kalia wrote:
The way we book here is on a quarterly basis. The programmers (each
venue has their own) request the available dates
from callers and musicians
partway through the previous quarter, and then assemble the next quarter's
program from who's available. There's a sort of limbo period when you've
sent out your dates to lots of different series, but don't yet know which
ones are going to book you. Sometimes they all do, and you wind up with a
quarter filled with insane 3-gig weekends. Sometimes none do. There's
usually some flex, though, so if you find yourself overbooked on a given
weekend you can often get the programmers to jiggle things around a little
and rearrange the schedule.
I am very curious about how the programmers have decided to schedule in
this way, Kalia. Did they get together and decide to do it this way, or did
this just naturally happen? In the last few years, I have noted that it can
be a real challenge to try and schedule gigs, since the time frame varies
so significantly from dance to dance. A few dances, such as the Concord MA
Scout House, follow the quarterly rule (with exceptions for traveling
callers/bands from far away). But others seem to schedule up to a year (or
more!) in advance. I would also enjoy knowing the thoughts of other callers
on this subject.
Thanks! Linda
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