Market Research Survey - Booking Gigs

Market Research Survey - Booking Gigs

We appreciate your participation in helping us understand the needs, preferences, and experiences of bands booking gigs in the Chicago metro area. Your insights will help shape future music initiatives and support programs. For all of these questions, please consider the term “band” to be an encompassing term to mean any of the following: solo act, duo, trio, quartet, ensemble, or any othering grouping of individuals who come together to collectively play live music. If you play regularly in more than one band, please answer according to the experience of what you consider your primary band.
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What do you consider your band's "home zip code" to be?
Cover Band - we play music that a number of other bands wrote and/or recordedTribute Band - we play music covering primarily one popular original bandOriginals Band - we play music that we have written ourselves
How many members are in your band*
What genre of music does your band primarily play?*
50s and prior60s70s80s90s00s10s20sN/A - originals band
This is just for fun.This is a hobby, but we take our performances seriously.This is a legitimate side hustle. We operate like a business.This is our primary way to earn a living. We are a business.
We’d play in exchange for food/drink or exposure. Not too concerned about the money.We play for fun but not for free. We want to be paid reasonably for our time.We consider each gig as to whether it is even worth our time to come out.We won’t even consider gigs that don’t meet minimum requirements.
We want to have fun playing songs we like.We want to be considered quality musicians who put on a good show.We want to be considered professional musicians who tour outside our local area.We want to make hit records and tour nationally.
For the next few questions, when thinking about a gig, consider any performance outside your practice or rehearsal space where someone pays you to play music.
How many gigs do you play in a typical month?*
How many gigs do you WANT to play in a typical month?*
What is the average length of your typical gig? (playing only, not counting load in, set-up, or tear down).*
Corporate EventsPrivate PartiesVenues where live music is the primary purpose of the businessVenues where Food/Drink is the primary purpose and live music plays a supporting roleOther
Not considering corporate events or private parties, how much does your band earn per hour on average for a gig?*
Phone calls to venueEmails to venueSMS/Text/DM to venuePersonal visit to venueRecommendations from other bands3d party booking agentInternet site (e.g. GigSalad, The Bash, etc)
A day or lessA week or lessA month or lessMore than a month
Totally SatisfiedSomewhat SatisfiedNeutralSomewhat DissatisfiedTotally Dissatisfied
What is a venue that you absolutely want to play but haven't been able to book yet?
Finding venuesFunding and financesRehearsal spaceMember availabilityPromotion and marketingEquipment issuesOther
Please share any additional comments or specific needs your band has.
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