| Going
Professional
How much should I get paid?
How do I get gigs?
How do I get insurance?
| How
much should I get paid? |
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As much as people will pay you. Professional solo artists get
$150+ for a single 10-15 minute set. What you're worth depends
on what tools you know, how well you use them, the overall performance
presence you bring to the art and how well you can market yourself.
The best way to start out is to talk to everyone you know and
tell them what you do. Leave business cards where ever you go;
suggest a performance at events you know friends are throwing;
register to agencies who promote fire artists, including the new
Temple of Poi Artists
section; advertise on the mailing lists you can share that
information on; and look for postings on the internet (Tribe is
an excellent place to look) where gig opportunities appear.
Clowns
of the US will insure fire performers for a little under $200
a year. They are the only underwriters we are aware of in North
America at this time.
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