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Originally Posted by Sly
D, definitely an interesting idea...
Question... why exactly DO you throw the parties if you don't make any money? I've been to a couple and they were a lot of fun. I just don't understand why anyone would put that much heart and soul into something with absolutely no return... you must be getting something. I know you're smarter than that. :-)
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Well, it started off as a way to give back to webmasters, still is.
I also figured one day I'd make money from the footage, but it's not that easy to get licensed.
I tried a few times to make money doing them, but it always works out to break even.
For me, I love music and I'm a big fan of the artists I book. So it gives me an opportunity that most people never get. I'll admit, there is a fun side to doing them or I wouldn't do them at all.
But after 10 years of hard work and stress, it's not as fun if I have sponsors flake on paying me (which happened last year during Internext's summer show) and another show back in S.D. during Cybernet. One day I'll post who didn't pay me, shame on them!
So, I'm making a suggestion that the shows should think about very seriously. I'd have no problem doing these parties forever if at the end of the day I had no stress on raising the money and some extra bucks in my pocket to make it worth the time and effort. But with so many new show formats coming out, I thought I'd plant the seed here.