Almost all of my profesiional playing has been in groups where I have been leader/manager as well. It's an old saying but it has served me well -"You pay peanuts and you get monkeys". This has long been my service/price philosophy.

Pay the full fee and we will guarantee you a completely professional service (we will be on time, sober, play for 4 hours to suit your needs, quality sound etc). Appeal to our generosity, curiosity or whatever and we'll play for no fee BUT please don't expect to get the whole shebang for gratis AND to protect the brand name of our band, it is not The xxxx Band playing, merely some of its members. The xxxx Band is only available as a full package at a certain price.

Regards
John