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When venues only offer exposure instead of payment

I have been trying to book gigs for two years and the only venues that will hire me want me to play for free because it is good exposure and I am running out of savings.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The only gigs you can get want you to play for free, and your savings are almost gone.

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