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What is Good Orlando !? Larry Poynter Jr. What's good Orlando? This month I'am very excited about the Orlando music scene. We have had some really good Indie releases this year so far and the buzz in the city is better then it has been for along time. We are evolving Orlando. We are becoming more professional and the quality of our work competes with the majors. I have been in some very healthy debates with some respected peers in regards to a few great topics but one topic in particular, I wanted to share this month. I was in a debate about artist doing showcases for free. As an Indie artist we have so many expenses to make our product quality but find ourselves doing shows for free because we allow promoters to down play our worth. If you have 20 people that will come to your show and they all pay 10 dollars, then you should profit for doing that show. Artist need to be more demanding with these promoters when booking shows. The only show that should be free should be an open mic night but other then that, if there is a cover charge then the artist should be paid, period. If we all get on board with this state of mind then we can create a market that will increase our fanbase thus forwarding our career in the right direction. We need to have merchandise to sell at these events as well like t-shirts, hats, cds etc. Recording music is only one part of your business. I leave you with this, Know your worth and accept nothing less for yuor talents. as always i appreciate you taking the time to read my thoughts and until next time remember, Real talk, Real Music, South Coast Records.