Inquiry
Please contact me by email if possible. As a performing musician and sound engineer, my phone is often on silent (especially during performances and daily violin practice) and I naturally wear headphones when I'm working on the sound system. If necessary, we can arrange a telephone conversation at a fixed time by email or exchange a WhatsApp contact.
Pricing
It is difficult to create a completely different music performance
to specify fixed prices,
because the fee is influenced by numerous components.
I would be happy to make you an offer tailored to your needs.
Before I can give you an exact price, I need some information from you.
Please send me an email to musik@klassiknachmass.de
1)
Date, time and length of the performance
(not the length of the pieces of music, but the time from the first to the last note played)
2)Location
(please mention any change of location during the performance time)
3)Type of location (e.g. church, restaurant, ship, etc.)
Very important when booking string players (because of the valuable instruments):
Will the event take place outdoors?
4) How many musicians with which instruments would you like to book?
5) Indication of the approximate musical style and any special musical requests,
to check whether new productions or
musical arrangements or composition work must be carried out
or whether sheet music needs to be purchased.
Price tip:
Cost-conscious customers choose the variant
Solo violinist live and real
with accompaniment by "Band vom Band"
In the version solo violin and accompaniment by technology
the harmonies and rhythm become the melody voice
as a half-playback of a both optical and
acoustically discreet, high-quality active speakers.
The volume is set below the natural, unamplified violin sound.
I would be happy to advise you to achieve the best possible result for your personal budget.
A few notes about our musicians and the fee calculation:
Every musician who plays for classical music has successfully completed a music degree at a renowned music college and has several years of professional stage experience behind him, including in state cultural orchestras. This means that he can play all pieces of music that are available in sheet music for his specific instrument with beautiful sound and the highest technical quality.
How do you recognize a classical music professional?
The toughest test in the life of a classical musician is the audition for a so-called cultural orchestra (professional orchestras of state operas, regional theaters, radio stations or world-class orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic). Here, even if he is only allowed to play as a substitute or on a temporary contract, he has to face a tough selection competition and prevail against countless competitors, all under the assessment of experts on his own instrument. Only a few manage to do this.
That is why this is also the best selection criterion. Anyone who has been able to play in such an orchestra for years is surely a real professional.
In addition, a musician who falsely claims to have had such professional experience in professional orchestras would be exposed immediately. The music world of opera and philharmonic orchestras is, by nature, completely public. Every reference can therefore be easily verified.
A financially sound fee for a responsible professional musician includes:
1)The immediate performance, that is, what you directly experience in terms of musical performance.
A professional will arrive at the venue a reasonable amount of time early to set up and finalize details.
2)Travel and travel costs
3)Musical preparation specifically related to your event (practicing, rehearsing, reviewing sheet music)
4) Possibly arrangements of pieces of music that were not originally written for the respective instrument or the purchase of sheet music due to special customer requests, although it should be noted that arrangements often require a great deal of time and sheet music for pop songs, for example, is often very expensive.
5)Consultations, preparation of an order confirmation, correct invoicing and other office work
Only classical music soloists can be exempted from VAT when working as freelance musicians according to Section 4 No. 20a Sentence 2 UStG in conjunction with Section Paragraph 1 No. 1. This means that if even a single piece of music cannot be classified as classical (in general, classical works are those by composers who have been dead for more than 70 years), VAT must be paid.
6)In addition, the professional must include (at least a small percentage) the following points when calculating the fee:
The musician must be really “fit” on his instrument, which means he spends time every day on technical exercises, scales, etc. in order to be able to present himself in optimal form during his performances.
7) A professional not only has to pay high purchase costs for a beautiful-sounding master instrument at some point in his life, but also has to have it serviced regularly by an instrument maker (comparable to a car inspection) and has to insure it. There are also costs for strings, etc.
8)Chatter is part of the trade - a professional has to advertise to get orders. That also costs money.
If additional musicians are requested and a total invoice is issued, Klassik nach Mass assumes agency obligations towards them and must pay contributions to the KSK (currently 5%) for the other musicians. Agency services are also always subject to VAT at a rate of 19 percent.