Comments on: Busking in Darwin Capter 1 http://www.buskerworld.com/uncategorized/busking-in-darwin-capter-1 Busker World - Your Comprehensive Guide To Busking Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:50:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nibby http://www.buskerworld.com/uncategorized/busking-in-darwin-capter-1/comment-page-1#comment-95 Nibby Sun, 10 Apr 2011 08:10:52 +0000 http://www.buskerworld.com/?p=235#comment-95 Vfzozz Wish I could come up with posts that cool. Vfzozz Wish I could come up with posts that cool.

]]> By: Johnnie Mac http://www.buskerworld.com/uncategorized/busking-in-darwin-capter-1/comment-page-1#comment-60 Johnnie Mac Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:28:38 +0000 http://www.buskerworld.com/?p=235#comment-60 Hey Mississippi Thanks so much for your comment. I really appreciate your opinion. You’re absolutely correct, $2.50 does add up quickly no matter what the currency additionally, I agree that regulations do have a negative down side for buskers which we have to learn to work with. Firstly, I have never really had a problem with paying fees, in most cases I can quickly make the money back and in this case I did it with my first song. As for regulations I have seen both the good and the bad side of them. I’ve experienced first hand the negative effects of no regulations on talented buskers (see my blog on the busking Mafia) so I can understand why authorities regulate. Regulations can create a level playing field for all buskers even if it does require that we buskers plan our street performance ventures a little better nowadays. Whilst regulations can be over the top, there are many authorities now who have realised a need to attract, not repel buskers and so in many cases licences are free and buskers are even paid to play in some cities by certain councils or governing authorities. Fortunately, there are places like Amsterdam where a busker can still be relatively spontaneous and set up almost when and where you like. I think it is this kind of freedom that many buskers yearn for that has now been somewhat repressed by regulations. I found London in the mid 90’s to be a very frustrating place to busk due to regulations and tight control of busking localities. Consequently, I did what many buskers do when regulations are over the top...I went somewhere else and had great success due to my desire to move on and find new localities. From my own point of view the money is not always the key issue, but I respect that it is for many. In Darwin, I found that the experience was well worth the $2.50 I spent each day I was there. As you will see from my next blog, Busking in Darwin Chapter 2, this fee was a very cheap way to have a wonderfully unique adventure like the one my family and I were so fortunate to have in Darwin a few months back. Cheers Johnnie Mac Hey Mississippi

Thanks so much for your comment. I really appreciate your opinion. You’re absolutely correct, $2.50 does add up quickly no matter what the currency additionally, I agree that regulations do have a negative down side for buskers which we have to learn to work with.

Firstly, I have never really had a problem with paying fees, in most cases I can quickly make the money back and in this case I did it with my first song. As for regulations I have seen both the good and the bad side of them. I’ve experienced first hand the negative effects of no regulations on talented buskers (see my blog on the busking Mafia) so I can understand why authorities regulate. Regulations can create a level playing field for all buskers even if it does require that we buskers plan our street performance ventures a little better nowadays. Whilst regulations can be over the top, there are many authorities now who have realised a need to attract, not repel buskers and so in many cases licences are free and buskers are even paid to play in some cities by certain councils or governing authorities.

Fortunately, there are places like Amsterdam where a busker can still be relatively spontaneous and set up almost when and where you like. I think it is this kind of freedom that many buskers yearn for that has now been somewhat repressed by regulations. I found London in the mid 90’s to be a very frustrating place to busk due to regulations and tight control of busking localities. Consequently, I did what many buskers do when regulations are over the top…I went somewhere else and had great success due to my desire to move on and find new localities.

From my own point of view the money is not always the key issue, but I respect that it is for many. In Darwin, I found that the experience was well worth the $2.50 I spent each day I was there. As you will see from my next blog, Busking in Darwin Chapter 2, this fee was a very cheap way to have a wonderfully unique adventure like the one my family and I were so fortunate to have in Darwin a few months back.

Cheers Johnnie Mac

]]> By: Mississippi Slick http://www.buskerworld.com/uncategorized/busking-in-darwin-capter-1/comment-page-1#comment-59 Mississippi Slick Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:46:45 +0000 http://www.buskerworld.com/?p=235#comment-59 I am surprised to hear you say it is only $2.50 a day. That can add up rather quickly! That's $17.50 a week. I am assuming that is Aussie Dollars, which right now is about twice what the US dollar is. And only 3 buskers a day? I thought Seattle was highly regulated. They charge $35.00 per year US. You can only busk at Pike Market Place, after you have permission from the market manager, you are only allowed at designated pitches, and you must rotate your pitch every hour. Darwin sounds like a wonderful place. I am just tired of regulations on everything that should be a given. Busking is self-regulating. If you suck, you don't make any money! The grabbing hands are trying to gather every penny, and if they think there is a way for you to get ahead, they will find a way to regulate it, or shut it down. I am surprised to hear you say it is only $2.50 a day. That can add up rather quickly! That’s $17.50 a week. I am assuming that is Aussie Dollars, which right now is about twice what the US dollar is. And only 3 buskers a day? I thought Seattle was highly regulated. They charge $35.00 per year US. You can only busk at Pike Market Place, after you have permission from the market manager, you are only allowed at designated pitches, and you must rotate your pitch every hour. Darwin sounds like a wonderful place. I am just tired of regulations on everything that should be a given. Busking is self-regulating. If you suck, you don’t make any money! The grabbing hands are trying to gather every penny, and if they think there is a way for you to get ahead, they will find a way to regulate it, or shut it down.

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