How To Make $10,000 Per Day Performing: An informative blog about what you need to get started in the street performance business.
I can’t really remember a time when I didn’t play music for a living in some form or another. From the age of 13, I performed in bars and cafes, then playing with bands and theater companies as I got older. The last few years I’ve concentrated on street performing and have had some amazing experiences all over the world, making a very good living from it (last year I made $70k).
I’ve been asked numerous times to write up something on how to be successful at street performing so here it is. It’s not very long because there isn’t much to it. You just have to start doing it and everything will fall into place. The first section is the essentials: what you need to get started. The second section is the ideal way of doing things but if you don’t have that setup yet, don’t worry about it, just focus on getting started.
The following is a step-by-step guide for how to make $10,000 per day with street performance. I have been a professional busker for over six years and I have seen thousands of people try their hand at street performing. Most of them fail because they don’t really understand the business of street performance. It is not a hobby. It is a business that can be very lucrative if you approach it correctly.
This blog post is meant to be informative and helpful to those who are looking to make money by performing on the streets. I am a professional busker and I love my job. People come up to me all the time to ask about how I got started in this business so here it is:
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We have a lot of people come to us and ask about how to become a busker or street performer. We thought it might be helpful to write an article that goes over the basics of street performing and what you need to get started. As with any art form, there are no guarantees you can make money doing this. However, if you follow the information in this article, you may find yourself performing on the street and making anywhere from $5-$10,000 per day (or more) as a professional busker.
What is Busking?
Busking is short for buskers street performers. A busker is also known as a street performer, or sidewalk performer. The key thing about busking is that it involves performance for donations in public spaces. This can include all types of performance including dance, music, circus arts, theater and more.
One thing that sets busking apart from other types of performance is interaction with the audience. If you are performing on stage in a theater there is often little interaction between the performers and the audience. With busking there tends to be more interaction between the performers and their audience. This also tends to be true with cabaret type shows where there are often performers mingling with their audience as well.
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My wife didn’t like the idea at first, but after I made some money, she began to call me the “busker guy.” Now she is my biggest supporter.
I’ve had a lot of experience with busking and street performance. I am going to share that experience with you.
Some of my most successful street performances have been on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles; others have taken place in New York City, Vancouver, and Toronto. I’ve also seen some unbelievable acts from all over the world: Hungary, France, Brazil, Australia, Japan, and many other places.
When you do a good show, it’s like being on top of the world — everyone loves you. Their appreciation will make you feel great inside — it’s a wonderful feeling. If you are an entertainer — which means that you are getting paid for your entertainment — then the crowd will love everything you do.
But if you’re doing something boring or safe or not very good or not very entertaining (which means they aren’t paying), then they will hate you! They will boo and hiss and throw garbage at you. They might even try to hurt you! It can be a very scary situation if things get out of hand. In that case, I advise having
Performers love to talk about their performances. They compare notes on how well they did, guess why they did well, and share tips for doing better next time. The more successful a performer is, the better he does at sharing his knowledge with other performers.
This is a good thing, because it gives amateurs like us the chance to learn from the best. We can analyze the top performers and find out what they do differently from everyone else. Then we can try out their techniques and see if they work for us.
What makes this difficult is that most performers don’t know what they are doing any better than we do. Most of them have never analyzed their own technique in detail and compared it to others’. All they have to go by is how well they do relative to others: “My act is better than yours.” It’s not surprising that this doesn’t produce good advice. For example a few years ago there was great excitement about the new trend for buskers to use wireless microphones instead of amplifiers. It seemed intuitively obvious that amplifiers would get you more money than a mic, so anyone who didn’t use one must be doing something wrong. But once we sat down and analyzed our acts in detail, it became clear why she was making
Busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities. In many countries the rewards are generally in the form of money but other gratuities such as food, drink or gifts may be given. Busking is a form of performing art.
In some countries, buskers are known by other names. For example, in Australia they are called street performers or “entertainers”; in Japan they are known as street musicians. In India they are called pavement artists and their acts may include acrobatics, animal tricks, balloon twisting, caricature art, clowning, comedy, Contortionist magic, fortune-telling, musical performance (vocal or instrument), puppeteering and snake charming. Some buskers use their skills to provide entertainment by giving advice to passersby for a small fee; this type of busking is called “guidance”.
Buskers can vary widely in appearance and performance style; from a single musician with a guitar or accordion to a circus act such as an acrobat. There are musicians who perform when they have enough money for food and shelter but there are also those who rely entirely on busking for a living.
Many people believe that anything outside of classical music is frowned upon when it comes to busking