He wouldn't get income for the week that he is recording in another
studio either.

He won't have to be there to engineer all the tracking, mixing,
editing,,etc..etc.

If the band records in his studio, then he is the only
guy who gets paid that week.

And he is the only guy using the studio to make a living. That's like driving
your band around in your cab for nothing.



Is this a PC with Cubase or a functional
studio with rent to pay?

Not necessarily mutually exclusive

.. I would regard the fair amount as
the hourly cost of the studio less the hourly cost of his labor,
because everyone else is not making their labor costs for this period

I agree on his labor but did he say the other band members get paid for
recording otherwise? They may have to take time off from work which may be
figured in.


Be one of those annoying musicians who
goes to someone else's studio and offers continual friendly advice on
how the engineer should be doing his job.

You know how we all love that!!!!




John A. Chiara
SOS Recording Studio
Live Sound Inc.
Albany, NY
www.sosrecording.net
518-449-1637