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OurFest is a Denver events co-op. Fans vote, members choose who plays, then we put the show on together. We book all kinds of shows. We need bands, solo artists, rappers, DJs and producers, makers (silk performers, hoops, dance, live painting, visuals, photos), people who can lend gear, promoters, volunteers, and venues. Pick what you do below and tell us your rate.

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Musician Band, solo artist, rapper, DJ or producer. Maker Silk performers, hoops, dance, live painting, visuals, photos, posters. Gear to lend Fog, haze, lights, projector, DJ table, CDJs. Volunteer Or pick a named job at ourfest.co/help. Promoter Street team, flyers, filling the venue. Venue You run a space with a sound system. Partner A collective, org, co-op, or vendor.

Act name Email Instagram, SoundCloud or Bandcamp A song, mix or live video Sound How many people can you get to buy tickets? Denver dates in the next 60 days we should work around Your rate per hour, in dollars How long is your set, in minutes? What you need from us (gear, time, travel) Anything else List my name and handle publicly as someone building our first show

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Ways in

From ten seconds to the whole show.

10 secondsVote on who playsFree. It tells us you plan to come. 30 secondsShape the showFive quick questions: the vibe, the sound, the timing. 1 minuteAdd a musician or makerPut someone you love up for a vote. Adding them counts as your vote. 1 minuteBring a friendGet your own link and send it to someone who would come. 1 minuteAsk or suggestA question about the show, or an idea to make it better. 2 minutesPick a job on the showDoor, setup, photo corner, street team. Volunteers get in free. 3 minutesPlay, make or lendBands, artists, DJs, makers, gear and venues. Use the form above. TicketsGet a ticketTickets are $15 online and $20 at the door. Members pay half the door price, $10 a ticket, for up to 6 tickets per show. Own itBecome a memberOne member, one vote on how the co-op runs.

How a show gets made

Fans vote. Members pick.

1. People vote first

Fans, makers, and members vote for acts at ourfest.co/vote. Voting is free and tells us they plan to come.

2. Members choose who plays

Our first show is Thursday, January 21, at a venue downtown. 20 votes puts an act on the members' shortlist, and members vote on who plays. A public vote is not a guarantee.

3. Members see the books

After the show, members see every dollar in and out.

The deals

You set your rate. We sign a contract.

Bands, artists and DJs

We invite artists who fit the show's sound. Anyone can vote, and anyone can add an act to the vote. Voting is free. 20 votes puts you on the members' shortlist, and members choose who plays. A public vote is not a guarantee, and votes do not set pay.

You tell us your rate per hour, how long you play, and how many people you can get to buy tickets. We sign a contract before the show. Ticket money pays 5 percent to the co-op's land fund, then the show's costs, then makers' and promoters' fees. What is left is the musicians' pot. Every musician gets their rate first.

If the show sells more than the acts' rates, the extra goes to the musicians who brought people, split by the ticket money each one's link and Sponsor Tickets brought in. If it sells less, everyone gets the same percent of their rate. Members see the books after every show. See an example show.

We book acts when members have chosen them and the tickets their musicians say they can sell cover what the show costs. Then everyone signs a contract. You play on the house sound and keep your merch.

Makers

Makers and performers get a flat fee for the show, agreed in writing before we announce. They get an increased percentage if we pass minimum paid tickets. Your name on the flyer, a tag in our posts, and the photos from the show.

Lenders and crew

Lend fog, lights, a projector or a DJ table and you get your name on the flyer, a tag in our posts, and a written borrow and return note. Tell us if a borrow costs anything. Promoters get $2 for every paid ticket bought through their link, up to 10 percent of ticket money. Volunteers get in free and a named job on the show.

The short version, the deal, the logo and the one-sheet live at ourfest.co/kit. Questions go to hello@ourfest.co.

Pay

Your rate first. The extra goes to who brought people.

You set your rate. Your rate per hour, how long you play, and how many people you can get to buy tickets. It goes in a contract before the show.
Ticket money pays the show in order: 5 percent to the co-op land fund, the show's costs, then makers' and promoters' fees. What is left is the musicians' pot.
Every musician gets their rate first.
Bring people, earn more. You get your own ticket link. Anything left after every rate is split by the ticket money each musician's link brought in. Sponsor Tickets that name you count too.
A short show is shared. If the pot does not cover every rate, everyone gets the same percent of their rate.
Votes decide who plays, not what you earn. Members see the books after every show.

An example show

Made up numbers to show the math. Not a promise of any amount.

150 tickets online at $15	$2,250
100 tickets at the door at $20	$2,000
Sponsor Tickets	$150
5 percent to the co-op land fund	−$220
The show's costs: sound, insurance, card fees	−$760
Makers' and promoters' fees	−$600
Musicians' pot	$2,820

Three acts. Their rates add up to $600, so everyone gets their rate and $2,220 is left. That $2,220 splits by the ticket money each act's link brought in, $1,800 in all.

Act	Rate	Brought in	Share of the extra	Paid
Act A	$150	$900 (60 tickets)	$1,110	$1,260
Act B	$200	$600 (40 tickets)	$740	$940
Act C	$250	$300 (20 tickets)	$370	$620

A short show: if the pot were $480, it covers 80 percent of the $600 in rates. Everyone gets 80 percent of their rate: $120, $160, $200.