Jay Postones, drummer for British progressive steel outfit TesseracT has spoken publicly on a brand new coverage the band plan to implement relating to suggestions made to their merch employees at future stay exhibits.

The choice was apparently made in response to the band being sad with the sum of money in suggestions being pocketed by the merch particular person at their exhibits on their fall North American tour with Intervals and Alluvial, which launched earlier this month.

Taking to his private Instagram, Postpones acknowledged:

“On this US tour, we’ve found an imbalance that I want to make clear.

As a touring musician, we put an enormous quantity of vitality into bringing our music to our followers. It’s our pleasure and it’s our ardour – however consider me after I say it prices us every little thing to do that. Touring at our stage breaks even. Every part goes towards manufacturing, crew, and journey prices.

While you buy merch from a band at a US present and go away a tip – as is customary – you’re not tipping the band. This tip goes to the merch vendor.

From talking with followers, we all know a few of you thought you have been tipping the band. Firstly – thanks. Secondly, we apologise that your tip hasn’t reached us – we didn’t have imaginative and prescient of this method/ tradition till now.

From talking to friends, we have now found that some merch sellers are producing in extra of $30k in suggestions over the course of a 5-6-week tour – which is insane. Nobody else on a tour at our stage makes something near this. The band members definitely don’t. The opposite crew members are on agreed charges, nowhere near this.

We perceive that within the US service trade, tipping tradition is regular. It brings low-paid jobs as much as a, hopefully, habitable stage. The job we’re hiring although shouldn’t be a low-paid job.

Whereas it goes towards the grain, our suggestion is that each one suggestions taken on the merch desk needs to be shared throughout the entourage – band, and crew. We’re all right here, working exhausting all day to convey the present to you. It appears unfair for one particular person to personal the monopoly on suggestions for your entire package deal.

Whereas it’s too late to make this modification mid tour, we have now arrange a digital tip jar that will probably be shared between the band and crew on the finish of the tour. Scan the ‘tip the band’ QR code at our merch desk if you happen to’d like your tip to succeed in all of us.

As all the time, thanks on your continued help. We are able to’t wait to see you on the market ♥”

Postones‘ feedback have sparked some dialogue amid a number of trade professionals and musicians, together with merch sellers Jaide Alicia & Thaddeus Gavura, together with I Declare Struggle and former Chelsea Grin guitarist Jake Harmond.

With Intervals and Alluvial:

10/17 Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
10/19 Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Corridor
10/20 Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation
10/21 St. Louis, MO – Pink Flag
10/23 Denver, CO – Summit Music Corridor
10/24 Salt Lake Metropolis, UT – The Depot
10/26 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
10/27 Vancouver, BC – Commodore
10/28 Spokane, WA – Knitting Manufacturing facility
10/29 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
10/31 San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
11/01 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theatre
11/03 San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
11/04 Phoenix, AZ – Nile Theater
11/05 Albuquerque, NM – Revel
11/07 Dallas, TX – The Granada Theater
11/08 Austin, TX – Emo’s
11/09 Houston, TX – Warehouse Stay
11/11 Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
11/12 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
11/13 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl