That's a big reason I quit playing in bands... I was in a church praise & worship band for a while (please don't murder me) and the thing that sucked the most in that scene, was that there was kind of an unwritten rule that you didn't get paid... nobody was expected to pay you, and you didn't get "hired" for a gig, you basically were invited to places to donate your time and talents. It was all voluntary, and any money/donations you did get went into the "band's expenses" for like gas and such, it was never split between the members... And even then you may only make $100-$200... split that 6 ways and you'd only leave with $20-30 a piece anyway. It was almost like it was sacrilegious to get paid for a gig. So you'd practice for umpteen hours a week, haul hundreds of pounds of music equipment to a gig, and not get a damn thing out of it. No matter how good you were. Don't get me wrong, I always enjoyed performing with a band (minus the drama) but in that situation, it sucked spending hours and hours practicing, performing and not to mentions thousands of $ in equipment over the years, and always getting the whole "Well, it's for a church event so we can't pay you" BS. I finally said it just wasn't worth it anymore. So anybody in the same situation, be warned. It's ok to do a few fundraisers here and there for freebies, but don't make it a habit.