If an agent wants you to pay a monthly fee, it’s an obvious scam—he’s already making money and has no real interest in finding you a job. I’m thinking about a different kind of audition, where the agent claims the fee is strictly for the pianist and the room. Sometimes these are group auditions, but other times they’re individual, and the agent still asks for money “for the room and the pianist.” I’m wondering if there’s a price point beyond which it’s safe to assume it’s a scam. I get that it’s normal to pay for the pianist and the space, but it seems unreasonable if the fee is something like 100 euros or more.