ruums , hardrock cafe , planet hollywood , magical cafe ...you can try those Irish style pubs in hartamas too..

go under an agent ..that was how i got started ..

it is true english is harder to find ..but they pay much more than chinese scene ..
last time i started with 150 a night from the loft , then moved to 250 quickly ..

anyway , learn chinese songs lah ..or at least get a singer who can sing chinese..
now or days ..chinese pub band covers everything ..chinese , canto , english , BM , indo , THAI , jap , korean , spanish songs..some of the bands i know even touch 700 songs ..crazy..you request 8 songs they can play 8 songs ..

yeah ..anyway ..we need to be more competitive lor ..

that was 2 years ago ..lol..i played twice a week ..now the market trend moved already..so clubs not really interested with DJ + guitarist , or DJ + bongo combination ..

I think pubs , quality is important yea..but you need quantity too..both must be side by side ...
imagine playing 6 days a week , 3 session per night ..

you need at least 150 songs ...if you are gonna play the same songs every 2 nights ..then prepare to get "blacklisted" lol..

but its true , this pub industry is very cruel ...especially the politics since the scene is so small....i rather play for events ..

actually..alot of pub musicians are agents themselves ..

just walk up to any of one them during their break..ask them if they know any agent ..or are they an agent themselves ..

i am no agent ..

an agent is someone who has 5 paying shows on a friday night ..
obviously one person cannot be 5 places at one time ..

i only play . the connections sh1t my band leader handles..

Everdying : i am not a bookie , i am a bookie feeder