head promoter started pulling some really shady stuff (improper permits, not wanting to pay out, raising cover charge to $20 on a wed night, etc etc) so the other residents and I walked away.
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head promoter started pulling some really shady stuff (improper permits, not wanting to pay out, raising cover charge to $20 on a wed night, etc etc) so the other residents and I walked away.
Ouch sorry to hear that dude :( Residency's arnt easy to find at a time like this.
I'd rather keep my soul clean than get involved and associated with that kind of filth. I do better at raves anyways.
$20 bux on a weds? are they trying to compete with the heist?Quote:
Originally Posted by Damien1138
Sux that you had to walk.
Wed night, in the valley, a block from the Budweiser plant. The guy is out of his forking mind. I hope he contracts genital leprosy
kudos bro, hearts where its at :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Damien1138
catch that shit up!
The weak link in many many clubs is the promoter.
The DJ usually knows his shit. The manager usually knows his shit.
The Promoter is often a "get rich quick dickhead" with no business knowledge who thinks he/she can screw people and not put the money back into the clubnite.
Ive walked out on a club nite before and its something you do after thinking long on hard so massive respect Damien.
Its there loss.
WheyHey its Monday and ive been drinking..!
good on you.. i cancelled on a gig a few weeks ago because I got a bad feeling about the promoter. Turned out my hunch was true and the guy was a snake. Those kind of headaches are never worth it, best to cut your losses the instant your gut tells you something is fishy.
More power to you brother man, hopefully he'll get what's coming to him and you'll be back there soon enough
Great news! Playing hardball got us paychecks lol. Residency on Wed Nights is back on!
Come out and lol with me =)
7900 Woodley Ave
Van Nuys, CA
$5 before 10pm $10 after
No DJ TT love? *hint hint* Guestlist?Quote:
Originally Posted by Damien1138
I only get 2 slots and those go to my girls =(
kool kool...but its good that u got ur night going again.
haha, nothing is gonna make a club owner crap bricks faster than having all of his residents walk out on him at once :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Damien1138
chuuuur bro!! good on yas :D
propper man, good move.
Awesome! Good news indeed, did the promoter get canned?
Not canned, just playing ball. Next foul, I'm out; no looking back, and if I'm mad enough about it, get him run out of town...sooooo drunk.....again....
congrats buddy! :)
This is a rollercoaster. I walked out on the residency again. This time it was because of the promoter again. Should have known better. He booked Hip Hop DJs to open for what was for the past 3 weeks an electro/fidget night. The DJs booked could not beatmatch, would scratch at excessively high levels, were off key when transitioning, and their track selection was pretty much top 40 with some old school. WTF WERE THEY DOING AT MY GIG???
When I took the decks, I played what I was booked for; electro. There were enough hipsters there that looked disinterested with the 4th play of California Love so I thought I would help them out. Half the bar goes out and a few people start trickling in. Then, another guy, who i have never met, says "I'm kicking you off the decks'. I say, "Who the fuck are you?" He tells me that he works for the guy that runs this, so I'm liek "jose?", He's like no. So I go out and confront Jose about it. He says that I shouldn't be playing DnB...... WTF???? The track that was on was Messiah - Le Castle Vania and Computer Club with the highs/mids running on Watcha Doin? - NASA... There's a break beat, but that doesn't mean it's fucking dnb! So, before i lost my temper, I packed my shit and bounced out.
Needless to say, I haven't been this pissed off in a long time. This same promoter runs an event I'm supposed to spin on Saturday, but he has yet to pay me for this week and last. I hope he has a back up plan or he's fucked. If you want to know the name of the company so you can steer clear of him, send me a pm as I don't want to openly flame.
Fun times man...
Something that us bedroom types never have to deal with. Do we have a 101 for beginers from getting booked up to being booked and how to deal with stuff like that (promoter relationships, legalities, politics, crowd issues,money issues, security, etc?)
What a douche!
I talked to him today and the beef has been squashed. I'm going to spin the party saturday since my face is plastered all over the flyer but that will be the last show i do with them until they get it together.
that's pretty f'd up.
He's screwing you over again, I would steer clear of thet club.
Might even tell the club owner that the promotor is ruining deals here. ;)
burn that bastard as bad as you HAVE to, but no worse, if he pays you as he's supposed to, then keep playing, paying gigs are not everywhere.
if he messes with you then walk.