[Dynagroove] Warning, do not work with this shady promoter!!!!

[Josh Billings]

I agree and disagree with lots of this.

A contract is only as good as the person who signs it. So I would 
suggest any DJs playing for new promoters at a spot that may be an 
inconvenience for them to get at least the bulk of the gig paid for if 
it's a small dollar gig or a 50% deposit paid for. Also are you really 
gonna sue somebody 2 hours away (you gotta go to that courthouse) for a 
few hundred dollars? Too much of a pain in the ass.

If a party turnout is low and the promoter can't afford to pay the 
DJs...then it should come out of their pocket and they take a loss on 
the event. I know plenty of promoters (including myself) that have taken 
large losses on event and some smaller ones, but i have never shorted a 
DJ money that was promised to them.

Thank you for giving all of us the heads up. Too many times things like 
this just get swept under the rug because people don't want to speak out.

-Josh Billings

AIM / iChat - Hosj321



amanda lupton wrote:
> This message is regarding Cathouse Productions and their shady business
> practices.  I simply want to inform my fellow djs about this promoter so that
> this does not happen to them. 
> I was booked by Kris of Cathouse productions to dj an after party for one of
> their swinger parties on 7.19.09.  I woke up at 4 am that morning just so I
> could drive 2 ½ hours to their Woodland Hills location. When I get there I am
> surprised to find that there is hardly a party taking placeâEUR¦.just a few guys
> hanging outâEUR¦
> Anywho, I asked one of the guys to show me where the dj booth is and he walked
> me over to an empty table where a dj set up was the night before for their
> swinger party.  I asked him if he could go grab the promoter or maybe even
> Kris (the guy that booked me) When he came back he told me that Kris had left
> hours ago and there was no promoter for me to talk to.  I so was pissed!!!  I
> told the guy, âEURoe You mean to tell me that I stayed home on a Saturday night
> so I could rest up for a 6 am gig that I drove 2 ½ hrs to get to, that I am
> not going to be compensated for?âEUR?  The swinger tards then told me yes and
> that there was nothing they would do to help.  I told them that I was gonna
> have to put the Cathouse production company on blast and they said âEURoedo what
> you gotta do.âEUR?
> Since then I have tried to contact Kris many times via internet, phone and
> text with no luck.  In my messages I told him about the inconveniences he
> created and that he needs to cut me a check for AT LEAST gas funds.  I also
> told him that if he continues to ignore me and my request for compensation
> that I will have to put the word out about how shady and unprofessional Kris
> and CatHouse Produtions areâEUR¦.so here I amâEUR¦
> Do not support these shady sickos!!!! Do not do business with these people
> cause they obviously have no morals or
> professionalismâEUR
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