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

[Aaron Monty]

Isn't there a minimum amount you can sue for?

Love,

_A

On Jul 22, 2009, at 2:59 PM, Josh Billings <josh at mindboxmedia.com>
wrote:

> 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.Â
>> 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 ge
>> t there I am
>> surprised to find that there is hardly a party taking placeâEUR¦.j
>> ust 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 S
>> aturday 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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