wow this convo is still going? Good god why the hell did 20hz drag my name back into this convo with such a retarded comment.
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Originally Posted by Chewy
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Not at all. Part of the truest thing that 20hz mentioned is that he has no idea about the people in this thread. Telling me I need to get an agent is all well and good except it's coming from someone who has no idea what labels or agencies or radio shows I'm signed with whatsoever. It's redundant though, because I never needed an agent 4 years ago to be paid $4-500 for a show.. why do you need an agent in order to be paid that? You don't. Sorry for having to point out the brutally obvious here but anyone has a god given right to charge whatever they like because when it comes down to it no one's pointing a gun to a promoter's head and forcing him to book you. What I have charged for a long time has a bit to do with the fact I've been djing 10 years and a skill level and experience that's reflective of that.
People around here don't go booking vancouver based DJs through their agencies either in most cases for obvious reasons: to save $$ and not pay the agents fees. A friend of mine who lives in Van and plays mostly out of town gets paid $1500 euro a show.. yet do you think anyone here pays him that or books him thru his agent?
One thing is for sure though, agents do protect you a bit at least from some of the many unprofessional and sketchy promoters. Thinking you can trust a promoter and help him out by dealing with him directly can lead to getting fucked over unfortunately.
Sturdy I hope you get your records back from that shady fucker. If you are still having problems with Josh for much longer let us know. In the meantime get this sorted out asap.