My gig experience @ Gas Haus

the story goes like this,
i was surfing around soft.com.sg and buzz into this thread, the "music mania" thread inviting people to play for the gig. i have heard about the "music mania" but i didnt went for any before cause i know mix gener gig will be a total chaos.but then it was a opporunity so i decided to sign up for the gig. a few days later we were inform that we got in the gig which was 2 weeks after, we were excited and talk alot about gas haus until..... within this short notice my band got nothing to do but to rush ourselves. we give in everything, time, money, even pain and tear(within this 2 weeks of rushing causes many disagreement that lead to fights in the band as we all are under heavy stress), but we still endure and finally play that day as a band on stage.

so, we wasnt inform about anything except 1 day before the gig about our time slot and stuff like that. we were also told to reach the place around 2pm for a sound check which was a trick. during the pass week we wasnt inform anything, the organizer only call and chase us to sell thoese tickets which are a totally rip off(<-- qoute this sentence) to our poor friends. so we did try to sell ticket the best way we can and on that day we turn up as said on 2pm juz to found out that we have been tricked. so we waited and waited and waited until 3.30pm when they suddenly said the gig have started and all of us was like "wtf?". my band was playing late after so we waited and waited and waited again for hours. this time i watched every crew, i watched the set up, i look around the room, till the time i step on stage, this is the time i realise everything, i understood everything,i need to tell everyone.when my band went on stage, juz like other band, our sound had been messed up.i dont know if its just one bad day for gas haus or what, but it just took me one day to understand them.my own theory.
ITS ALL A SCAM.
1: the sound is not set to volume or a perfect tune/tone. it was juz rubbish and randomly adjust. we as an experiance band also cant do anything to preset the stuff ourselves as it was all pump into a main mixer control by an ang moh guy who dont bother to do his job.
2:like all other bands,we cant barely hear ourselves and the sound projected by the amp are all messy and fucked up
3: the mic is like barely on, u cant hear the vocalist sing, and if u do, itz set to a pitch so high it irritates ppl
4:the guitar sound like cows fighting each other, u barely hear anything but random heavy bass riff and irritating sharp notes
5:the bass is screwed, u cant even barely feel the bass and if u do it sounded like some guy juz shit his pants on stage
6:the drum is not tune and set in place, and even if the drum is all mic u cant hear a single shit only irritation noise from the broken hihat and itz really irritating
7:i was so irritated the whole day i wish i got a gun so i could shoot myself and the people playing on stage
8:this is the worst place ever gig. 50times worst then street set-up and outdoor gigs.
9:and the "soundman" dont really bother to do his job
10: the crew and people working there are so unfriendly and selfish. they wont listen to you unless u talk to them cause u wanna buy a drink.
11:AND WTH? THE BAND IS PLAYING BELOW AND DIRECTLY ABOVE THEM IS A BIG SCREEN PROJECTING “EPL” AND WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP?

so as usual my band screwed up. after that i understood everything... "THEY DON'T CARE"
they are juz selling bands off, they make us sell expansive tickets to all our poor friend who came with good support but turns out in a disappointment.now i am feeling really guilty and disappointed.
and i am gonna expose them now

lesson 1:
how can some one organize a gig and turns out like this?
they dont care
how can someone organize a mix gener free for all gigs when they dont audition never heard before bands and let them run their trendy stuff on stage when they cant barely play for shit?
they dont care
how can the sound be in a mess and 3/4 of the time he soundman still in his bar with his friend talking trash?
they dont care
how can they even call themselves the organizer like that? they are the worst organizer i ever seen.

when i was on stage i took a look around the room. 3/4 of the people in the room are just bands trying to wait for their turn to play. 1/4 are groupies like mine tricked to buy their tickets.
and what do they only care about?
MONEY

my conculsion:
they created this gig for the sake of themselves. the tricked bands like us to perform and for what reason? to make us help sell expansive tickets to all our friends.think about it. no audition? pushing us to push the sales?
and when the band turns up, they dont really give the fuck about us. just let us make a fool out of ourselves, we helped them tricked money from our friends already, we have no use to them now, so why bother so much?
messed up set-up? no work done?
ever wonder why now audiance turn up? and no one ever return 2 times to watch another gig?

please people from the scene please spread the message, gas haus is using us. they are killing the scene. please dont get tricked by them anymore. open your eyes and see. they are using the scene as a rip off, they are eating our culture. they are using us and selling the bands. they juz wanna make their own profit out of innocent people like us. they use us the young, inspired and that we could easily belive in them becuz of our young enthusiasm.

please spread the words. dont let them kill us . we are still running strong!!!
 
Here's a few tips.

1. As a band, it's YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to know every detail about the gig you're booked to play. If the venue is not forthcoming with the information, then you must be proactive in chasing it down. We never played a gig where we had no idea what was going on, because we always insisted on having a worksheet sent to us at least one day in advance.

2. Re. points 1-6 in your post, as mentioned, if you had done your homework and found out that the equipment provided for free is not up to your standard, then you could have made arrangements to bring and use your own gear. Failing which, you just have to suck it up and make do. Admittedly, the acoustics of the place aren't the best but hey, you're all supposed to be "experienced" musicians. I've played on those drums you mention and they're better than a lot of shitty borrowed/hired kits that I've had to put up with in my experience. Surely your drummer knows how to do a quick tuning job - or did he not bring his tuning key?

3. Re. "being tricked", "expansive tickets" and Gashaus only "caring about money". I can guarantee you this - after overheads, whatever money they made from the gig as you describe it can probably barely pay for the keyboard on which you type. If they really only cared about money, I could instantly think of a hundred better ways to make it instead of getting a bunch of shitty bands to play and making peanuts out of a handful of "groupies".

4. I could understand if it was porn, but if people are looking at the World Snooker Championships on the wall while you're playing, then you should REALLY look at what you're doing wrong as a band that people are not inclined to pay attention to you despite you making a big racket directly in front of them.

5. And yes you should have done no.7 hahahahahaha

Better luck next time!

Refer to my post,

http://soft.com.sg/2006/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=292502#292502

Wayne Thunder
www.myspace.com/waynethunder
www.rampageontheairwaves.com
 
WayneThunder said:
Here's a few tips.
4. I could understand if it was porn
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lol! that was funny wayne. gave me a gd laugh at 6 am in the morning. hahaha
anyway, they were playin teletubbies on their projector, the last time my band played at gas haus... that's pretty funny tho! hehe
 
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i dont think ten bucks a ticket is a rip off though, i've heard of gigs that cost 20 bucks a ticket and you get no free drink! or you expect gigs are supposed to be free?
 
Playingplay, if you are an experienced musician, why are you complaining to people at Soft.com? Please elaborate on your background...
 
Re: gas house worst place to gig

extremers said:
i dont think ten bucks a ticket is a rip off though, i've heard of gigs that cost 20 bucks a ticket and you get no free drink! or you expect gigs are supposed to be free?


i totally agree..wads 10 bucks compared to the amount of money the organizers spent..and the financial risk of incurring heavy losses?

i'd pay 15 bucks for a gig anytime..


and from the way u speak..*no offence here bro*..i somewhat get the feeling that ur totally inexperience and just "upset" nothing is goin your way..


wad abt the other bands?did u ask them how THEY feel abt the whole set up?
 
good lord brother, you've been doing this since 11 last night. i think we all get your point. give it a rest.
 
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when i was on stage i took a look around the room. 3/4 of the people in the room are just bands trying to wait for their turn to play. 1/4 are groupies like mine tricked to buy their tickets.

at least you have groupies
 
selling of tickets should be under xtreme music.. not gas haus.... they only provide equiptment and venue for gig..... and an experienced band CAN get the perfetc tone from equiptment at gas haus......

next time, you come out your OWN money, you find the perfect venue, the perfect sound system... then only you realise someting....
 
4. I could understand if it was porn, but if people are looking at the World Snooker Championships on the wall while you're playing, then you should REALLY look at what you're doing wrong as a band that people are not inclined to pay attention to you despite you making a big racket directly in front of them.
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where is the reply of the teletubbies thing i saw juz now?
hey
they dont even show ur band respect.. do u think the people watching you will?
 
well i would not say Gas Haus is the worst place to playa gig.it is ok but they should just focus on the band playing rather than have a video playing in the screen above....This is not right....

Also selling tickets should not be a band's responsibility..it is the organisers's..But i guess those bands playing in all of Extreme_guys gigs are doing that...cos they are new and inexpreienced....Don't sell your self out so that you can get a few minutes of stage presence.
 
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Black_Death said:
extremers said:
i totally agree..wads 10 bucks compared to the amount of money the organizers spent..and the financial risk of incurring heavy losses?

i'd pay 15 bucks for a gig anytime..

get the fact right before start typing dude.
The guy did not complaining about paying to WATCH a gig. He complain about paying to PERFORM in a gig.

Will you pay $200 for your band to perform (and try to recoupe the expense by persuading your friend, family, gang, etc to buy the tickets)?
 
dude..... seriousssly, think before you talk.... we are dumb? and 'roy is not working for gashaus..... ....
 
kudos wayne for the nice reply, you've hit the nail on the head.

i was going to post something similar but i realised its a complete waste of time because playingplay,you are a complete idiot. please do us all a favor and kill yourself.
 
Know what this is called? Its called paying your dues, every band faces it.

You think the GasHaus exprerience is bad? there are much much worse situations.
Anw think abt it, now you have got a nice story to tell about how ur band started out when you get famous
 
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