Re: they are making use of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
confused said:
they are using us to sell tickets!!!!!!!!!!!!!our band had to pay $50 to play.reason they give is that they don't want bands to back out last minute.what!!!!!!!!!if bands didn't sell the 10 tix,no money given back.what!!!!!!!!!!!!they are screwing you!!!!!!!!!
If i may, let me clarify things abit.
Firstly, sessions is a platform for new bands , coupled with more experienced bands, to showcase their talents.
THE $50 DEPOSIT
were a DIY Street team with limited funding.
Like all other DIY ST's all the cash comes out from our own pockets.
1 sessions! ticket costs 5 bucks by the way.
It has been stated clearly when we contacted the bands , that they have to sell a minimum of ten tickets and we give them a choice , no strings attached , on deciding whether the want to take part in this or not.
This is so that :
1) Bands would not play to an empty crowd and throw the blame at us.
2) Bands would not pull out at the very last minute.
3) We can cover the cost of bringing you the gig itself.
This $50 deposit is actually a forwarded payment of the ten tickets that the bands are required to sell. Of course, when they sell the ten tickets , they get back their cash. We have also been giving incentives, for example, if the band manages to sell more then ten tickets, we will give you a percentage of the tix sales.
(btw, 5BuckShort, please contact me regarding ur incentive.You have not collected it. Just a reminder. ary @ 96648566)
We have actually talked about the need for this whole deposit thing with several veteran DIY ST's and other ppl, but in the end logic won. We started out sessions not enforcing the deposit rule, and the bands took for granted that there will be ppl coming. (mind you we did publicise the event.) In the end, we lost a substantial amount of money and we had to fork out more (it goes into the fucking hundreds mind you.) cash for the rental of the place and such. If this kindof thing continues, we might as well give our cash to charity yes?
confused said:
f bands didn't sell the 10 tix,no money given back.what!!!!!!!!!!!
If we give you back the cash, im very sure that more bands would follow suit and not sell tix and demand money back from us. Then how would we want to cover cost?
WHERE THE MONEY GOES TO
Honestly, the amount of money we obtain from doing each gig isnt large. Each time we do a gig, the profit is just enough to cover rental,equipment damage cost, and the deposit for venue needed for the next gig. Hell, sometimes all we can afford to splurge on after a long day there is just cab fare home.
THE WHOLE PURPOSE
Yes, i do agree we need sponsors. We arent sitting back shaking our legs and letting you guys fork out all the cash. We're constantly looking out for potential ways to bring sessions to another level.Its not as easy as it looks, and im sure the rest of the DIY ST community would agree with me on this.
We're organizing this weekly event to let the rising local talents get a feel of what its like on stage and at the same time, exposing themselves and their talents to the scene here. You can call this a lame effort, but to me, its me and my team's own way of giving opportunities. We were a band, and still are, and we do put ourselves in ur shoes. We're not selfish bastards who would want to take away your hard earned money.
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So all in all, Mr Confused, i sure hope this enlightens you abit. Put yourself in our shoes. Would you do the same thing?
confused said:
they are screwing you!!!!!!!!!
Feel free to call us up (96648566) and we'll sit down for a chat, we're one big community of music lovers here, and the thought of taking advantage of the bands never crossed our minds, i assure you.
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In the back of my mind, i have this constant thought. Why is it when mainstream organizers enforce the same rule you guys dont bat an eyelid and pay up, but when DIY ST's do it, theres a big hooha.
but thats besides the point.
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Well, all in all, we would like to say a big thank you to all the bands and people that supported us. Haider from Stygian and his whole crew, Ego Stereo, Faizal, Man from Opx and his whole crew, Carlos, Tharenii, liz, You guys rock. To the core dudes.
and to those flamers out there.
Give us a break.
okay?
cheers! =)
