Sure Gents. But sometimes ama artists can be difficult as well.Espcially women. A boy of mine once tried to book a certain rap artist from a certain independant label and she refused to get on the plane because her first 50% of the payment wasnot reflecting in her account like her contract said it would. Everything was paid for,accommodation,flights but just because my boy missed one clause in the contract she refused to get on the plain.That was just f***edup.he said she will get in when she land but she refused saying he didnt stick to his side of the contract and how sure can she be that she will be payed.It stupid because they had paid flights so why wouldnt they pay her.this is why men say women are stupid.its not always promoters.ama artist can be difficult.
well i dont know much about this situation as you have explained it. but i must say i am tempted to say good for them.
i dont even know if its exclusively with regards to women even really. but anyway.
i dont know how many times i wished i could have backed out of performances. how many times i wished i had just walked away. penniless to boot. and im like one of the last people who can afford to be picky right now. but unless you set the boundaries you will forever be letting things slide. chasing an endless ferriswheel motion of 'exposure'. because then there you are having to be making useless explanations to landlords when you havent been paid. waaaaay beyond the time you should have been. and i mean way beyond the time. when you have done the work. when you have delivered. now you must be chasing up on people. who wants to be that person. who wants that for themselves. the stakes get high you guys.
artist or not, in any sphere, there are some serious practicalities of living. just like in any industry. there are some bottom lines. artists are people doing a job, this is work. for some people this isnt a hobby. this is the plan. for things to be working in the mickey mouse fashion they tend to makes things hard. and it makes trust hard too. we're treated with such disdain and disregard sometimes like we're playing. you will end up watching your back harder the next person. and then diva so be it. what is important is you will eat. you will pay your bills. you will have medical aid. throw in some insurance in there aswell maybe. people are trying to be building lives here. wanting the fluidity and 'normality' of existence. the mistakes impact on peoples lives. just like with anything. anywhere. the mistakes cost someone, usually you.
the experience of this is like people just dont understand. dont understand how difficult it is to say no. just even career wise. this is not an easy thing to do. this just saying no. so when someone does you must just understand its one risk too many taken for them. when you are not being taken seriously enough, somewhere along the line all that is left for you, is for you to take the initiative and declare yourself serious. and what follows is that there will be some no's then.
things go wrong here man.
