So as I type, I've got two messages in with the frontman of one of my bands, which has good potential to step up to a national level next year (like my other band). One message is to pick dates to meet with two producers, both of which are eager to meet, the other is to ask him to move a gig he booked the same night I've already booked (date's a month away and I emailed him about it a month ago). He's currently chatting on Facebook, no response to either of my rather urgent and time-sensitive inquiries.
He's 20, but mature for his age, not overly sensitive, drug-free, has an iPhone, but won't spend the five minutes to set up his calendar and synch it with ours. He lives an hour away or else I'd pay him a visit.
I'm curious to hear what others would do in my place. Part of me wants to be passive aggressive, and when the date arrives just say "I booked mine first, it's your mistake, you fix it" but obviously that's not especially professional.
The reason this really pisses me off is because I know most venues book the bands that are easiest to deal with most. As with most industries, people who can provide answers the fastest get the most calls. Bands whose members all have smartphones with data plans and calenders kept up to date get more gigs. It's no more work than a paper scheduler, you can share calendars to instantly see when everyone's available, and the additional gigs pay your whole phone bill easily. Why would anyone call a band that takes a week to confirm when they can get an answer from another good enough band right away?
He's 20, but mature for his age, not overly sensitive, drug-free, has an iPhone, but won't spend the five minutes to set up his calendar and synch it with ours. He lives an hour away or else I'd pay him a visit.
I'm curious to hear what others would do in my place. Part of me wants to be passive aggressive, and when the date arrives just say "I booked mine first, it's your mistake, you fix it" but obviously that's not especially professional.
The reason this really pisses me off is because I know most venues book the bands that are easiest to deal with most. As with most industries, people who can provide answers the fastest get the most calls. Bands whose members all have smartphones with data plans and calenders kept up to date get more gigs. It's no more work than a paper scheduler, you can share calendars to instantly see when everyone's available, and the additional gigs pay your whole phone bill easily. Why would anyone call a band that takes a week to confirm when they can get an answer from another good enough band right away?
