for a little over 2 years now I have been playing in a top 40 coverband , this is the first working band I have ever been in , however I feel I am losing my patience with how the band is being managed. In the beginning the BL and I worked more like partners, Working out the details from sound , promo , and so on , we talked with the notion that we ( the band ) was going to be a democracy, but now things have turned more into a dictatorship ( when it's convenient for the BL ) at this point my " responsibilities " are to pick up th PA at the BL house , arrive at the club usually an hour or so before show time ( which I have to call the club because the BL never knows when we are suppose to go on ) I unload most of the PA before anyone eles shows up, however the guitarist does help . I set up the PA , run the sound. The BL who is the drummer usually shows up last and takes a long time to set up because , he has to talk to everyone in the club!. The singer who belives she is the best singer in our state! Her words ! Will order something to eat while we are setting up ! When I complain about this behavior, the BL tells me that this is how it is with all singers in every band!! I say ******** !!
How much we get paid for a show is never disclosed , I have to ask , we should know what we're are getting paid ! , the thing is that in the beginning it was always disclosed and we always got paid at the end of the night , things change and it has to do with argent fees and taxes. Some clubs now have the BL fill out a tax form and pay with a check , with the BL withholds 20% for taxes , because this is his tax bracket, I would prefer to get I9 at the end of the year but I look at like the extra he does get is for booking the shows. I have always told him to take 10% for booking , but he refuses he would rather soak us in other stupid ways! Like spending money on websites and other stupid poopie , then he'll send out a text saying oh guys I spent $800 on expenses how do you want to pay me back ! You owe me $200 each you want me to deduct of from this weekends gigs ?
Now I don't have a problem paying for expenses but I feel we should be told beforehand how much is going to be spent and on what and we should all agree on it .
The BL has let the singer cancel and turn down shows because " she " don't want to do them ! He created a monster with this singer ! I have been playing music for over 25 plus years and have dellt with a lot of personalities but this is 2 much for me !
How much we get paid for a show is never disclosed , I have to ask , we should know what we're are getting paid ! , the thing is that in the beginning it was always disclosed and we always got paid at the end of the night , things change and it has to do with argent fees and taxes. Some clubs now have the BL fill out a tax form and pay with a check , with the BL withholds 20% for taxes , because this is his tax bracket, I would prefer to get I9 at the end of the year but I look at like the extra he does get is for booking the shows. I have always told him to take 10% for booking , but he refuses he would rather soak us in other stupid ways! Like spending money on websites and other stupid poopie , then he'll send out a text saying oh guys I spent $800 on expenses how do you want to pay me back ! You owe me $200 each you want me to deduct of from this weekends gigs ?
Now I don't have a problem paying for expenses but I feel we should be told beforehand how much is going to be spent and on what and we should all agree on it .
The BL has let the singer cancel and turn down shows because " she " don't want to do them ! He created a monster with this singer ! I have been playing music for over 25 plus years and have dellt with a lot of personalities but this is 2 much for me !
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