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Jordan Jerkwad · 9th March 2009

Not a recording session but a "live sound gig" i was asked to do for my school. I was basically just going to run the PA system for music and such during the pre game/halftime/time outs..... The gig was supposed to be on saturday... They asked me Thursday and told me to come in Friday to talk details. I show up and ask if they have a mixing board, of course they don't. All they have is a cd player in a rack tucked back into a corner. They also don't have music, they wanted me to provided the clean music that's suitable for basketball games.... well i just dont listen to what's "popular" so that wouldnt work. The guy told me to get it off itunes and wasnt going to give me money to pay for the songs. WTF.... and I was only going to get about 25-50 bucks and it was the first day of my spring break...I politely turned them down and gave them a number to some one who is less qualified but can still get the job done.

Im not just some stupid college student. I've been working/interning in studios for 5 years before i came to school and have done live sound for about the same. If I'm taking time out of my life, I excpect to get paid... more than 25-50 bucks

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Jordan Jerkwad Gear maniac Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 164	Not a recording session but a "live sound gig" i was asked to do for my school. I was basically just going to run the PA system for music and such during the pre game/halftime/time outs..... The gig was supposed to be on saturday... They asked me Thursday and told me to come in Friday to talk details. I show up and ask if they have a mixing board, of course they don't. All they have is a cd player in a rack tucked back into a corner. They also don't have music, they wanted me to provided the clean music that's suitable for basketball games.... well i just dont listen to what's "popular" so that wouldnt work. The guy told me to get it off itunes and wasnt going to give me money to pay for the songs. WTF.... and I was only going to get about 25-50 bucks and it was the first day of my spring break...I politely turned them down and gave them a number to some one who is less qualified but can still get the job done. Im not just some stupid college student. I've been working/interning in studios for 5 years before i came to school and have done live sound for about the same. If I'm taking time out of my life, I excpect to get paid... more than 25-50 bucks __________________ me to my professor- "this curriculum should include the art of making GOOD coffee and toilet cleaning"