need some advice on payment issues

soundsundergroun · 17th September 2009

I'd appreciate some advice on this if anyone has any. Here's the issue:

For years I have always done a pay as you go kind of thing. Payment is due at the end of each session. I don't know what my thinking was at the time but recently I booked a band that said their "distributor" was going to pay for the recording (never mind that it is not a distributor's job to do this) after the recording is done. I agree but I say that I need to contact their "distributor" so he is in agreement and no rough or final mixes leave the computer until I am finally paid. It takes me forever to get the distributor's email address. We start recording. Once I get a hold of this distributor that is paying he tells me the band is covering 1/3 of the cost.

The band hasn't said a word about this and I feel they are unethical for doing so.

We have more dates booked.

What would you do? Pause recording until the 1/3 payment is met by the band?

fabricaudio · 17th September 2009

Did you took a deposit? Did you signed an agreement? If not then tell the band what the distributor said and hope that you will get you money

Nikolas

d.am · 25th September 2009

exactly

give them a chance to come good on their bit, but be firm and see if it was a genuine misunderstanding or their are trying to be clever, dont record anything else until you get some money as a gesture of goodwill or if you find they are trying to con then revert to your normal pay on the day and if they cant do it then tough.

17th September 2009	#1
soundsundergroun Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 729 Thread Starter	need some advice on payment issues I'd appreciate some advice on this if anyone has any. Here's the issue: For years I have always done a pay as you go kind of thing. Payment is due at the end of each session. I don't know what my thinking was at the time but recently I booked a band that said their "distributor" was going to pay for the recording (never mind that it is not a distributor's job to do this) after the recording is done. I agree but I say that I need to contact their "distributor" so he is in agreement and no rough or final mixes leave the computer until I am finally paid. It takes me forever to get the distributor's email address. We start recording. Once I get a hold of this distributor that is paying he tells me the band is covering 1/3 of the cost. The band hasn't said a word about this and I feel they are unethical for doing so. We have more dates booked. What would you do? Pause recording until the 1/3 payment is met by the band?

17th September 2009	#2
fabricaudio Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Greece, Athens Posts: 665	Did you took a deposit? Did you signed an agreement? If not then tell the band what the distributor said and hope that you will get you money Nikolas __________________ Sound Recording-Audio Post facilities-Record Label www.fabricaudio.com

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25th September 2009	#3
d.am Gear Head Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 74	exactly give them a chance to come good on their bit, but be firm and see if it was a genuine misunderstanding or their are trying to be clever, dont record anything else until you get some money as a gesture of goodwill or if you find they are trying to con then revert to your normal pay on the day and if they cant do it then tough.