ive have spent the last couple of days bailing out a friend (another studio owner) who has gotten himself into some trouble doing work for friends. where he diffinatly screwed himeslf was by not setting a firm timetable for his friends recording sessions, and taking on a second friend project before the first was fininshed. in the first session was a band that there man in charge has OCD, and to make it worse he is attending a major university pursuing a degree in media arts. he has taken a lot of courses on music production and thinks because of that he know what hes doing, in all reality hes has no clue. that guy broke down the sessions and brought them to a grining hault. Because my friend did not want to offend this kid, he could not change the vibe in the studio to get things going again. well to make a long story shorter i had to take over both projects, iam only gettin paid his friend rate wich is about a 5th of what i usualy make

and i have ocd boy asking for my cell number to ask questions, thank God my friend refuses to give it to him.
there are only to good points to all this.
1 the second project rocks the guy is a total pro, hired first call players and really great person to work with
2 i dont have to mix the first project.
moral of the story. i just think that once a session starts dont let your friend walk all over you. you cant be affraid to tell your friend how it is. if he/shes a real friend they will understand. and dinner should be included after every session