I think I know why the other guy bailed on this gig. Micro-manage city. I'll be glad when this one is over. Ugh.
A rare monday event
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Wow. Haven’t been treated that poorly in a long, long time. She had the planner from hell whose whole purpose was to screw everything up then yell at me. Funny thing the last time I remember one this bad was when I was working sub-$700. $675 tonight.
She yelled at you??? She probably thought you should have placed one of those speakers on the other side of the room!!![emoji1]
Really... No reason for yelling at ANYONE. Not polite, and not professional. I’d be crying; SEXUAL HARASSMENT if I were you![emoji1]
I suspect it was because I am not the house boy. No kickbacks so they make it hell on the outsider. No biggie. Payback is hell and I have a great memory when it comes to sh!t like that.
Yelled at you? Wow. What was she yelling at you about?
Is this planner the Venue Coordinator? or Planner affiliated with the venue?
Is this planner the Venue Coordinator? or Planner affiliated with the venue?
She was just a biatch. End of story and not worth talking about. I did the job, it's over. Screw'em.
I don't get it. 2 friends of mine ise that unit and not a single issue. I remember the time they used it for a party they did together in a large room and everything worked perfectly. Maybe it had something to do with how you were using it.
One more thing about last night still has me scratching my head on what I "did wrong". We were scheduled to go until 8:30p, and I had Donna Summer's "Last Dance" for the final cut. At 8p, right before the end of the current song, the planner comes running up and says "The bride is ready to go, right now. Play the last song and we're doing a sparkler exit." I hurried to get the final song cued up and as it was beginning I got on the mic and gave an announcement about this being the last song. The planner comes running back and yells, "What are you doing? The groom isn't even in the room! Not to mention, you were suppose to send everyone outside for the send-off and then let them (the B&G) dance to the last song by themselves." Keep in mind, there was no note on the planner and the bride made no mention of it on our phone consult, just 24 hours prior. The more I think about it, it makes my head tilt. Of all the events I've ever done I can't say I've ever ushered guests out of the building, only to let the couple dance by themselves, and to an upbeat song selection.
BTW, as it was, the entire place joined them on the dance floor for a great, high energy last song. The more I think about this, it must have been a planner who had a bee in her bonnet. I'm guessing it was probably her fave house DJ who bailed on this girl 2 weeks ago. She was pissy the entire evening.
BTW, as it was, the entire place joined them on the dance floor for a great, high energy last song. The more I think about this, it must have been a planner who had a bee in her bonnet. I'm guessing it was probably her fave house DJ who bailed on this girl 2 weeks ago. She was pissy the entire evening.
I doubt that seriously. There's nothing to adjust, other than level and squelch. I tried it on 2 different gigs and one with a clear line of sight between transmitter/receiver. I like a lot of Alto gear but those wireless units are worthless.
I say take the money and run. Wipe this one from the brain cells and hit (as comedian Craig Shoemaker says) erase, erase, erase...
Check cashed already. I do need to remember this planner's name. She was serious misery.
See .. I might send a thank you card to the planner with a "Wow! It was terrific working with you this weekend! Hope to do it again soon !" .. might puzzle her for days.
When did you get a check for this one? Also I was serious about that Alto Stealth wireless system. They have never had an issue with it. You're the first one I heard complain about that system.
Stealth have a couple of issues .. one is they aren't diversity units like most better wireless mics, so they are very dependent on antenna placement. Two, they are in the 600MHz band and may suffer issues if T-Mobile has rolled out service in that area(only a small section of the 600MHz band is currently usable). They apparently sell other frequencies outside the US, so it is possible to fix at least that issue in the future.
The Stealth Pro was supposed to be the better product .. unfortunately it never actually made it to production for some reason.
Actually, they paid for it all up-front with credit card (online). This was the gig that called me 2 weeks ago, after their original DJ deserted them. As for the Alto, I tried it at 2 different events, both with the same results. That's enough for me. My GTD with a bodypack is a much more stable wireless setup.
I actually sent a FB message during the ceremony to say just that. This morning I deleted the message and retracted my friend request. She may be pretty well-connected in the Nashville wedding market but I know a nutcase planner when I see them. I want nothing else to EVER do with her again.
You don't need to have any doings with her .. to make it look like you would and have to others.
Not to say what she did to you was right in any way.... but playing the last song with just the bride and groom alone is now actually starting to become more common place... but of course it is important to know that. That way you can do a last song for the crowd and a last song for the private moment. My couples have told me this ahead of time everytime that it was meant to be done so. Did you go over the timeline with the bride and groom ahead of time?
I went over the timeline the day before her event. Nothing was notated, nor was it mentioned about a private last dance. I have never once had a client request a private last dance and for the life of me, I sure couldn't see anybody wanting to do one to that particular song. As it was, the song went over like gangbusters and was a terrific end to the evening. If the planner had half a brain she would've looked at the full floor with screaming/happy people, hands in the air, and she would've thought "Wow, that worked well." and gone on about her duties. If it actually was planned the way she claimed, then you're right. The appropriate thing would be to give me notice in advance, let me give a final selection notice to the guests, then announce the private dance and ask guests to move to the exit for the send-off. The lady was just being a punk and there was no reason to behave the way she did. I'm just glad I didn't get caught up into it. I had my meltdown in the van, on the ride home.