Yesterday afternoon, my son worked his 2nd solo DJ gig. It was for a girl's fast pitch softball tournament. Basically, play music while the games are going on.
After work, I drove out there (an hour's drive), just to check on him and give him some moral support. When I get there, I find the client put him out on one of the ballfields, right in the middle of this powdery, orange dirt. The equipment was filthy and I was pretty livid. We had a teaching moment, where I explained to him what was, and what is not acceptable for setup locations. Keep in mind there were all kinds of spots that would have been on concrete and not on raw dirt. I re-explained our contract, so he'd know in the future when he can push back and how to go about negotiating a better location. Oh yea, notice the covering. It's not tied or weighted down. Fortunately, the wind was still enough to not rip the EZ-up from over the top of him. Sure wish I'd sent something besides the Bose. It raises a question, how picky do you get on stuff like this? Do you just take the client's directions or do you enforce your contract and push back? Have you ever refused to setup at a particular location?
After work, I drove out there (an hour's drive), just to check on him and give him some moral support. When I get there, I find the client put him out on one of the ballfields, right in the middle of this powdery, orange dirt. The equipment was filthy and I was pretty livid. We had a teaching moment, where I explained to him what was, and what is not acceptable for setup locations. Keep in mind there were all kinds of spots that would have been on concrete and not on raw dirt. I re-explained our contract, so he'd know in the future when he can push back and how to go about negotiating a better location. Oh yea, notice the covering. It's not tied or weighted down. Fortunately, the wind was still enough to not rip the EZ-up from over the top of him. Sure wish I'd sent something besides the Bose. It raises a question, how picky do you get on stuff like this? Do you just take the client's directions or do you enforce your contract and push back? Have you ever refused to setup at a particular location?