Two weeks ago, I drove over to Memphis and did a wedding (on behalf) of another DJ company. O.K., I worked as a sub-contractor! It was a 4 hour wedding and my part was $535.00. I got an e-mail a week before the wedding informing me that the wedding venue had changed to another address. I was cool with that and tacked on an additional $40.00 for mileage. I get another e-mail two days before stating that they decided to have me play the ceremony too and sent me a list of songs. I responded that was no problem and that was an additional $150.00 for the second sound system. No problem-right? Wrong!
I drive over and set up at their house,under the tent. Then drive down to their pond and set up the second system by the gazebo.
Wedding went great, reception went great. All was happy and I loaded out and left. I shoot the DJ a text message on the way home saying that everything went great. He calls me a few minutes later and ask if I got the check. I said uh-no I didn't even mentioned it to the bride and/or groom and that I was contracted by him, not the bridal party. He became pretty irate and said that I was supposed to get the check(made out to him), call and meet him somewhere and give him the check, then he was going to write me a check(for the exact same amount)...:sqconfused: He said that I was holding his money up and therefore holding my money up. I said no problem, just send me a check in the mail.
Well, two weeks later and still no check! After several e-mails, text msg, and voice mails, I finally get an e-mail saying that the bride sent the check in the mail, but it was returned due to lack of postage(stamps went up) and that she was sending out another check today and that he will send it to me when he gets it. I proceed to blast him saying via e-mail that his business practices were not professional and that I should have been paid by him directly and his clients are not my responsibility. I have yet to hear back from him.
He owes me a total of $725.00 for the night. I have decided that if I don't have a check within a week, I am going to call the bridal party myself.
Yet another reason that I rarely deal with multi-ops! Surely he will pay me because his company name is all over Memphis.
Your thoughts...thx
I drive over and set up at their house,under the tent. Then drive down to their pond and set up the second system by the gazebo.
Wedding went great, reception went great. All was happy and I loaded out and left. I shoot the DJ a text message on the way home saying that everything went great. He calls me a few minutes later and ask if I got the check. I said uh-no I didn't even mentioned it to the bride and/or groom and that I was contracted by him, not the bridal party. He became pretty irate and said that I was supposed to get the check(made out to him), call and meet him somewhere and give him the check, then he was going to write me a check(for the exact same amount)...:sqconfused: He said that I was holding his money up and therefore holding my money up. I said no problem, just send me a check in the mail.
Well, two weeks later and still no check! After several e-mails, text msg, and voice mails, I finally get an e-mail saying that the bride sent the check in the mail, but it was returned due to lack of postage(stamps went up) and that she was sending out another check today and that he will send it to me when he gets it. I proceed to blast him saying via e-mail that his business practices were not professional and that I should have been paid by him directly and his clients are not my responsibility. I have yet to hear back from him.
He owes me a total of $725.00 for the night. I have decided that if I don't have a check within a week, I am going to call the bridal party myself.
Yet another reason that I rarely deal with multi-ops! Surely he will pay me because his company name is all over Memphis.
Your thoughts...thx
