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gripin/pissed/advise?

DJ-A 3:55 AM - 26 June, 2007
Couple weeks ago i mentioned that i was pissed because a weekly gig turned into a bi-weekly gig because the "hip hop group" that does those wednesdays is having a friend DJ for free.

well the reason i'm still pissed is because they are still putting my name on the flyers.

without pissing anyone off how do i say something about it? or is it that big of a deal and i just need to let it go?
djkris1 3:57 AM - 26 June, 2007
keep copies of the flyers

use them for yer scrapbook and use it to get more gigs
show other promoters and clubs that you are hot and jam clubs all the time

even if yer not there
free exposure
matt212 3:59 AM - 26 June, 2007
^I don't know about that. It's all good if the DJ there is rockin the place, but if he sucks, your name is on the flyer.
djkris1 4:01 AM - 26 June, 2007
yea but the promoter will see yer name on loads of flyers and shit and if yer good, they'll notice
DJ-A 6:57 AM - 26 June, 2007
thats why i was torn... if a DJ does a gig for free how good can they be (i even charge family, depending on who they are and how much i like them) and that free DJ is has my name on his flyers.

But on the other hand, like you kris1 said... free publicity.

what is interesting though is every time promoters have came in (asking for my cards and stuff), they did it on nights that the hip hop group wasnt there...
javlingames 8:53 AM - 26 June, 2007
I think you should say something and get your name taken of them flyers just in case this guy is giving you a bad name. Another way of looking at it is that if a promoter is looking for a dj for a gig and sees your name on a flyer he knows you are unavailable to work, but really you are sitting at home!
djkris1 12:36 PM - 26 June, 2007
yea dude its a toss up

i'd maybe ask to have yer name removed
DJJOHNNYM 1:43 PM - 26 June, 2007
Somebody put my name on a flyer on a night at a spot I rock at, and I stole all of them.

EFfff dat.
DJJOHNNYM 1:44 PM - 26 June, 2007
I mean it was for a NIGHT I wasn't rockin...
DJ-A 2:08 PM - 26 June, 2007
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Somebody put my name on a flyer on a night at a spot I rock at, and I stole all of them.

EFfff dat.


it's especially hard to steal the one on the website...
DJJOHNNYM 2:16 PM - 26 June, 2007
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Somebody put my name on a flyer on a night at a spot I rock at, and I stole all of them.

EFfff dat.


it's especially hard to steal the one on the website...


You, my friend, need the help of some cyber vigilante "specialists"...
DJ-A 3:27 PM - 26 June, 2007
ha ha... i would love to go in delete his pictures and turn everything black... that would be an interesting reaction to see
DJJOHNNYM 3:29 PM - 26 June, 2007
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ha ha... i would love to go in delete his pictures and turn everything black... that would be an interesting reaction to see


Seek, and ye shall find....
















for a price....
sixxx 3:33 PM - 26 June, 2007
Ask them to remove your name or pay your for spinning that night.
cappinkirk 3:38 PM - 26 June, 2007
let it go...take it as a compliment...take a deep breath & most importantly...quit hatin! go there and hang out with people (why is that not the first thing you would think to do?) networking is priceless & obviously they are down with you or they wouldn't put you on there.

or you could do what these guys suggest and become an a$$hole in the eyes of potential fans of yours (if you aren't one already)
cappinkirk 3:39 PM - 26 June, 2007
besides have you considered it may have been an accident? maybe the club told them to make sure your name was on there? do some research before you take down the guys website!
sixxx 3:49 PM - 26 June, 2007
Yeah. They're so 'down with him' they replaced them with a free dj. That's an insult.
cappinkirk 3:56 PM - 26 June, 2007
see where hating gets you and then let me know how it goes on this board.
sixxx 3:57 PM - 26 June, 2007
See where being a pushover gets you and let us know.
DJ-A 3:58 PM - 26 June, 2007
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Yeah. They're so 'down with him' they replaced them with a free dj. That's an insult.


i gave the owner of the club a great deal too because i was going to be doing every wednesday, and it was a way slow night. i said if i had something constant i could turn is into something great.
cappinkirk 3:59 PM - 26 June, 2007
hahaha come see if i'm a pushover:)

there's a difference between a pushover and being someone who has ethics but i'll leave that up to you to decide. i had my say and you guys can have yours.
DJJOHNNYM 4:00 PM - 26 June, 2007
Hack his site!
cappinkirk 4:00 PM - 26 June, 2007
you don't want to compete on price when you're a dj anyway
DJ-A 4:09 PM - 26 June, 2007
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you don't want to compete on price when you're a dj anyway


especially if competing is competing with free... hell, only thing better for those cheap bastards is if i pay them to dj there...