Garage Mondays - An Announcement - Page 3

Addy · 9th February 2008, 8:39pm

I'm also in the never going back to the Garage group, Dec was the only reason I would. I hate the place a lot of the time but I know that with Dec there's a quality, dedicated DJ who knows what he is doing and how to do it. It would take a lot for his replacement to match that, and I'm not even interested in finding out if they can tbh.

**djtoast** · 9th February 2008, 9:36pm

Re DJs working for only one company:

CPL are the only guys trying to pull that one that I know of.

I work for the QM And Firewater and Bunker and Bamboo and Sea and Classrooms, all of whom compete with each other in various ways, some very closely.

It doesn't lways delight the managers and owners of places I work, but on the other hand they're not gonna pay me to sit at home NOT working, so that's just how it goes...

Rev Scapegoat · 9th February 2008, 9:38pm

I seem to remember a certain Cathouse DJ being given a bollocking for guesting at New Flesh... then all of the DJs had their contracts changed to disallow such nefarious shenanigans!

Mos Def · 9th February 2008, 9:39pm

I'm choking for a Garage Thursday night.

¡Punk! · 9th February 2008, 9:40pm

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Originally Posted by djtoast

Re DJs working for only one company:

CPL are the only guys trying to pull that one that I know of.

I work for the QM And Firewater and Bunker and Bamboo and Sea and Classrooms, all of whom compete with each other in various ways, some very closely.

It doesn't lways delight the managers and owners of places I work, but on the other hand they're not gonna pay me to sit at home NOT working, so that's just how it goes...

I know you play different styles at different venues obviously but there's also a lot of crossover. Do managers who give you work knowing you're already at other places expect you to bring in a crowd FROM these places?

I know most of us are loyal to a select number of venues/clubs/pubs but there are also people out there who are loyaal to a select number of DJs. The whole working for other places is swings and roundabouts.

Addy · 9th February 2008, 9:40pm

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Originally Posted by djtoast

Re DJs working for only one company:

CPL are the only guys trying to pull that one that I know of.

I work for the QM And Firewater and Bunker and Bamboo and Sea and Classrooms, all of whom compete with each other in various ways, some very closely.

It doesn't lways delight the managers and owners of places I work, but on the other hand they're not gonna pay me to sit at home NOT working, so that's just how it goes...

See, that's the way I'd have thought it was, and certainly the way it should be. It seems like Donald is acting as though that isn't the case (Dec, any chance of confirming one way or the other?). If Dec is indeed freelance then any lingering shred of justification for this goes flying out the window. Perhaps I was being a little too kind to CPL by assuming he was directly employed by them (rather than as a freelance).

Jenpot · 9th February 2008, 9:41pm

Gah. The only reason Gayrage got my money in the past was because they had Dec DJing, it won't be happening in the future.

Addy · 9th February 2008, 9:42pm

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Originally Posted by ¡Punk!

I know most of us are loyal to a select number of venues/clubs/pubs but there are also people out there who are loyaal to a select number of DJs. The whole working for other places is swings and roundabouts.

Very true. There's a large number of people loyal to Barry, for example.

System_Star · 9th February 2008, 9:43pm

Aww, that's a shame

I haven't been to a Garage Monday in ages, but always had a great time when I was there. Cheers Dec

**djtoast** · 9th February 2008, 10:29pm

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Originally Posted by Rev Scapegoat

contracts

i've never had a contract anywhere. why would you need one? it a simple working arrangement; "stand over there and play xxxx genre of music" ; it they like what you do you're back the next week, etc

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Originally Posted by ¡Punk!

I know you play different styles at different venues obviously but there's also a lot of crossover. Do managers who give you work knowing you're already at other places expect you to bring in a crowd FROM these places?

not exactly; for the most part i reckon it's the club's job to get people there in the first place (with flyers, magazine adverts etc) and the dj's job to give 'em a night they enjoy so they come back again. people who've employed me have normally just judged that since the nights i do are generally pretty busy, if they can get people there, i'll make 'em return.

obviously i try to help remind people where i'm working if i meet em (or with bebo and all that stuff) but i'd never get away with telling people in one veune that they should come see me in another.

i could totallu understand CPL sacking Dec if he'd been handing out flyers for the Classic Grand inside the Garage. But just for working somewhere else? Outrageous.

What's really funny is that effectively Donald is trying to instigate a cartel on the rock music scene, ironic given Dec's psuedonym.

¡Punk! · 9th February 2008, 10:31pm

Token Black Guy?

**djtoast** · 9th February 2008, 10:38pm

hahaha, well i meant the other one.

maybe that's it, nothing to do with the classic grand, donald found out that dec is black

¡Punk! · 9th February 2008, 10:39pm

Racist

Woolies · 9th February 2008, 10:40pm

Here, what happened to that Martin Bate guy - did/does he not DJ QMU Rev and Catty weekend?
Is he at the bottom of the Clyde now or summat or is it just an AN purge of CPL - cos I heard their PR folks are members here as well.[/grass]

Addy · 9th February 2008, 10:42pm

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Originally Posted by djtoast

What's really funny is that effectively Donald is trying to instigate a cartel on the rock music scene, ironic given Dec's psuedonym.

The other really funny thing is just how badly this could backfire on him.