Jay Barz.. will you please go in?

I been getting consistent show dates for the past year & a half, and from my experiences, I've met tons of promoters, venue owners, venue staff, DJ's, and sound engineers. Some take their job very seriously and handle their business in a respectful, proper, and prompt manner.. but the majority are some underhanded, disrespectful, greedy, lying, pieces of shit. A few promotion companies (I won't name names.... right now) on the Northwest entertainment scene have even had the audacity to come at me and try to coerce me to pay to perform.

You got me fucked up.. and there's a ton of talent out here that feel the same. Most people that would be stupid enough to pay to get on a major show either 1) can't rap or 2) can't perform or 3) both.. so when you expose these artists/groups to a crowd, you ruin it for artists out here that actually do great and leave lasting impressions. Your average person is going to assume that all Northwest acts suck because they saw so many on your show night that you duped into paying for it. If you can't afford to bring a major label artist out for a show with your own income, don't throw it.

And quit calling yourselves promoters when you're not in the streets doing what your job title says you do. I'm an opening act half the time busting my ass out here doing what you're supposed to be doing. And certain venues (I won't name names.. right now) not trying to even press up flyers or posters and expect people to show up is not the business either. Don't get mad at the artist if he can't put people in the building with nothing to promote with. Pretty impossible to let muthafuckas know you got something going on when you have nothing to show them. How about putting acts on the bill that can actually entertain a crowd?

Soundguys.. do your job. Don't get jumped outside because you would rather go on your Myspace than twist a couple fucking knobs to make my shit sound better. You're getting paid $100-300 to make sure everything sounds good.. not to sit around doing nothing or going to the fucking bar while openers are onstage. Now, not every sound engineer is like this, but the mass majority of them around here are. And if I show up to a soundcheck, that means I want a soundcheck.. not 30 seconds to check the mic.

Soon enough, the other acts out here will stop being afraid and band with me.. and then you won't be able to throw shows out here. Change your fucked up ways or suffer from the consequences you degenerate fucks.