that does generate some sort of sympathy, but not much. at best it >shifts
some of the blame to the promoters. how much does that visa >cost compared
to how much he raised his fees? sure, the promoter >didn't do what he was
supposed to (this isn't a new story, why aren't >both sides more careful?).
but there is a question as to if this was intentional on the part of >the
promoter or not, how did he end up putting down "inaccurate >information"?
an invonvinience clause was probably not in the >contract. and it wasn't
just mills that was inconvinienced.
I work for a club in Canada that regularly brings in American djs.
We've definitely learned the hard way that it is imperative that the
artist's work visa is processed accurately and on time. When it wasn't, we
accepted full responsibility.
Getting a work visa is not that difficult - if you know what you're doing. I
believe the original post said that the booking was handled by 514
Productions in Montreal. They have been bringing in international djs on a
regular basis for awhile and have most likely applied for dozens of these
visas - there's really no excuse for this kind of mistake. And if the
inaccuracies on the application were made purposely, it seems a little
shady. (maybe 514 covering up something else?)
Getting in trouble at the border is more than an inconvenience...when
Richie got in trouble at the border, he was banned from the U.S.! I
can understand Jeff being worried about the implications of this
incident.
As for him doubling his fee to "get back at" the promoter, I do agree that
it was unecessary...it really seems a bit childish. I'm sure there was a
more professional way to deal with the promoter's mistake.
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