Look, he and you had an agreement. Written (email). Go and post on his facebook page, and if you don't hear anything, take him to small claims court.
Just because he is a "conductor" doesn't mean he can screw you out of payment. On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Kim Patrick Clow <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone: > > About two months ago, a conductor who I have as a friend on Facebook > said he needed a score to a concerto in a hurry ( I assume for a > concert project) and could anyone help him? I wrote to him that I had > the file, and if he was agreeable to the fee of 100.00 USD, I'd send > it to him. I had written to him previously about possible ideas for > recording some editions of my music, but typically most of my E-mails > went ignored-- I never heard back. Of course, when I initially wrote > to him that I had the file he needed, he wrote back within 30 minutes. > Well, it's been nearly a month and a half and I haven't been paid yet. > I've written two very polite E-mail reminders and they've gone > unanswered. This morning his Facebook page had a posting about a > conducting gig he was occupied for a week. My first E-mail reminder > pointed out that I was recently laid off from my full time job, and as > an independent researcher, any freelance money for projects I do now > is very important. > > I have heard some horror stories through the grapevine about > cheap-skate conductors that don't live up to their word and will > generally not pay bills and of course they get a reputation for being > jerks. While I fault myself for not requiring a payment in advance > now, should I comment on this conductor's Facebook page and ask why > he's ignoring my Emails and requests for payment? I'd hate to put > anyone on a spot like that in such a public forum, but I want my > money. > > > Thanks > > Kim > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
