Dave_Major
Silver Member
Hi guys, thankfully I am getting a bit busier gig wise this year but it does mean I am having to turn down some stuff and pass it onto other players. Not a problem...but....
I did a theatre show at the start of the month and because it was a last minute thing I couldn't make the Friday and Saturday night. So i put a dep in who I'd met before and chatted with and he was a nice guy but I'd never heard him play. However he was available and willing to do it for the very little money that was available so i went with it.
Anyway turns out he didn't do well. Was out of time with the MD, got lost a few times and despite having the music for a week before wasn't as prepped as I had hoped.
Anyway ive been contacted by another band who need someone to step in for 4 dates at the end of May...but again I can't do it and I don;t want to put someone in who doesn't do the job well whcih then reflects badly on me.
What do you do with deps? Do you have a set of people you call? and what if your go to guys can;t do it.
D
I did a theatre show at the start of the month and because it was a last minute thing I couldn't make the Friday and Saturday night. So i put a dep in who I'd met before and chatted with and he was a nice guy but I'd never heard him play. However he was available and willing to do it for the very little money that was available so i went with it.
Anyway turns out he didn't do well. Was out of time with the MD, got lost a few times and despite having the music for a week before wasn't as prepped as I had hoped.
Anyway ive been contacted by another band who need someone to step in for 4 dates at the end of May...but again I can't do it and I don;t want to put someone in who doesn't do the job well whcih then reflects badly on me.
What do you do with deps? Do you have a set of people you call? and what if your go to guys can;t do it.
D