Signed a new band.
They're young and in terms of business ... babes in the woods, fresh from a garage near you.... No bloody clue how to get decent gigs. Not incorporated, not using performance contracts, etc. That's not gonna continue being a problem.... I only get paid my 10% if they get paid, so take a wild guess if their chances of actually getting paid just went up or not....
Also, their guitarist is DAMN good.... Let me explain, most suck. This thing where this kid doesn't suck and is actually pretty damn good right off the bat is new and I approve.
Also it appears they tried to go it alone before they got sent my way. It went as you can imagine it did. T'was quite sad and they got taken advantage of a lot. Putting an end to that crap right quick.... No, no, damn it no, you get paid in more than food and booze and you limit the amount of booze you do. If anybody's getting smashed here it's me and I'm not.... If I see you going near that drugs shit, I'm gonna come over there.... I'm gonna take you to the county jail, the rehab places, and all the glorious shitholes to visit a few of my "friends" to tell you alllllll about the wonders of fourth and fifth degree felony possession charges.... If that doesn't work, I'll take you to the fucking cemetery (to scream at you by a headstone) where the last musician ended up after some of that shit and who would've been better off if I had shitkicked him til he got sober. I will restrain myself from kicking you square in the nuts, somehow, even though it would be good for you and certainly better than jail or a grave.
I got no idea what kind of presentation/showmanship you're going for but whatever the hell that shit is, we're gonna fix that up so club owners hire you. Also the whole "letting a fan get in your head" thing.... Let me tell you about a little English band and a godawful ... shrieking thing named Yoko Ono who survived what must've been millions of pinpricks in countless voodoo dolls and unnumbered psychic death wishes....
I got them several gigs right off the bat with performance contracts to sign and down payments.
They swear I'm a wizard.