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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Monte" data-source="post: 124143" data-attributes="member: 285">Re: What do you do?Did you have a contract for gig A or gig B?&nbsp; Using a contract for your services will put you up above the ankle-biters in a prospective client&#039;s eyes.Having a signed contract with the start/end times makes your situation a no-brainer.My experience comes from a wedding gig with my classical group that I did several years ago: I had contracted a wedding ceremony with a start time of 4:45pm.&nbsp; I then got called for a wedding within a mile of the original booking with a start time of 2:45pm with a list end time of 4:00pm.Both performances were documented with Musician&#039;s Union contracts/deposits, etc.On the day of the events the 2:45pm bride decided to arrive at the church 45 mins late...thus her ceremony ran over...&nbsp; At 4:15pm we left the church (mid-ceremony) and went to the 2nd gig, tuned, and started by our contracted time.The bride and groom from the first wedding were really mad but in reality the bride blew it...and I let the priest and the groom know..&nbsp; I informed the groom that if he wanted to pursue in legal fashion to go for it!Yes, we were paid in full for gig #1.Use a signed contract for all of your gigs and all problems will be moot.Mike Monte</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mike Monte, post: 124143, member: 285"] Re: What do you do? Did you have a contract for gig A or gig B? Using a contract for your services will put you up above the ankle-biters in a prospective client's eyes. Having a signed contract with the start/end times makes your situation a no-brainer. My experience comes from a wedding gig with my classical group that I did several years ago: I had contracted a wedding ceremony with a start time of 4:45pm. I then got called for a wedding within a mile of the original booking with a start time of 2:45pm with a list end time of 4:00pm. Both performances were documented with Musician's Union contracts/deposits, etc. On the day of the events the 2:45pm bride decided to arrive at the church 45 mins late...thus her ceremony ran over... At 4:15pm we left the church (mid-ceremony) and went to the 2nd gig, tuned, and started by our contracted time. The bride and groom from the first wedding were really mad but in reality the bride blew it...and I let the priest and the groom know.. I informed the groom that if he wanted to pursue in legal fashion to go for it! Yes, we were paid in full for gig #1. Use a signed contract for all of your gigs and all problems will be moot. Mike Monte [/QUOTE]

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