STM(mm/dd/year) THE END

ok so heres the deal we will no longer be having STM parties at Callahans

because; The sound guy refuses to opperate the PA (sound system... for the young bucks out there) my only option is to buy a PA and we can continue to throw parties... i'm not buying a damn PA

Callahans is a blues bar not a night club... if we blow the speakers that ruins business for their functions that support the bar and keep their doors open... compared to the two nights a month we were having parties there

so heres the deal... at first it wasn't an issue... i made it very clear we were to respect the sound guy if we wanted to keep hip-hop in the hearts of a bar that supported us and never had a bad thing to say about our functions.

some people did not take my advice (cause what do I know right? right...) the past two functions, and i won't name any names, but people vocally in front of the crowd on the mic demanded things like, Bass to be turned up... or ordering the sound guy around to skip through their tracks.

lesson 1: CD-R's cost like 30 cents buy a couple and organize your tracks in the order you want your set list... the sound guy's job is not to be your DJ ... you wanna get fresh with it go to your studio you record at and track your set list as one track thats what i do when i get booked for a gig!!!... just a smart idea so you have no one to blame but yourself .... i know for a fact Royalty is up on that TIP!!!

lesson 2: it is disrespectful to tell the sound guy (and i keep saying sound guy because this is a universal lesson but learn his name atleast in this instance it's PJ or Pete) how to do his job while your infront of a bar full of people... "hey man turn the bass up" or "i can't hear myself turn the mic up" ... i noticed alot of people havn't learned mic presence ...you need to put that mic right on your mouth don't worry none of the other emcee's got the plauge ... we can't do sound checks for every MC

so look... Callahans is not Joe Louis Arena or the Fox or St. Andrews your not going to get everything you want out of a sound system created for traveling Blues acts or "Blues Travelers" LOL personally i thought it was a great venue we had quality stage lights and the sound was "good enough" and by good enough let me tell a story about my first few years as a performer

my first concert was some house party with one of those bootleg home stereo's with turn tables and a mic... as i progressed it got a little better

i played the back of some bookstore with like one speaker working on the PA

i played a coffee shop with like a 200 watt PA (thats not good at all LOL...speakers were cardboard)

i've played dive bars from hamtramck to flint ... none of these places even had monitors


and none of them were as well outfitted as Callahans

in these times we need to be thankful for the love we are shown... i personally have to take major issue with this after i kept reminded EVERYONE to respect the sound guy ... not only did you screw me out of a couple bucks i was making to organize this party (which i need since my hours at work are dwindling) ... you screwed yourselves out of opportunities to perform at Auburn Hills only hip-hop night .... you screwed Hip-Hop... thats right i said it you fucked over hip-hop music

ask anyone whos been doing this long enough WE (the hip-hop community) don't have enough venues out here supporting us.... If i could i'd throw Rock n' Roll shows... then i wouldn't have to deal with the ego's of people who have a fraction of the stage experience I have (remind you my first concert was 8 years ago... ) BUT i don't throw rock n' roll shows (if i was smart i would thats where the real money is) i do it cause i love hip-hop and i love all the young artists (no-homo) out there... doing this for the love of music... cause thats what it's all about not being a tough guy on stage or acting cool MAN it's about Saving the 'goddamn" Music


I hope this is a lesson learned... and i'm not salty about it cause in my opinion you win some you lose some. If you can learn from this that is more rewarding than any money or fame that could have come of this party. So read listen and learn

until my next party endevour lets all do our parts to Save the Music

so main moral to take away: be very mindful and humble with the people who work at the places you perform you might never know what kinds of negative or positive effects your actions may bring

peace,
Robo