Ricky 'the rodent' Rodal / Ku Dos / Enrique Rodal / Richie Carrera

Ricky was just trying out the Robin Hood tax

Thanks for the info thats has been filtering through and yes this is actually me trying to track Ricky down.
Its not really about anyone grassing people up but, from all I have heard, who here really gives two fcuks about Ricky?
I have been given the run around for over six months now and despite twice tracking him down and him promising to pay he has once again avoided me. His name has been placed on the promoter blacklist with all DJ agents.

I appreciate any help at all in trying to track him down.

Jay

But what about Winter Wonderland?!

By the time I had blacklisted him he had booked the DJs for the show and Pete I believe paid deposits etc.
It turns out that Ricky was only hired to book the DJs for Pete but that he was not actually the promoter of the event.
Whatever info I can get on Ricky or anyone who he is working with then I can update all the other agents, they can then choose to work with them or not, more often they choose not too.

Jay

Makes you wonder how stupid you must be to try it like, what was he expecting would happen?

so what exactly happend with this and the internet watchdogs lol?

he booked a few people to play different events without any intention of paying them? when people took the piss he said he would get the internet watchdogs?

that's actually mint crack

jay pidgeon must be a shit agent like, only being able to get half of his clients' fees and all that...

Same here, i the promoters just up and coming he probably doesn't have that sort of money upfront, and is using a big DJ to get the night publicity and off the mark, so paying half before, and half using door takings seems fine to me.

Unfortunately rat boys a cunt.

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spent Marco v fees on cowies

"someone call dog the bounty hunter"

Standard practice innit.

Makes you realise why a lot of agents are aggressive and pushy- too many promoters who do shit like this gives everyone else a bad name

A thank you

Yup, dead on.

It's just taking advantage of a promoters good nature. Or completely taking the piss in this case.

When a few of us have stuck events on in the past we've only ever been able to muster up the deposit to secure the DJ's booking after forking out for the likes of Club Hire/Promo/Flights etc... etc... in full. It's then up to the Agent to decide if he/she trusts the promoters enough to pay up once the nights cashed up (in which case most people who can bare there face in Public do).

In this particular case there wouldn't normally have been any room for scrutiny imo? Cream's a well known brand, proposed to be held at Newcastle's flagship Nightclub. Just a shame he good hoodwinked by Newcastle's very own Del Boy & Rodney... or Rodent as some put it.

(As above) All this does is make booking acts of Marco's calibre even more difficult for the smaller guys around Town as there'll be no room for negotiation due to the way others have decided to operate.

Surely they could have payed up by now? doesn't Pete get paid to play at Linikers Bar now...

Was just going to post exactly the same thing

For me its a positive thing for an agent to do this, as who when just starting a new night with all the other costs that go with it can afford to pay the full DJ fees before the event?

Unfortunately though its idiots like these cunts who put agencies off having this sort of policy to help promoters out, and will only make it more difficult for people wanting to start new nights in future when they have to pay the full amount before the gig due to the agency having had their fingers burnt previously.

i agree with what your saying there like but its swings and roundabouts. even if the agent is paid in full before the gig theres no saying that the DJ booked with turn up on time if at all and be in a fit state to play a decent set worthy of their fee. professionalism and a bit of trust from both parties is whats needed. theres always twats like this trying to rip people off but id say his promoting days are over before theyve really started because of whats happened so his butchered himself of any trust or respect.

just have to hope the minority like this dont massively impact other nights abilitys to book djs. which if they do things properly and build a relationship with the agent prior to the booking if possible there shouldnt be a problem.

just to add to that theres no saying that the agents are paying up to artists also. ive heard a few stories with agents holding fees and fuckin artists over aswell and DJs not getting paid for work until month later and having to beg and chase up nob head agents to pay up. heads need to be screwed on in this business, everyones out to fuck everyone else! splendid!

i was just trying to provoke some scandal with my earlier post (and i was absolutely steaming), i wasn't actually being abusive. gutted nobody really bit though...