How Pissed Off Should I Be?

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Situation: Producer and Band need a place to rehearse material for upcoming CD project. Friend of a Friend recommends my place. Guys seem cool, the producer is a peer bandmate from way back. I let them know the ground rules, including a "No Smoking" policy. After their first day, the place reeks of ciggy butts. With all my insulation based acoustic treatments, the scent is gonna be around for a loooong time.

I'm pretty steamed about it, although I suspect the claim will be they didn't smoke in the studio, it musta wafted in from outside. But the place still stinks like an ashtray after running the AC on outside air exchange mode all night. I've had plenty of guys smoke outside my studio before and come back in to play, never to have a lingering nauseating smell like this.

Confrontation is coming. Your thoughts?...
 
Lt. Bob said:
toss 'em out ....... that's absiolutely what I'd do.
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Agreed. I would be beyond furious. Even as a smoker, I would be mad.
 
Also, I'd be charging them for the febreeze and whatever else you want to do to try and eliminate the smell (candles, what the fuck ever) as well as the time you put into it
 
Maybe you can charge them for breaking that rule! I´m serious...
They did something that´s not good at all, well, maybe they should pay you for doing that...
In fact, you can actually include that on your bill... That way you´ll be less pissed too! :cool:
 
Make them take care of getting rid of the smell, then throw them out. I smoke like a chimney, but it's not allowed in my studio, I don't want the smell and the damage on my stuff.
 
Todzilla said:
...Friend of a Friend recommends my place...
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Go to your "friend" and make him feel like shit because he brought this on. Also make HIM explain to the band why you were offended after doing THEM a huge favor.

I mean, what if you got drunk and sprayed champaign all over their instruments while they rehearsed?
 
1) Send them a bill first thing in the morning for febreeze, cost of the electricty for running the AC for 3 days straight, and new acoustic treatment.
2) Confront the producer and tell him if the band breaks the rules, they are automatically kicked out. Do it in a stern but not disrespectful way.
If he comes with any ifs, butts or ands tell him they shoulda thought about that before they smoked in the studio. If they deny smoking in the studio tell them its over anyways and you expect the money by the end of the week.
3) Install a smoke detector in your studio from now on.
4) Setup some kind of legal contract from now on so that in the future someones breaks the rules you can legally sue them. Also, include a fee in the contract or a sentence that explains all damages will have to be paid in full.

Mike
 
The Denoument: The dudes said (and as you read on, it'll ring true) that they were very careful not to smoke in the studio. Further, they wanted to not leave butts lying outside, esp. since there's a sandbox right near the studio with kids toys etc... So, they brought the snuffed butts (the Bugler nasty hand-rolled things) INTO the studio and put 'em in the trash can (They're musicians, not rocket surgeons).

Realizing their goof, they emptied the trash can today, aired the studio out, moved the trashcan outside and smoked next door. Everything seems fine and non-stinky now.

Lesson learned though...
 
In the future you may just want to put an ashcan or something similar outside for brain-surgeons such as these :)
 
Nightfire said:
Are they any good musically at least? :D


Mike
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Don't know about the band, but the producer is full time, played a lot in the New York / Hoboken scene and plays a secret supporting role with one of the most Gawdawfully popular bands of the 90s. He's actually a great songwriter and performer.
 
Todzilla said:
The Denoument: The dudes said (and as you read on, it'll ring true) that they were very careful not to smoke in the studio. Further, they wanted to not leave butts lying outside, esp. since there's a sandbox right near the studio with kids toys etc... So, they brought the snuffed butts (the Bugler nasty hand-rolled things) INTO the studio and put 'em in the trash can (They're musicians, not rocket surgeons).

Realizing their goof, they emptied the trash can today, aired the studio out, moved the trashcan outside and smoked next door. Everything seems fine and non-stinky now.

Lesson learned though...
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Why didn't you just kick ass and take names later like everyone else suggested? Can't people just act irrationally in the heat of the moment instead of giving others a chance? What's this world coming too? :rolleyes:
 
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