How Pissed Off Should I Be?

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introduce a new rule. no smoking withing 20 ft. of the building. then explain why..
 
Great, so now your next big "up and coming" artist is a legit singer, real skills and allergies. He/she sits in your place, warms up and in 15 minute the eyes are turning red, the sinuses are thickening and the gig is finished.

Unless you're catering strictly to club bands that live and work in environments like this every day, I'd lay it out.
 
Charge them for the following:

A nice BTU (to compliment the room volume) air cleaner. AND!! some Peppermint oil sprizted hepa filters (X how many you need). Plus some baking powder bags out the wazoo. + Labor
 
Todzilla said:
Confrontation is coming. Your thoughts?...
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Strictly talking out of my ass, taking a stroll down hypothetical lane...


I think they are full of shit. I'm a very avid smoker, and a place don't reek like that unless you are right up in there with an ash tray, a few laughs and a "whatever, it's not my place" kind of attitude.


They violated the santity of your space, which could hurt you in the future for other clients.

They may just be rolling through without a vaginal pubic hair's care in the world. Meanwhile, your stuck with a smoke stack for a space that nobody ends up using because it reeks. It's damaging to creativity. I hurts your self respect to a degree. Unless you are trying to go for that ranchy bar/club vibe.

In the studio, for example (knowing that smoke speeds up damage to senstive circutry), you let them know your policy on a studio as a means to service a community, not individual egos.


It's been said a million times, "if you want to use this place again, then take care of it."

I mean, you may not tell an Eddie Van Halen to fuck off, but I'm sure he can understand that a professional environment carries certain rules and manners. It's just common courtesy.

The expense, the hassle, the reputation...that's implied and should be made viciously serious.


It's the one pet peeve that sets me off, no matter who they are.
 
I'm a smoker, my wife is a smoker and the keyboardist, the other guitarist and the singer are occasional smokers.

Rule #1 - no cigs in the studio - period-kaput. I do not want to have 15 years worth of work and effort getting coated with nicotine residue.

Rule #2 - Seee Rule #1

Rule #3 - If you can't follow the above tow rules, then carry your ass home.

We were on the search for a singer and found one who would have worked out very well. he could not exist in a non-smoking enviromet so he was told to leave.
 
LeeRosario said:
Strictly talking out of my ass, taking a stroll down hypothetical lane...


I think they are full of shit. I'm a very avid smoker, and a place don't reek like that unless you are right up in there with an ash tray, a few laughs and a "whatever, it's not my place" kind of attitude.


They violated the santity of your space, which could hurt you in the future for other clients.

They may just be rolling through without a vaginal pubic hair's care in the world. Meanwhile, your stuck with a smoke stack for a space that nobody ends up using because it reeks. It's damaging to creativity. I hurts your self respect to a degree. Unless you are trying to go for that ranchy bar/club vibe.

In the studio, for example (knowing that smoke speeds up damage to senstive circutry), you let them know your policy on a studio as a means to service a community, not individual egos.


It's been said a million times, "if you want to use this place again, then take care of it."

I mean, you may not tell an Eddie Van Halen to fuck off, but I'm sure he can understand that a professional environment carries certain rules and manners. It's just common courtesy.

The expense, the hassle, the reputation...that's implied and should be made viciously serious.


It's the one pet peeve that sets me off, no matter who they are.
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That's hardcore! Dude, you're so rock 'n' roll :p :rolleyes:
 
I'm with LeeRosario on this one... I've been a smoker for a long time, and a cigarette butt being carried into the studio and put in the trash can is not going to make it smell hardly at all unless there was like an entire trashcan full of hundreds of them... But ultimately, no smoke around music equipment if you are serious... it can do serious damage over time that will be frustrating and ultimately cost you money and time to replace and/or fix.
 
i've actually had this issue come up quite a bit in the studio. i put a bucket outside the back door so that they just put the butts in there when the are done. Cigarette butts are one thing but black and milds are becoming more popular it seems and the absolutely SMELL LIKE SHIT! about a hundred times worse then cigarettes do. One of those half smoked placed in a trash has made my entire studio smell. The biggest issue similar to this one i have had was someone that had come in for the first time into the studio. Most people would have the common sense to put what ever they're smoking out before coming in. Not him though. He walked in with a black and mild lit just puffing away acting like he could give a fuck less. This pissed me off to begin with. When I asked him politely to put it out, he turned around, walked slowly to the door and took a few more hits of it before walking outside. THIS REALLY PISSED ME OFF! But I had to act professional and I politely asked him to leave. Never scheduled any more time with him again. I figure that If I am going to run a studio 40-50 hours a week, I am going to be comfortable with everyone I work with and I have the right to be picky. Sorry about the rant :D
 
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