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AITJ for "holding hostage" a famous local musician’s album because he refuses to pay my full rate?
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Six weeks of work. Twelve-hour days. Vocals tuned, drums essentially rebuilt from scratch because the original session drummer left something to be desired. This is not a quick favor or a casual weekend project. This is months of a person's professional life delivered at a professional standard, now being offered partial compensation on the grounds that the client is somewhat well-known locally.
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It’s like payment disputes in creative industries have their own playbook because they're all remarkably consistent. First comes the accusation of unprofessionalism. Then comes the claim that art is being stifled. Then a manager gets involved to mention that the local scene is very small and reputations travel fast. The implicit message in all of this is that the person asking to be paid should be more worried about their standing than about their invoice.
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Holding the high-res masters until the bill is cleared is not holding anything hostage. It is the standard and entirely reasonable way that every creative service transaction is supposed to work. The watermarked previews exist precisely for this moment. The engineer did everything correctly and is now being pressured to undo it because the other party is generating cryptic Instagram posts about gatekeepers.
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Rent is a fixed monthly expense. Clout, it turns out, is not accepted as a form of payment by landlords anywhere.
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