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  • shankd0g0

    yeah i have to say that post is BS...
    i have so much work from labels with NO money who have paid me.

    just recently i did a WHOLE LOT of work for these guys.. www.gritrecords.com

    the flash intro, the point of purchase posters, the cd cover, LP, 12 inch layouts...

    all said.. maybe i made $10 an hour..maybe a little more.. and with clients like Atlantic Records, Rawkus, MCA Records, V2 Records, Sequence Records, already in my portfolio, I didn't need the work.. I WANTED to be involved in it.

    I've been DJing since 1985 and whenever I can I ask for doubles of whatever the label wants to throw at me...

    Sorry. I got off track.. but. this gritrecords cat is funding just about ALL of this stuff himself. He's a regular guy with a wife and kids and stilll manages to send me a few bucks here and there even if it is only as a token of his appreciation.

    Bottom line is, why is a design AGENCY looking for someone and not the label itself. In that situation.. i could see a label saying we really only have $200 but we really need a site.

    In that instance I'd see more serious people jumping at the opportunity.

    Just seems fishy.

    And again, when/if I get more work i can handle...i will continue to offer it here.. i cant offer much because honestly, I'm not billing design house rates... but i am willing to share the 'wealth' where it is needed.

    I myself been 'unemployed' since Oct and know how it is to need every dime that comes across the plate.

    Sorry for the run-on post.

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