Gabe Reed Productions akaGabe Reed aka Metal All Stars Failed to pay an agreed cancellation fee and reimbursements for a cancelled 2015 European Metal Allstar Tour . Malibu California

First of all, I want to apologize for my abruptness on the telephone but as you can imagine there is a lot of stress involved with the cancellation of a tour and the expenses associated with it. 

 

I have reviewed your demands and here is what I can realistically do:

 

1. I know that you paid 500 for the carnate and you attached a the $840 invoice for the credentials = $1340 expenses which I am fine with paying.

 

This is incorrect.  The total for my out of pocket expenses are $1505.00

 

$     885.00 Credentials + shipping fee. (receipt attached)

$       50.00 Radio rental restock fee

$     540.00 International Carnet

$        30.00 Wire Fee

 

 

2. I will pay $5500 which is 50% of your salaries. 

 

This only covers the tour advance and post fees for the four (4) crew that were actively advancing the tour.

We started the tour advance full on March 18 and only stopped Saturday April 18 when you called me informing me of the cancellation.

Even then we had to work the following Monday in canceling all of the vendors and promoters/venues.

I have a bank of emails supporting this.

That’s one month of work for a week salary.

Now you want to offer us 1/2 ($5500.00) for ($11,000) of work?

 

Total crew salary for the advance is $11,000.00

• Tour Manager- $4000.00


• Production Manager - $2500.00


• Production Coordinator - $2000.00


• Audio Engineer- $2500.00 (A&H iLive tour audio endorsement)

 

3. $10,000 total as a cancellation fee.

You have eleven (11) crew that committed 4 weeks service to you from April 20 - May 17.

My crew are now only making 2 weeks salary due to low ticket sales and overall logistic expense.

On April 14, 6 days before we are suppose to travel to Prague, you ask me to submit a budget to land you in the $150k to $175k.

I was able to get you $250k.

Friday April 17 you, John and I had a conversation about the state of affairs and we left that conversation with the assurances that you were having you travel agent ticket the airfares that evening (3 DAYS BEFORE WE ARE SUPPOSE TO FLY TO PRAGUE!)

At this point everyone is prepping to leave their homes and families, spend one more weekend with them and commit to delivering the best Metal Allstars experience in Europe.

 

Total crew salary for the eleven (11) crew for one week, removing per diem and wire fees, is $25,000.00

 

 

On behalf of the Metal Allstars crew, I will happily settle with you for the following amounts.

 

$  1,505.00 Marciano’s paid expenses

$  7,000.00 Crew advance salary (less Marciano’s $4,000.00 salary)

$21,000.00Crew 1 week salary (less Marciano’s $4,000.00 salary)

* All crew salary and payroll sheets attached as they were originally emailed to you and John on April 10.

 

TOTAL SETTLEMENT 29,535.00 USD   ($29,505.00 USD + $30.00 wire fee)

 

I am surrendering my entire agreed salary for the tour advance and one tour week to get my guys the money they deserve and I promised them based on our conversation on the phone on Saturday April 18.