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So here's another edition of "Undercover". My last post investigated Skylights Productions and Exegesis Productions.

This time, I investigated GC Productions and Kermit Productions. These two productions have been in the scum list since it was first published.

I posed as a band member of fictitious band "Wizza". My alias was Wizza Santos (the "vocalist" of that band). I created an email account (wizzasantos@yahoo.com).

The first prod I investigated was Kermit Productions. A vocalist of a certain band sent me the contact details of this prod through my real Yahoo! Account. She reported that they had to pay P300 in order to perform and were also required to bring guests. I chatted with them using E-Buddy Messenger (that's why there are indicators such as "I say" and "*** says"). Hmmm.... this prod changed their ways.

Here's the full chat transcript:

I say:
hi po! eto po sa kermit?

johnpauldcruz says:
yep

I say:
si wizza po ako

I say:
*Wizza Santos

johnpauldcruz says:
helow

I say:
vocalist po ng Wizza

I say:
kailan po next gig nyo?

johnpauldcruz says:
ay baka may na po

I say:
ah may pa...

johnpauldcruz says:
yp

johnpauldcruz says:
anung genre nyo??

I say:
pop rock / alternative

I say:
ginagawa po ung mulitply site namin

I say:
nagdon po sample ng mga kanta namin

I say:
kung sakali maykasali kami sa lineup

I say:
ano po guidelines nyo?

johnpauldcruz says:
cge cge ill check it

I say:
ano po guidelines nyo sa prod?

johnpauldcruz says:
4 songs all originals mostly bands from kermit are alternative po

johnpauldcruz says:
p

I say:
ah

I say:
may bebenta po na tix?

johnpauldcruz says:
nope

I say:
magkano po babayaran namin?

johnpauldcruz says:
wala

johnpauldcruz says:
2g2g lang tau

I say:
oh?

johnpauldcruz says:
tapos syempre invite din tau ng friends

I say:
req po magdala ng guest?

johnpauldcruz says:
sana

I say:
ah

I say:
kasi usually, 3 lang po dinadala namin

johnpauldcruz says:
oks

I say:
iba kayo sa mga ibang prod

I say:
wala kami binabayaran dito

johnpauldcruz says:
hehehehe

johnpauldcruz says:
nang galing din kasi kami sa ganyan and we didnt like it

I say:
cge po, update nalang po kita

I say:
thx

johnpauldcruz says:
09175124627

johnpauldcruz says:
text text

I say:
thank you po

johnpauldcruz says:
np

The verdict?

Days after conducting my investigation on Kermit, I decided to investigate GC Productions. I found their site on Mutliply (http://www.gcprod.multiply.com). As I was reading their rules, I knew instantly that they were a corrupt prod. So I got their YM account and I chatted with them (this time, using Yahoo Messenger).

GC stands for Graceless Cockroach Productions.

Here's the full chat transcript:

Wizza Santos: hi po!
Wizza Santos: pede po magtanong?
Wizza Santos: gusto po namin tumugtog sa next gig nyo...
gc production: sure. pakibasa po muna ung rules. pag ok seneo, tell me.
gc production: http://www.friendster.com/gcprod
Wizza Santos: pay to play po?
Wizza Santos: d ko po gets..
Wizza Santos: "bands who will not attend on the day of the gig must pay a FINE P300.00"
gc production: no were not pay to play.
Wizza Santos: pero ticket selling kayo?
gc production: limited bands lang kc ung kailangan ng prod. so pag may mga talkshit po na nag pa-lynup den di umattnd kawawa ung prod.
gc production: bands must bring 6 friends. ticket selling na rin cguro para sa iba
Wizza Santos: magkano po tix sa next gig nyo?
gc production: 100 lang.
gc production: mei mga freebies kami like shirt and bottle of lambanog
Wizza Santos: req po namin mabenta ung tix?
gc production: oo. madali lang naman mag hakot.
gc production: 6 lang naman.
gc production: ilan po kau sa banda?
Wizza Santos: pano pag d namin na benta lahat ng tix? di po kami makakatugtog?
Wizza Santos: 4 kami sa banda
Wizza Santos: Wizza yung banda namin
gc production: depende ehh.. if maaga kayo papa2g2gin namin kau.
Wizza Santos: ah..
gc production: pero kung di na nga kau nkapag dala ng 6 guest tas di neo pa cnunod ung call time. sori nalang ho.
Wizza Santos: kailanngan talaga 6 guests?
gc production: oo 4 naman kau need neo lang magdala ng 6.
Wizza Santos: ah ok
gc production: kaya ko nga po pala pinabasa muna ung rules para al least alam neo.
Wizza Santos: eto po number namin: 09205878999
Wizza Santos: um
Wizza Santos: sino po ung kinakausap ko ngayon?
gc production: if di ok seneo ung rules ok lang.
gc production: im teng nga pala.
gc production: salamat ah.
Wizza Santos: ok... paguusapan namin ng banda ko
Wizza Santos: thx!

The verdict?

Stay tuned for the next edition.