notoscum.org

Z: I normally ask this as a starter when interviewing a production so the readers would have an idea of the production. Eeya, Can you tell me something about your productions? Or may I say Productions?

Eeya: Ok yung garaje production nagstart siya ng last year. hindi ko matandaan kung August or September kasi at the same time my gig din ako sa dalawa ko pang prods., yung isa kong prod kase like what i've said mga beginners ang priority so kadalasan mga emo ang line up tas yung isa is pure metal. So ayun, may isa akong friend na member ng isang band na nagpaturo kung paano magorganize ng gig. Ayun nabuo ang garaje production. Pero yung line up namin iba sa nauna kong dalawang production.

Z: Can you tell me the names of the other productions?

Eeya: Yung reserved production and mood101 production

Z: What music does this 2 more productions cater?

Eeya: Yung reserved production open genre siya,usually mga friends kong bands and mga baguhan yung tumutugtog. Yung mood101 siguro yung ibang bands natatandaan pa nila itong prod na to. Metal lagi ang line up and kadalasan mga friends din namin ng partner ko ang nakaline up.

Z: Why produce shows? Are you in a band? What made you decide on putting up a production?

Eeya: Because of underground music. College days ko kasi nanonood na ako ng mga gigs ng mga friends ko and nafeel ko yung sincerity at passion sa music ng mga undergroud bands, Since sinusuportahan ko naman ang music nila. Tapos, may friend ako na may production nun, but I forgot the name of prod eh, my slot silang binigay saken nun since mura lang naman ang rent ng bar and afford ko naman so sinubukan ko and pinatugtog ko mga friends kong banda dito sa Pasig and monthly na nagkagig ang reserved. Pinapractice ko din siya kase dun sa business na tinayo namen ng mga friends ko handle ko ang event management.

Z: When did you start ticket selling/remittance?

Eeya: What? natatandaan ko first 2 gigs lang ako nagpaprint ng tickets sa reserved pero hindi siya ticketselling, para lang my souvenir sa mga guest pero matrabaho kaya di ko na tinuloy magpaprint ng tickets.

Z: Okay to be sure I got it correctly; you never had the bands sell tickets to play?

Eeya: May mga humingi saken ng tickets para mapapunta nila mga friends and classmates nila pero my god mga friends ko yun. Isa lang ang naforce kong magbenta ng 20 tickets nun pero hindi siya member ng band kundi BF ko. (Hahaha)

Z: So give me a straight answer, you have never had bands sell tickets or have them remit an amount?

Eeya: Ang ibig bang sabihin ng ticket selling is magpapabenta tickets sa banda tapos pag hindi nabenta eh sila ang magbabayad?

Z: Ticket selling - required to sell tickets, if not sold, they have to pay for the tickets.

Remit - Have bands pay an amount for them to play.

Eeya: Ahh, ok ok got it. Big NO NO. On ticket selling.

Z: And Remit?

Eeya: Regarding remit. Aminado ako ginamit ko yung strategy na yun yung 300 remit with “unliguest” pero crap talaga. Ginawa ng mga bands nagbayad na lang hindi na nagdala ng guest. So walang kwenta ang remit. And hindi lahat ng banda may pera, may mga bands nga na sasabihin pag nagbackout wala sila pamasahe. Tinatanung ko kung magkano if ever ang pamasahe nila para ako na lang sasagot pero siyempre nahihiya kaya tumatanggi. And di ko po habol ang pera pag gig. Kadalasan abonado po ako. Pero okay lang kung mag-abono basta tumakbo ng maayos ang gig at masaya lahat ng tao. Kuntento na ako pagpuno ang bar kahit puro friends ko lang ang manuod basta kumpleto yung band na tutugtog, at madaming beer.

Z: How long did this process run for the production? Did it happen just once? What month did this happen?

Eeya: Yung remit? dati binabanggit namen sa mga banda pero hindi nasusunod kasi late ako lagi sa call time. Joke!! Wala lang ni-require ko talaga siya I think December last year or January this year. Pero ayun hindi effective.

Z: Why didn’t it turn out effective? Can you tell me what happened to that gig?

Eeya: Kasi ginawa ng mga bands nagbayad lang ng remit hindi nagdala ng guest.

Z: How did you learn about having bands remit or require the bands to sell tickets just to play?

Eeya: Kasi kaya ko ginawa yun para pang hakot ng guest kasi nga kahit ilan pwede di ba? pero parang naisip ko din na di kaya parang nag mukha akong pera nun. Pero nung time na yun may mga bands na sinabi di nila kaya mag remit pinatugtog pa din namin,kasi di naman kami no pay no play eh.

Zsa: Ah okay, it's just one gig? That’s it? It never happened again?

Eeya: Yeah, kase nung March nagpa-invite na lang ako sa mga bands ng friend nila, Yun yung part 2 ng all female fronted bands (ADITI 2), successful kasi 1 band lang ang hindi nakarating at dami sumuporta pati mga members ng ilang bands at mga friends namin, so ayun, sarap ng feeling.

Z: Did you ever feel guilty doing it?

Eeya: Kung siguro ang aim ng pagpaparemit ko is para kumita ng pera. Siguro magi-guilty ako. Pero hindi yun yung nasa isip ko eh.

Z: How did you find out about the link http://filipinometal.com/fuckyou/?

Eeya: Honestly, hindi ako mahilig makisali sa mga forums eh. Nakakareceive ako ng mga text regarding sa issue. Yung unang list hindi kasama yung garaje eh and nagulat ako nung inimform ako ng friend ko na kasama na sa list. tapos ayun, ng register na ko sa filmet. Ayun nabasa ko na yung thread na yun.

Z: What were your initial reactions when you found out that one of your productions were on the list?

Eeya: Shocked and na-depress. Inisip ko bakit ganun, gusto kong makausap yung lead ng nagpasama samen sa list. As in nag-away pa kami ng partner ko na sabihin wag ko na lang patulan pero pangalan kasi inaalagaan ko eh.

Z: You probably know why you were listed right? Whether it was a one time thing, or it happened more than once, you know why you were added on the list. That is because you had bands remit Php 300 on a gig.

Eeya: Yeah, naintindihan ko naman. So ayun gusto ko lang magexplain ng side ko. Kasi isa na din yung prods ko sa mga, anu ba exact word dun? Binabastos ng mga nagcocomment.

Z: Commenting where specifically?

Eeya: Comment ng mga bands sa mga productions.

Z: How did bands and others treat your production when the issue of your production surfaced? Any story you’d like to share about it?

Eeya: Wala pa naman. Pero yung iba nag taka din bat kasali ako.

Z: How about the bands you told to remit?

Eeya: Baka sila nagpasali sa akin sa list hindi ko din masisisi.

Z: Since you are now admitting that it only happened once, and clearing the fact that it was not a scheme you normally do on your production, do you have any plans of supporting us on our cause?

Eeya: Hindi ko pa alam kung pano. Paano ba? Willing akong sumuporta.

Z: Now, the best part producers love.

What are your thoughts or comments about the people behind the cause and the infamous scum list?

Eeya: Balak ko talaga di magpakilala eh. Siguro wala namang masama sa mga pinaglalaban and you have all the right para magsalita pero in a professional way kasi may mga nababasa ako na bad words na ginagamit.

Z: You probably know that we practice freedom of speech, and you probably know that it's how we express ourselves. If you have read some other comments, you would probably have an idea why we hate the people behind these scum productions.

Eeya: Yeah, I know or hindi lang siguro ako sanay na makabasa or makarinig ng ganun.

Kahit ako, hindi rin pabor sa ganung practice eh, lalo na isinasama sa promotion kung magkano yung ireremit ng band. Napaka informal, may pinagalitan akong isang prod regarding diyan sa paraan ng pagpopromote nila ng gig.

Z: I see, we appreciate that.

Eeya: Matagal ko na gustong i-explain yung side ko and ang kinatakot ko is yung makatanggap ng ganung mga words.

Z: No, it’s not done that way; it really depends on the person we are talking to. Others really don't deserve respect. An eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.

Thank you Eeya of Garaje Productions.

*Garaje Productions, deleted from list as of April 6, 2009.

All lists are soon to be updated.