Been involved in a studio share. It turned out to be more of a support system for one member. And he became utterly unpleasant - humourously so at times.
I have got a lot of work done, but it has been difficult as the person who has been unpleasant has also been knowingly or unknowingly utterly inconsiderate. He was just talking about what he needed all the time and those had to take precedence over everyone else. He configured the studio in a way that only he knew, didn't pay rent. Used everyone else's stuff, took 5/7ths of the days, tried to get the monitors taken away whilst he was holiday - under some false pretext, blamed all the problems that he caused on other people, sends rude texts, lived in the studio, owned none of the equipment, installed software over installations that I was using without discussion on a computer that wasn't his using soundcards that are not his.
I now realise why I'm not sure that I like going there anymore.
Sadly he is quite a good musician and people give him leeway for it.
He has now been removed as a partner. But after writing all that down, I think I will ask that the main partner who is now working with finds someone else who can bring in that sort of work. That guy can find another studio as far as I care.
But things seem to be looking up a bit in terms of work and contacts - nothing to do with Mr Zzzz's contacts or work thankfully.
It has certainly not been a particularly creative, positive professional or profitable environment except for him.
Today I got to Brixon where the studio is to find out that the booking had been cancelled! Sadly the person had phone problems and couldn't receive texts, send them or make calls as his phone was broken and his replacement didn't work properly. Button problems. Alas.....
What are car crash. However we have good equipment and a good room. And the remaining partners are all human.
Anyway I guess I need a place to write and talk about the work I have been doing.
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