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I was ejected from City Club after 4 songs into my second set, around 1:50am.
I was told by Sybil Carter, the manager of the club, that there was a single (1) complaint of “too much techno.” She decided at that point that I was a threat to the stability of the dance floor regardless to the fact that the dancefloor was full previous to and during the song ‘Lonely’ by Praga Kahn. She decided to use the head of security to inform my DJ partner I was to be removed because of this one complaint, regardless of the impact upon him or the patrons.
This as a practice, in my view, is unaccecptabe from a managerial position, and from the standpont of a person who is hired to entertain the patrons of an estabilishment. It was my position that as an employee at the City Club , the professonal thing to do was to provide two (2) weeks notice and give the management time to find an adequate replacement. I had given that notice and time, and apparently the management did not believe I should remain as an entertainer at the club any longer.
I encourage you, the patron of City Club, to express a displeasure in the management practice in discarding an entertainment provider at will based upon a single complant. This practice, in my opinion, is very unprofessional and deserves to be rallied against.
As a result, my farewell set as scheduled next Friday will not take place. I hope you will all be able to join me this upcoming Saturday, October 4, 2003, at Luna in Royal Oak, for my introductory night as the weekly resident DJ. I guarantee it will be a night to remember.
I hope you will also take the time to farewell DJ Bill Paskins tonight, September 27, 2003, who will be presenting his farewell set at Luna as a resident DJ. He plans to spend more time focusing on his record store, East Alley Records in downtown Rochester, Michigan.
Take care of each other, and I’ll see you at Luna next Saturday!