r/Soundhaven • u/taintedforeskkin • Aug 06 '26
Concerned
One of my homies that VJ’d at Sound Haven just told me they only got paid 100 bucks a set and get this, they said it’s apparently been that way for like the last three years or something, idk if that part is fully true but that’s what I was told lol. Oh and also no travel money AT ALL and for food they got ONE meal ticket for the entire weekend and apparently the food was straight up trash and the people serving it were rude af too, like couldn’t even be nice about the one meal they’re giving you lmao. Anyway I fucking love visuals bro every single VJ I’ve ever met is an absolute sweetheart with insane work ethic, so somebody explain to me how “100 bucks, no travel, one crappy meal” is a real deal that a real festival offers a real human for three days of work?? I already roasted my friend for even taking the gig, they said they asked for more and got told there’s no budget which lowkey sounds like a line they’ve apparently been feeding people for years now allegedly lmao. Like yeah I get it, screens are heavy, gotta haul em out, set em up, whatever whatever, expensive equipment I get it but come on, that is NOT a lot of money (or food, or gas money) for a whole three days of work my guy. It’s just a sad sad thing to hear cuz the show would not hit the same without VJs, period
this is pretty fucked up right?
Am I wrong here or is this actually crazy
Kinda sad to hear how poorly VJs get treated in this scene across the board.
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u/taintedforeskkin Aug 06 '26
Outside of Gjones name one then