Metparties The bullying, scamming, stealing, dishonesty of Metparties London Other
I used to work for Valentine (otherwise known as Val) in his office at Gerrard Street, and want to draw peoples attention to how dishonest he is in business - as I had learnt over time how often he has spent time ripping people off.
He used to:
Have his door staff mark up the walk-ins at a nightclub onto the Metparties list. One night Metparties only had 3 people in on their guestlist at the door of a club, but their door host (Emily Rawson) marked up names onto the Metparties list from the people who walked up to the door. These people should have been marked against the in-house list for the club, but Val used to encourage Emily to steal these people onto the Metparties list. The clubs were non the wiser, and used to pay Metparties huge sums of money as a result.
Also with their sub-promoter's, they use to get tell promters that they only had 6 people in when they had 20 people in so they could pay them less commission. Altogether it was a very disgusting deal.
He would boast that he went to a great business school, but i wondered whether or not this was the way all businessmen like him though - he seemed to think it was normal to steal as much money away from others as possible.
I advise any club working with Metparties to stop, and clubs that are thinking of working with Valentine or Metparties to not do so.
Also, any promoter's that currently submit lists or have ever submitted lists through Metparties should chase Valentine for owed money, and stop putting lists through the company.
Anon
London
United Kingdom
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James
London,Europe,
United Kingdom
Shocking as it may read its not true.
#2UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fri, October 31, 2008
I was shocked to come across this as i looked for some information on google regarding metparties. I have known Val for around 6/7 years since he first started promoting nightclubs and started off as many of us have done as a "Sub-Promoter".
Val has worked very hard to build a strong and respected company in a very competitive industry. I have worked at several venues with Metparties over the past few years and with both Val, Emily and the rest of the team and find them professional and fair. I have ofen referred good promoters to them as i work in a different field and have never had a single complaint about pay and never have we personally had any problems when it has come to being paid for any work we have done.
I think the basis of the complaint above is seriously false. I'm not aware of this person ever working at Metparties office as stated and feel this may be some sad competitor who has lost a contract or feels hard done by. I think this is the lowest of the low to go to such extraordinary lengths to effect someones reputation and would not be suprised if some kind of legal action is taken against the person who uses slander to damage one of london's biggest nightclub events companies.
I have never gotten to know Val or any of the other team personally but they have always been professional and courteous. They have worked their way up from a small guestlist company and have become one of londons best nightclub promoters, which they would not achieve if they where ripping clubs and staff off.
I have worked with several different companies and any dealing I have had with Metparties has always been honest and open. You should feel free to deal with them in confidence and in the knowledge that they are open and helpful.
Ignore this anonymous complaint. Surely the fact its anonymous says it all!!