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Complaint Review: Rich Vreede - Black Cat Entertainment - Los Angeles California
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Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Rich Vreede - Black Cat Entertainment
3225 E. Quinnel Drive, West Covina, CA 91792 Los Angeles, 91792 California, United States of America
Phone:
626 665 1434
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www.facebook.com/rich.vreede
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Rich Vreede - Black Cat Entertainment, Hollywood Showdown, Valentines Ball, Cinco De Mayo Festival. Concert Promoter Who Rips Off Bands and Investors Los Angeles, California
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Rich Vreede of Black Cat Entertainment has allegedly been ripping off bands and investors for years. We have bore witness as he purposely ignored contracts and breached them. He often does not pay bands. Since most of the people he rips off can only take him to small claims court, he is able to get away with it by saying he has no money to pay (he had no job as of this report), then the cycle starts all over again with.
During the Valentines Ball on February 12th, 2012 at the Mayan Theater in downtown Los Angeles, he had to be escorted out of the club after the concert to avoid an angry mob of bands and investors who had been ripped off. Reportedly, one of the main bands he flew out (one way) could not even afford the airfare back home and they had to do a series of fundraising shows to make it home.
Many bands are afraid to publicly complain for fear of being blacklisted by other music promoters and venues, but the reality is, Black Cat often does not pay bands their agreed upon or contracted amount. Many have to track him down after the show and visit his house just in order to get partial payment. I personally was a victim of fraud when he borrowed money that was "guaranteed" returned the night of the show BEFORE anyone else was paid. He lied, the money was not used for a deposit and was never re payed but some people were partially payed.
We are taking the appropriate legal steps to try and recoup our loan. We are going public to try to insure this never happens to anyone else again and we are asking the general public, honest promoters and venues to boycott his shows.
During the Valentines Ball on February 12th, 2012 at the Mayan Theater in downtown Los Angeles, he had to be escorted out of the club after the concert to avoid an angry mob of bands and investors who had been ripped off. Reportedly, one of the main bands he flew out (one way) could not even afford the airfare back home and they had to do a series of fundraising shows to make it home.
Many bands are afraid to publicly complain for fear of being blacklisted by other music promoters and venues, but the reality is, Black Cat often does not pay bands their agreed upon or contracted amount. Many have to track him down after the show and visit his house just in order to get partial payment. I personally was a victim of fraud when he borrowed money that was "guaranteed" returned the night of the show BEFORE anyone else was paid. He lied, the money was not used for a deposit and was never re payed but some people were partially payed.
We are taking the appropriate legal steps to try and recoup our loan. We are going public to try to insure this never happens to anyone else again and we are asking the general public, honest promoters and venues to boycott his shows.
