| I'm glad it worked out, as well. I would be careful about pre-nuptial strategies that involved showing your level of distrust. That sort of thing can be very offputting and maybe not your style. A simple "How do we get paid and when?" may be all you need.
When I was a pup in this business I played a church service and was paired with another trumpeter. He was a couple of years older and took it upon himself to "educate" me about the business. I can still see him taking the envelope with the money and counting in front of the people who had just paid us. He warned to always do that when I was paid for a job.
I've never done it and have never been stiffed but once. That was a for a Salvation Army job that had been procured through my trumpet teacher and it was to have been my first gig. Mr. Smith was very embarassed. He paid me out of his own pocket and dealt with the cheaters himself.
For me, trust is prime unless you have a very bad feeling at the outset. In that case, you refuse the gig.
Again, amigo, I'm glad it worked out in the end.
ML |