nickelo lafauci | cb1 | one, fin

The thing about contracts in the entertainment industry is that they're basically never made to benefit the artist. Don't get me wrong, when I got signed to my group- Megaheart- it was the best day of my life. Not everyone gets to be the frontman of a touring band at fifteen years old. Not to mention, my first gig was opening for Paris Vanburen in one of her biggest tours to date. But now, three years later, three years older, having to get permission from the production company I'm signed to for every project I do, even if it has nothing to do with my music.

They knew when they signed me that I planned on branching out into other areas of the industry, and yet when I told them I've been cast to play Justice Fray in an upcoming series about the 73rd Hunger Games, it still took four months of negotiations before they'd even greenlight my involvement.

So, yeah, if anybody knows any good contract attorneys who aren't in Capitol Records' back pocket, send them my way! And make sure they keep it on the downlow- I don't want the boys hearing about this from anyone other than me. That's how stuff gets twisted. That's what happened to 3Peat, the band that crashed and burned and left room at the top of the charts for us when we were first starting out. And to be clear: just because I like to do my own thing sometimes doesn't mean I'm not also a team player. We're all practically family at this point. But I'm capable of a lot more than our group's niche, and I'm not going to settle for a portion of my potential being realized. You know?

I don't sound too much like an asshole right now, do I?