Keep your real name off myspace....or get popped at customs

jfortune · Post by **jfortune** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:29 pm

paraphrased industry insider wrote:With the deportation / snitch scenario's of SEVERAL artists in the last couple months, intenational artists will need a work visa. This visa is in the multiple of thousands of dollars ......Damn myspace!

Thats the culprit as customs now just look there and most artists have their real names in interviews online or even on the myspace biog, and along with it, all their dates in Europe and the US..and they are yoinked just like that!

* just another heads up to be careful.

but, yeah, you'd think they'd have more to worry about than some European bloke trying to play music and make a few, considerably cheaper, American dollars

chef · Post by **chef** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:15 pm

Yeah its no joke believe.

Just your artist name alone is enough, I know people that have been stung for not having the right visa just through customs checking on the net.

little boh peep · Post by **little boh peep** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:45 pm

This doesn't surprise me at all, customs and immigration officers in the states are some of the nastiest people I've ever had the displeasure of dealing with. Thanks for the heads up.

parson · Post by **parson** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:49 pm

seckle · Post by **seckle** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:04 pm

using your real name on your myspace is a bit silly all around. employers search blogs, facebook , myspace on the regular now. at my work we got a memo saying that membership on these sites will be "monitored" by our human resources dept.

the power of google.

parson · Post by **parson** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:06 pm

yeah its the artists fault

masstronaut · Post by **masstronaut** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:08 pm

What about discogs?

Well anyway I have no plans on going to the US until they stop fingerprinting people.

evol g · Post by **evol g** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:08 pm

I wish they would friend me and post bulletins about this sneaky shit they are doing. Maybe even leave a comment or two on my profile.

parson · Post by **parson** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:11 pm

maybe they are

evol g · Post by **evol g** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:38 pm

maybe they are

umkhontowesizwe · Post by **umkhontowesizwe** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:58 pm

seckle wrote:using your real name on your myspace is a bit silly all around. employers search blogs, facebook , myspace on the regular now. at my work we got a memo saying that membership on these sites will be "monitored" by our human resources dept.

the power of google.

scary business. we have something similar where i work. also apperently it's very common for companies to do this after job interviews prior to employing people.

try not to use your real name/keep stupid stuff posted online stuff to a minimum guess.

classagraphics · Post by **classagraphics** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:10 pm

damn, from now on my myspace account will have my resume on it, maybe i'll land my dream job that way

skrewface · Post by **skrewface** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:46 pm

JFortune wrote:but, yeah, you'd think they'd have more to worry about than some European bloke trying to play music and make a few, considerably cheaper, American dollars

LOL, USD is so low u get a shame feeling when counting 'em

theonelikepaul · Post by **theonelikepaul** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:53 pm

Chef wrote:Yeah its no joke believe.

Just your artist name alone is enough, I know people that have been stung for not having the right visa just through customs checking on the net.

That is insanely shadey.

auan · Post by **auan** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:58 pm

Wouldn't having your photo on myspace fuck you up as well?

blk plague · Post by **blk plague** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:33 pm

this is bullshit.

masstronaut · Post by **masstronaut** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:40 pm

What do you expect? Of course they is gonna google your name.

theonelikepaul · Post by **theonelikepaul** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:45 pm

BLK PLAGUE wrote:this is bullshit.

Loads of bullshit, take it from me. no 1 one gives a shite...

guerillaeye · Post by **guerillaeye** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:01 am

only probs ive run into during air travel is that my vinyl seems strange to anyone with a badge... like they dont know what the fuck it is in the x-ray.

quietmouse · Post by **quietmouse** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:05 am

i don't understand why artists always have visa trouble getting in to the us, it seems retarded, they are here for a legit purpose that is very commonplace... why in the world would they be rejected on the case of their online identity?

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