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Keep your real name off myspace....or get popped at customs
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:29 pm
by jfortune
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
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:15 pm
by chef
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.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:45 pm
by little boh peep
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.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:49 pm
by parson
wtf
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:04 pm
by seckle
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.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:06 pm
by parson
yeah its the artists fault
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:08 pm
by masstronaut
What about discogs?
Well anyway I have no plans on going to the US until they stop fingerprinting people.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:08 pm
by evol g
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.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:11 pm
by parson
maybe they are
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:38 pm
by evol g
maybe they are
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:58 pm
by umkhontowesizwe
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.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:10 pm
by classagraphics
damn, from now on my myspace account will have my resume on it, maybe i'll land my dream job that way
Re: Keep your real name off myspace....or get popped at cust
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:46 pm
by skrewface
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
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:53 pm
by theonelikepaul
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.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:58 pm
by auan
Wouldn't having your photo on myspace fuck you up as well?
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:33 pm
by blk plague
this is bullshit.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:40 pm
by masstronaut
What do you expect? Of course they is gonna google your name.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:45 pm
by theonelikepaul
BLK PLAGUE wrote:this is bullshit.
Loads of bullshit, take it from me. no 1 one gives a shite...
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:01 am
by guerillaeye
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.
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:05 am
by quietmouse
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?