‘Slingerz’ denies owing ‘Mavado’

Aug 20, 2013 News

By Latoya Giles
One day after Jamaican Dancehall Star ‘Mavado’ called a press conference to explain his absence from the Slingerz Caribbean Summer Jam last Saturday night (August 17), the promotion group yesterday issued a statement calling the artiste’s allegations “false and malicious”. The group also denied owing Mavado (David Constantine Brooks) the sums he has alleged in his statements or any sum at all.

Mavado

According to Slingerz, the agreement between the group and Movado for his performance was entered since on or around the 26th of June, 2013. They explained that at the time, it was agreed that fourteen (14) persons would make up Movado’s entourage. The initial deposit, being 50% of the agreed sum, was paid to the Artiste.
Slingerz claims that the travel itinerary was agreed to between them and Mavado’s camp and was therefore communicated to the artiste, which he accepted. It was noted that Mavado was expected to have begun travelling on the 15th of August, 2013, with the view to arriving in Guyana on the 16th by way of Caribbean Airlines. The promoters said all the necessary bookings were made and paid for by the Slingerz Family Entertainment Group.
The release further stated that the travel arrangements made included funds sent to the artiste’s management team to facilitate travel from his residence in Jamaica to the airport. Slingerz also stated that they agreed they would fund the cost associated with the travel of the artiste and his entourage to the Jamaican airport, where they were expected to board the same flight upon which another featured artiste Tommy Lee travelled, and it was incumbent on the artiste’s management team to make the arrangements for their transport to the airport.
Earlier, communications were received from Mavado’s team that everyone had checked in online and everything was in place for them to travel. However, Slingerz said that upon checking with the airline to determine whether the artiste and his entourage had arrived at the airport and checked in to travel, it was learnt that they had not.
The group said contact was then made with the artiste’s manager who indicated that the bus they had enlisted to transport them to the airport arrived late and as such they missed the flight. Slingerz said contrary to reports, it was Mavado who requested a private jet after he missed his flight.
After expressing that view which it said was likely to put the Slingerz Family Entertainment group in an embarrassing position as they “had established a reputation of always delivering on their promise to bring artistes to these shores”, they promised to do all within their power to ensure Mavado arrived in Guyana.
“The chartering of a private jet at that ninth hour appeared prohibitive in terms of accessibility and cost, however, in an effort not to disappoint its Guyanese fan base, Slingerz Family sought to make every possible effort to ensure the artiste arrived, which would be at an additional cost to Slingerz Family, through no fault of theirs.
After great endeavours, Slingerz said they enlisted the help of a private local aircraft to travel to Jamaica to transport the artiste and his team. The group claimed that the specifications of the aircraft and the flight schedule were communicated to and accepted by the artiste and his management team.
The flight departed Guyana and arrived in Jamaica, where, Slingerz Family learnt, the artiste made several objections to the type of aircraft, having already been apprised of the specifications of the aircraft before it travelled.
Slingerz Family was also informed by the flight officials that when the flight stopped in Curacao for refueling, as was discussed and agreed upon between the parties, the artiste began to behave in an untoward manner complaining bitterly about various matters whilst proclaiming that he is “the god’ and demanded that he be taken back to Jamaica.
This caused the flight to be delayed in Curacao for three hours before the artiste was persuaded to rejoin and to continue the journey.
This delay caused the flight to enter the Guyana airspace after 18:00 hours on the 17th day of August, 2013. Slingerz Family Entertainment received communications from officials at the Ogle International airport that because of international regulations the plane would not be permitted to land and as such the plane was redirected to Trinidad. This caused a further delay as endeavours were made to get clearance from the relevant local authority for the plane to land.
After acquiring permission the plane landed at Ogle International at approximately 23:45 hours. After clearing immigration, a process that took some time due to the lateness of the hour and the fact that the flight was unscheduled, Movado and his entourage were met by officials from the Slingerz Family and transported to the Princess Hotel, arriving there at approximately 01:20 hours. There Movado occupied the Presidential suite as per request and his entourage other rooms.
At the hotel, after refreshing themselves, the artiste’s management was asked to have his band attend the stadium to tune their instruments. It had been explained to Movado that he would appear on stage before Tommy Lee as, based on past experience, Slingerz Family Promotions had concerns about the restlessness of the crowd when Tommy Lee, who has developed a wide and impressionable fan base, appeared.
At that point, Movado and his entourage objected vehemently stating that he was the “superstar” and insisted that he headlined the show. Slingerz further stated that they were hard-pressed since they had been given a stipulated time by the police authority regarding when the show should conclude.”
Slingerz said that word was sent to Tommy Lee’s camp asking whether they would facilitate the promoters by appearing first and they readily agreed. Tommy Lee took the stage a little after 2am on Sunday.
Movado then expressed his reluctance to perform nevertheless stating that he felt Slingerz disrespected him by seemingly “promoting Tommy Lee and Gaza over him”.
“At the conclusion of Tommy Lee’s performance and whilst still discussing with a Slingerz Family representative whether he would perform, Mavado indicated that the present show was Tommy Lee’s show and maybe Slingerz family should hold a show the next day, which would be the Mavado show.
A short while after word was received that members of the Guyana Police Force had called an end to the show.”
Slingerz expressed regret, despite the substantial financial losses it experienced and public image damage involved, and the fact that the local fans were cheated of an opportunity to experience all that they were promised.

1 thoughts on “‘Slingerz’ denies owing ‘Mavado’”

Redemeption August 21, 2013 at 12:50 am

Who the hell movado think he is , guyanese when will you reject these artiste that thinks they can push us around. he should be banned from guyana for his attitude.

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