Crazy Texas Drummer
How to pay Brian today
The money goes straight to Brian. Nobody else holds it, takes a cut, or sits in the middle.
Three steps, about a minute. Everything here goes straight to Brian - no portal, no account to make.
The whole thing
Three steps
Say what you want
One line is enough. “Saturday morning lesson” or “drums on one song, need it by the 20th.”
He writes back with the price and the time
Within 24 to 48 hours, in writing, before you pay anything. Nothing is charged until you have both agreed what it is.
Pay on Venmo
Straight into Brian's own account - the one written on the drumhead. No middleman, no cut, no fee to you.
No Venmo? Say so and he will sort it out with you directly. Rather drop something in the jar than book anything? Tip him instead.
Assembled in your browser, never printed in the page source - which is why it is behind a button.
Typing it in yourself
The Venmo handle, in plain text
@Brian-Foster-266
Search Venmo for @Brian-Foster-266. There are a lot of Brian Fosters on Venmo - the one you want ends in 266, the number written on the drumhead.
Any amount you have agreed, and no minimum on a tip. Venmo is his own personal account, in his own name.
Scan it
Point a phone camera here
Same destination as the button, and the same code printed on the sign by the kit.
Before you send anything
The questions people actually ask about paying
How does paying work?
You pay Brian directly on Venmo. After the form you get a booking reference that looks like CTD-4KJ2, and a button that opens Venmo with the amount and that reference on it - and the reference printed large on screen with a copy button, so you can type it in yourself if Venmo does not prefill. Send it, and he matches the payment to your booking in seconds. This is a Venmo payment to Brian with a reference on it - not a card checkout, and nothing is stored on this site.
I do not use Venmo. What then?
Say so in the form and he will sort it out with you directly. Card payments are being set up and will appear on this page when they are working.
Does this site take a cut?
No. There is no processor, no platform fee and no middleman. The money goes straight into Brian's own Venmo account.
What if he never confirms?
Full refund on Venmo. If Brian has not confirmed your time by text within 24 hours of your payment, the money comes straight back. That promise applies to every prepaid item on this site.
Every other question is answered on the FAQ page.
Holding a date
For recorded work and events, 50 percent up front holds the date and the rest is due on delivery. If Brian cancels or misses the agreed deadline, that deposit comes back to you in full.
- Not confirmed within 24 hours? Full refund on Venmo.
- 24 hours notice moves a lesson, free.
- Rain, lightning or a heat index over 105F moves an outdoor lesson, free.
The full terms, in plain words
- Cancelling and rescheduling
- Reschedule free up to 24 hours before. Rain or heat: we reschedule, no charge.
- Refunds
- Prepaid and not confirmed within 24 hours: full refund.
- Revisions on recorded work
- Two revisions included; extra revisions $50.
The same wording is on the terms page.