On 10/26/2017, Olori LLC produced a music video for Eric Bellinger's "G.O.A.T. 2.0 ft. Wale". The video was shot near Hope & Olympic in Downtown LA where many people came out to work. Many crew members haven't been paid for their services, regardless of payment being promised thirty days after the shoot date (already generous, considering they don't pay through a payroll company). As of the writing of this text, it has been 47 days since the shoot.
Ibrahim Hasan, co-owner of Olori, LLC, has failed to respond to any texts, phone calls, or e-mails regarding the payment of crew members who worked on this music video. This company insists that Eric Bellinger's record label is responsible for paying the crew despite the deal memo contracts specifying that the agreements are between "Olori LLC and the Contractors". The company has taken advantage of dozens of people and vendors who brought their own equipment to the shoot.
To my knowledge, this company hasn't paid the lighting and electrical company (which subrented a generator for $1300), 90% of crew members, certain food vendors, technojib camera rental, and more. However, this company wasted money with unnecessary luxuries such as on-set massage therapists, a bedazzled henessy bottle, unnecessary camera gear for "show" etc. etc. This couple will ensure that they take care of the people they value (i.e. the rich and famous), but they find no problem neglecting the hardworking people who made their shoot happen. This shoot was essentially a publicity stunt for Olori LLC, and everyone was duped.
After the shoot, Ibrahim Hasan called various crew members on the phone and verbally abused them. He screamed at unnamed people about how they messed up his shoot and how they are incompetent. The language he used is however, much more aggressive and contains a lot more profanity. Ibrahim has built a reputation for cursing out people and disrespecting them, especially women.
This event is unfortunate and I hope that these people see the error in their ways. Hopefully, at the very least, they can open up communication between themselves and the crew instead of cowering in silence. Do not work with this company or support their products, because they do not pay their employees and do not respect the people they contract for jobs.
OLORI Reviews
On 10/26/2017, Olori LLC produced a music video for Eric Bellinger's "G.O.A.T. 2.0 ft. Wale". The video was shot near Hope & Olympic in Downtown LA where many people came out to work. Many crew members haven't been paid for their services, regardless of payment being promised thirty days after the shoot date (already generous, considering they don't pay through a payroll company). As of the writing of this text, it has been 47 days since the shoot.
Ibrahim Hasan, co-owner of Olori, LLC, has failed to respond to any texts, phone calls, or e-mails regarding the payment of crew members who worked on this music video. This company insists that Eric Bellinger's record label is responsible for paying the crew despite the deal memo contracts specifying that the agreements are between "Olori LLC and the Contractors". The company has taken advantage of dozens of people and vendors who brought their own equipment to the shoot.
To my knowledge, this company hasn't paid the lighting and electrical company (which subrented a generator for $1300), 90% of crew members, certain food vendors, technojib camera rental, and more. However, this company wasted money with unnecessary luxuries such as on-set massage therapists, a bedazzled henessy bottle, unnecessary camera gear for "show" etc. etc. This couple will ensure that they take care of the people they value (i.e. the rich and famous), but they find no problem neglecting the hardworking people who made their shoot happen. This shoot was essentially a publicity stunt for Olori LLC, and everyone was duped.
After the shoot, Ibrahim Hasan called various crew members on the phone and verbally abused them. He screamed at unnamed people about how they messed up his shoot and how they are incompetent. The language he used is however, much more aggressive and contains a lot more profanity. Ibrahim has built a reputation for cursing out people and disrespecting them, especially women.
This event is unfortunate and I hope that these people see the error in their ways. Hopefully, at the very least, they can open up communication between themselves and the crew instead of cowering in silence. Do not work with this company or support their products, because they do not pay their employees and do not respect the people they contract for jobs.