Yesterday, Darius Syrossianclaimed that he was beaten up by security at The BPM Festival in Playa del Carmen after he got into a verbal argument with bouncers at the VIVa Warriors showcase, who allegedly told members of his guestlist that they had to pay to get in.
The BPM Festival spoke to Mixmag about the incident: “Accusations that a physical altercation occurred… are completely false. [Darius Syrossian] played the opening DJ set at Steve Lawler’s VIVa Warriors showcase and was asked to leave the club towards the end of the night after he verbally assaulted our staff, making a female staffer cry, and continued to berate the Directors of BPM.”
Darius also complained that he was paid less than other DJs and had to cover his own travel expenses.
The BPM Festival clarified: “All label showcases, including VIVa Warriors, are paid a lump sum and they are responsible for arranging fees internally and paying their artists. BPM provides artists with ground transport from the airport as long as their flight information has been submitted. This was sent to all showcase representatives prior to the festival.”
Darius took to Facebook yesterday alleging that “BPM security (henchmen) whatever you want to call them, came into the booth and beat me up! threatened to kill me, and told me i won’t be getting back to uk, and they will make it look like an accident.” He also claimed that he thought he suffered from a broken knee and two broken ribs from the altercation. Check out his posts below.
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