REMEMBER failed music show promoter Tristan-Daniel Williams?
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Several Albury business owners won’t forget him as they continue to chase him over a string of unpaid debts as he turns his focus to a new graphic design venture.
They are still owed about $25,000 by Mr Williams for former projects including two cancelled music events in 2009 and 2010.
The Border Mail has spoken with three other frustrated business people who say they are owed $1688 for more recent debts incurred by Mr Williams.
Bernard Zamiara from Orbit Media Group was approached by Mr Williams in June to rent office space in Albury’s CML building.
Mr Zamiara kicked Mr Williams out after he failed to pay rent and electricity debts totalling $1188.
“I received rent for three months and then the payments stopped,” he said.
The One Nightclub manager said he would never do business with Mr Williams again.
“He has no business acumen in any shape or form,” he said.
Signarama in Albury is also out of pocket for $400, while Stuff ‘N’ Footy Shop in Dean Street is owed $100.
Yesterday morning, Mr Williams, 24, told The Border Mail he had paid his recent creditors with a tax refund he received three months ago.
But inquiries to his creditors revealed that claim to be false.
When pressed later, Mr Williams said he had made arrangements with Mr Zamiara to clear his debt next week.
“I have funds coming in next week and I will be able to pay him then,” he said.
“I’ve also made arrangements with Signarama and the footy shop.”
Mr Williams admitted he had found it hard to obtain employment and he had started his own graphic design business after returning to the Border 12 months ago.
“I am trying,” he said.
“I know sometimes it doesn’t look like that but I am trying to get my life on track.”
The Siesta Resort in Lavington has been locked in a legal battle with Mr Williams since he booked 17 rooms in 2008 for a Live and Loud concert.
Motel owner Stephen Jones was left $4500 out of pocket after Mr Williams’s cheque was dishonoured.
A court awarded Mr Jones interest on the debt but he offered to drop that amount if Mr Williams started repayments.
“He hasn’t even been able to do that over the course of five years,” Mr Jones said.
“He’s only made a one-off payment of $80.”
In 2010, Mr Williams had entered into a legally-binding Part 9 Debt Agreement as an alternative to bankruptcy.
It is understood the agreement could run from three to five years and under it the debtors would have been paid.