Reminds me of my experiences last year with the Space of Joy festival in Russia.
I even payed for the visa myself, since they told me they would transfer the money the next day. That didn't happen.
Some time passed, and now the wanted me to order a planeticket myself. "Money next day".
Fool me once .... etc
I've had both positive and negative experiences with labels and organizers in this scene. Some are very professional and helpful while others are just a bunch of stoners talking about how cool it would be to have a party/release a cd while they're smoking their tits off.
I have not been in the scene for a long time, having my first gig in 2004 and first release in 2005. But I have been listening to it (psytrance) for 10 years now. So I do love the music, but I was a bit naive when I got into the scene, unfortunately, so these days I'm sceptical towards people who offer me gigs and releases (I got 0 gigs lined up for this summer though ... ).
But I must say, I feel the good times make up for the bad. Perhaps I'll feel different in the years to come though ... time will tell