Jim Dier (threedueces@hotmail.com)
Mon, 20 Sep 1999 13:35:42 PDT
Forwarded to me by our music director at WFMU. Randy Brecker was one half
of the Brecker Bros. and has played on many funky (and many cheesy) albums.
The following is something to look forward to when we all become rock
stars...some funny shit.
$¢
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>The Following is the rider for all Randy Brecker engagements.
>
>We think you will find Randy Brecker to be easy to work with as long as
>certain requirements are met, that he himself outlines below. All
>requirements must be met without exception unless discussed (in.
>writing)before the engagement or tour.
>
>1. Personnel - when Mr. Brecker is in a "special guest"
>situation-Personnel must remain as originally proposed. Any changes must be
>discussed and mutually agreed upon before a different musician is hired.
>
>2. Hotels-
>a.4 Star Rating- preferably a known chain including these necessities:
>b. Double Room-large double! Large enough for me and my suitcase (even when
>it's open!) The room should be located on an upper quiet floor neither too
>far from the elevator nor too close-I don't want to hear the ''ding" every
>time the elevator stops. What can I tell you-I'm Jewish. Plus large (hard
>mattress) bed. No smoking rooms only. One comfortable chair or couch would
>be velly velly nice while you're at it, if it's not too much trouble. The
>noise level of the air-conditioner not to exceed 100 decibels nor are there
>to be any annoying rattles or wheezing from aforementioned air unit.
>
>c. Restaurant in Hotel!! (Sometimes Mr. Brecker just doesn't
>feel like going out and having to find a restaurant after a long trip).
>d. (Optional-but important) Room Service-preferably 24 hour. The 24 Hour
>Room service menu must not have Lasagna Verde in any way shape or form on
>it.
>e. In USA-no motels by Route 95NW in the middle of nowhere with a Taco
>Bell "jus' one block away". (usually one long-ass block) . (i.e., no
>Hampton
>Inns, Comfort Inns).... no Inns period for that matter!! Outs maybe I'll
>give some thought to!
>f. Do not want to hear: (Especially in Italy!!)
> "But it cost as much as a four star hotel!!"
> "It is a four star Hotel I am told" (no "I am told"!!!)
> "But it's the best hotel in town!!"
> "But it's the best hotel within 100 Kilometers!!'"
> "But there's a big surgeon dentist convention in town and the other
>nicer hotels were fully booked!"
> "But so and so stayed there and loved it!!"
> "All our classical artists stay there".
> "I'm so sorry sir, I can't find your reservation"
> "I'm sorry sir...period!!!
>
>Sub Chapter unto itself-THE DREADED BATHROOM (the following points do
>not apply in the USA):
>g. No toilets please where your shit just lays there dry on the
>ledge (who invented that and why?). It's gotta drop in water
>immediately!!
>h. No toilets that drench your balls in a rush of water when you
>flush.
>h.1. no sandpaper masquerading as toilet paper.
>i. No separate faucets in the sink (which legitimately should be
>labeled Scalding and Freezing). .. ..How do you wash your hands in
>those anyway...move them back and forth really fast??
>j. Showers-controls must be located in a place where you don't get your
>arms
>scalded when you turn it on. Needless to say-if there's no shower curtain,
>bring a big mop 'cause I'm gonna have me some wet fun!! Ditto, if there's
>no
>catch high up on the wall for the handheld thing so you can stand under it!
>k. Enough electrical outlets to plug your stuff in..without having
>to move headboards and/or slip a disc trying to plug something in behind
>the
>refrigerator
>l. Telephones-Tone only-with ready access to AT&T Direct....
>Hello!?!...IT'S 1999!!!! And can you all put the numbers on the same place
>on the keypad-just agree country to country where they're gonna be placed
>!!
>1 at the top or 1 at the bottom -I don't care-BUT CAN YOU MAKE YOUR MIND
>UP? Also-NO PHONES THAT RING FOR NO REASON AFTER YOU HANG UP.
>m.TV-Minimum 15" screen w/remote and CNN!! Porn! -'Soft' or preferably
>'Hard'-0r as it is more colloquially known-"One Hand" TV-with a nicely
>timed 3 minute (minimum) preview before blackout, so that one can play
>"Beat the Clock" and have half a chance!! Better yet, the extremely rare,
>but miraculous "No hand" TV would be most appreciated by Mr. Brecker.
>n. No Hotels with "Europa" in it's name.
>o. No Ibis Hotels except in abject desperation!.
>
>3. Concert or Club Billing - (Since I seem to be a professional 'special
>guest') - Must be discussed and agreed upon mutually with regard to the
>particular engagement ... considerations: the size and placement of the
>name
>Randy Brecker, and other, considerations such as "special guest" or
>"featuring" , etc..
>a. Do not want to hear: "But I called all the promoters and they
>assured me the billing would be correct"
>b. Do not want to see "Randy Brecker Quintet" if it should be "So
>and So trio featuring special guest Randy Brecker" , etc., or some other
>version.
>c. Do not want to hear "But they couldn't fit that on the poster!"
>
>4. Travel Arrangements (Primarily Europe-especially Italy):
>a. Bus means "bus"- not "large van" with with a tiny unplugged TV in it and
>a little table-what can you use the table for anyway??-a game of elbow
>cards?
>Second of all you gotta face the guy sitting across from you at the
>little table-I don' wanna have to look at that guy's face for 10 hours!!
>b. Van means "van"- not stationwagon! But then (for once)
>REMEMBER!!!!-BIG BASS CASES DON'T FIT IN VANS, SO MAYBE WE CAN ELIMINATE
>THE
>SCENARIO WHERE I'M STANDING, FREEZING BY THE SIDE OF THE VAN, AND YOU ARE
>FUTILELY AND FURTIVELY TRYING TO SQUASH THE BASS CASE AND MY SUITCASE TO
>FIT
>IN THE BACK OF THE TOO-SMALL VAN!!! (HEY!.......we got LUGGAGE remember??)
>In America, we change our clothes every day do you believe it?!
>c. Cars: Try to stay off the cellular if you are driving, and especially
>around curves.....NO DIALING!
>d. If I am in the back seat you don't have to turn around to talk to me -I
>can hear you-look at the road you fucking idiot!!
>e. Tailgating- I don't like to get nervous-try not to tailgate. I
>know it is the style of driving in Europe, but please, NO closer than
>2.6 meters behind the guy in front of us (who is also going 160km/per
>hour!!) While, of course, you're on the cellular.
>f. Get directions before you enter the new town-no confusing driving in
>circles for 1 hour asking "veer is the Hotel Schmuck?"
>g. Do not want to hear:
>1."But thees is the bes' bus in Italy!" as it breaks down over the
>Swiss Alps!!
>aa. The bus should also always have a rest room. For instance-....when
>the aforementioned bus broke down in the Alps, it was rather uncomfortable
>have to sit on an Ice-Toilet located in the Igloo Men's Room on the top of
>the mountain!!
>2. "But you are twelve people and this is a twelve seat bus!" (May I
>quote Ronnie Cuber:"How are we gonna be able to bring some bitches on the
>bus, now ?") What about that!!?
>
>5.Concert Production
>a Dressing Room should not be a forth floor walkup with each stairwell
>getting thinner and more rickety as you walk up.
>b. No orange and red couches which are full of holes, rips and semen
>from 20 years ago.
>c. No "Euro" Sandwiches- you know the kind with no bread on top, swabbed
>with mayo, lettuce, tomato, and little Shrimps-maybe a little Egg if you
>get
>lucky. Oop! Don't want to see 'em any more-seen 'em enough already!
>d. Ice in my Coke, please!! (That is what happens to water under 32
>degrees)
>e. Alcoholic beverages are accepted, if offered, they will be put to
>good use. However, Mr. Landy Blecker Brother cannot guarantee the shape of
>the dressing room after the concert is over... He can't even guarantee the
>concert!! Know what I'm sayin'?
>f. Please try and avoid having the whole audience come backstage for
>autographs after the concert, especially when they haven't applauded
>during the concert.
>g. No, I do not have a pen!
>h. Yes, my brother is fine!
>i. Check to make sure film is in Camera and battery is charged.
>Please review the manual and know which button to push and how hard to
>push it! Same for your friend who's gonna trade places with you in the next
>instant.
>j. Memo to all Sweet Young Things- WHY ASK IF YOU COULD HAVE MY
>AUTOGRAPH WHEN YOU COULD HAVE ME?
>k. After-the-Concert Receptions have to be cleared with Mr. Brecker
>ahead of time, and should not be held in any classrooms.
>l. Please be aware that Mr. Brecker frequently enjoys going to his hotel
>room alone, so he can work and reflect, rather than go to reception,
>parties, dinners etc. Do not be offended, please, if invitations are
>politely declined.
>
>6. Sound Requirements
>a. Have a sound system set up with someone there who knows how to work
>it. Sound Person should not be an Asian female guitar player with tattoos
>all over her body, who plays in a punk band called "Yellow Scab"and who
>calls the bass drum -- the 'kick' drum.
>b. With regards to recent engagement at U. of Indianapolis:
>1. There is no need for a sound check if you don't have A FUCKING SOUND
>SYSTEM!!
>2. Do not want to hear: "We thought you would want to look at the hall".
>c. General Requirements:
>1. Mic. - Electrovoice RE20 or Equivalent
>2. Reverb capability in the Monitor
>3. In Mr. Brecker's Monitor-Trumpet with Reverb-only!
>4. Sound Person must LOOK UP every once in a while, stop reading your
>magazine, and occasionally LOOK AT the MUSICIANS to see if they need
>anything!
>
>7. Miscellaneous
>a. No last minute surprises or propositions. No free recording for any
>private jazz societies or promoters even if it's "not going to be for
>sale" or if "it will just be a gift for the members".
>b. Itineraries must be received a minimum of one week ahead of date of
>departure with full information:
> 1.Hotel- Name, address, phone no. and fax
> 2.Venue-Size, address, phone no and fax.
> 3.Travel Distance between engagements
>If itineraries do not arrive, Mr. Brecker will be unable to maintain his
>commitment and will not leave until the itinerary does appear! So make sure
>that the picky motherfucker gets it- and everything else on this rider OK?
>Yeah!
>
>To be continued!!!!.........
>
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