BOOKINGS

For bookings please e-mail : bikiniskateacidcollectiveVEVO@gmail.com and clearly mark the subject field "Bookings": 

PLEASE NOTE : I AM NOT CURRENTLY TAKING ANY BOOKINGS FOR BEFORE AUGUST DUE TO STUDIO COMMITMENTS. KEEP A CHECK THOUGH AS THIS PAGE AND THE LIVE DATES PAGE ARE NOW REGULARLY UPDATED AND THIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

  

GENERAL INFO

I REALIZE THIS IS A BIT OF A LIST BUT I BELIEVE IN BEING THOROUGH AND THE LAST THING YOU PROBABLY WANT IS TO KEEP BOUNCING QUESTIONS BACK AND FORWARD CONSTANTLY. SO, HOPEFULLY, THIS COVERS THE MAJORITY OF IT ALL.

WHEN YOU GET IN TOUCH PLEASE MARK CLEARLY THE VENUE INFORMATION, TIME OF GIG, SOUNDCHECK TIME AND WHAT THE FEE IS. I USUALLY NEED ABOUT ROUGHLY 45 MINUTES TO DO SETTING UP AND A SOUNDCHECK. 





LIVE SETS

A LIVE SET WILL USUALLY COMPRISE OF TWO OF US (MYSELF AND DANCER). MY GEAR CONSISTS OF (AT MOST) KORG ELECTRIBE ESX2, ROLAND TB-3, TB-03, TR-8, TR-626, SH-01A, AX-09 AND A ROLAND JD-Xi ALL PATCHED TO A ROLAND MX-1.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM TO WORK. I ALSO NEED TABLE SPACE FOR MY GEAR. USUALLY A COUPLE OF TABLES DOES IT. I ALSO NEED ADDITIONAL STAGE SPACE FOR MY DANCER (see below).

I CAN PLAY SETS UP TO 1H30M WITH THE BEAR MINIMUM BEING 45 MINS. ANYTHING LESS THAN THAT REALLY ISN'T WORTH THE EFFORT TRANSPORT WISE UNLESS IT'S AN ULTRA-LOCAL GIG.

DEPENDENT ON YOUR VENUES POLICIES I AM HAPPY TO HAVE PEOPLE RECORD SETS. I SEE IT AS POSITIVE PROMOTION FOR OURSELVES AND ALSO THE VENUE. JUST LET ME KNOW FIRST - AND IF IT'S GOING UP ONLINE - DROP ME A LINK SO I CAN CHECK IT OUT. 
 



DANCER
AS PART OF "BIKINI SKATE ACID COLLECTIVE" (DEPENDING ON SIZE OF VENUE) I USUALLY BRING A DANCER (SOPHIA WEST) ALONG WITH ME. SHE IS PART OF MY LIVE SETUP. I NEED TO KNOW BEFOREHAND HOW MUCH STAGE SPACE WE HAVE TO WORK WITH FOR SOPHIA. ANY PROBLEMS GET IN TOUCH. A SMALL CHANGING AREA FOR DANCER TO GET CHANGED WITH A BIT OF PRIVACY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ANYTHING SWANKY. JUST SOMETHING PRACTICAL WITH A BIT OF PRIVACY.


DJ SETS

UNFORTUNATELY, I AM CURRENTLY NOT DOING ANY DJ SETS BUT HOPE TO START AGAIN LATE 2019 / EARLY 2020. KEEP CHECKING BY AS THIS SECTION WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY.


ACCOMODATION AND TRANSIT

* I AM BASED IN THE MIDLANDS (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE)
* IF TRAVELING BY PLANE MY NEAREST AIRPORTS ARE BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL (BHX), EAST MIDLANDS (EMA), COVENTRY (CVT), LONDON LUTON (LTN) & LONDON STANSTED (STD). ANYTHING ELSE IS TOO FAR AWAY (UNLESS THE PROMOTER WANTS TO PAY FOR SOMEWHERE FOR US TO STAY THE NIGHT BEFORE). THE COST OF TRAVELING BY CAR/COACH/TRAIN IS PART OF THE TOTAL TRAVELING COSTS. IF TRAVELING BY TRAIN I DO HAVE A RAILCARD WHICH CAN HELP SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER TRAVEL COSTS IN THE UK(USUALLY 1/3 OFF).
* ALL MY LIVE GEAR PLUS CASE WEIGHS APPROX. 21KG. PLUS MYSELF AND DANCER HAVE CARRY ON LUGGAGE. 
* I PREFER RAIL TRAVEL ACROSS EUROPE INSTEAD OF PLANE (I.E BRUSSELS, MILAN, BERLIN, MADRID ET AL). EUROSTAR IF POSS. THIS CAN SOMETIMES END UP CHEAPER (AND QUICKER).
* IF A GIG FINISHES REALLY LATE THEN A LATER FLIGHT BACK IS PREFERABLE AS I NEED A BIT OF SLEEP. THE SAME GOES FOR ACCOMMODATION - A LATER CHECK OUT FOR A GIG THAT FINISHES LATE IS APPRECIATED.
* HOTELS OR AIR BNB ARE PREFERRED CHOICES FOR PLACES TO STAY. AS CLOSE TO THE VENUE AS POSSIBLE WOULD BE GREAT. IF THE HOST CITY/TOWN ISN'T SO BIG THEN A REPUTABLE ESTABLISHMENT WITH A BED AND SOME FOOD WILL DO FINE.


M..M..MONEY

THE BIT I HATE TALKING ABOUT SO LETS MAKE THIS BIT SIMPLE.

* IF YOU COULD TRY AND PAY ALL THE FEE IN ONE GO THAT WOULD MAKE THINGS EASIER. HOWEVER, IF YOU ABSOLUTELY CANNOT DO THIS THEN PAYING HALF CASH UPFRONT AND THE OTHER HALF NEXT DAY WILL DO. HOWEVER, DON'T MAKE ME CHASE YOU FOR MONEY OTHERWISE I MIGHT HAVE TO SET THE TOUCANS ON YOU ;-)
* BANK TRANSFER OR CASH ONLY. NO EXCEPTIONS. BANK TRANSFERS TO TAKE PLACE ON THE DAY OF THE GIG AT LATEST (PREFERABLY BEFORE). 
 


LAST BUT NOT LEAST

IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS ONCE YOU HAVE MADE THE BOOKING PLEASE DO GET IN TOUCH. AT THE END OF THE DAY WE BOTH WANT THE GIG TO BE A SUCCESS. SOMETIMES STUFF HAPPENS (WE ARE ALL HUMAN AFTER ALL) AND IF IT IS SOMETHING UNAVOIDABLE (I.E. VENUE TROUBLE, GIG CANCELLED ETC.) THAT IS OUT OF YOUR CONTROL I UNDERSTAND. ALL I'M ASKING IS YOU KEEP ME IN THE LOOP AND VICE VERSA.

OKAY FOLKS! LET'S RAWK!!