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.
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