A friend sent me this link and it's... amazing.
It's the contract rider for Amy Winehouse, and it's a fascinating insight into that level of the music biz. The rider includes equipment requirements, backstage setup including food and drinks, lighting and sound requirements, staging, marketing and merchandising requirements, and a lot more. Some things will make you laugh ("no styrofoam cups backstage; they're bad for the planet"... and the parts about which people are legally required to stay sober), the equipment specs will be interesting to gearheads and musicians (including which gear they refuse to use), the business parts will appeal to those folks, and the logistics of it all are just mind boggling.
It's a 42-page PDF. Don't wimp out in the middle, where there's a couple pages of contact info, because it gets good again, all the way to the end.
I'm curious to hear your comments on it.
It's the contract rider for Amy Winehouse, and it's a fascinating insight into that level of the music biz. The rider includes equipment requirements, backstage setup including food and drinks, lighting and sound requirements, staging, marketing and merchandising requirements, and a lot more. Some things will make you laugh ("no styrofoam cups backstage; they're bad for the planet"... and the parts about which people are legally required to stay sober), the equipment specs will be interesting to gearheads and musicians (including which gear they refuse to use), the business parts will appeal to those folks, and the logistics of it all are just mind boggling.
It's a 42-page PDF. Don't wimp out in the middle, where there's a couple pages of contact info, because it gets good again, all the way to the end.
I'm curious to hear your comments on it.
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