1) While promoters and venues are
made aware of the band's policy toward tapers in
our performance contracts, that does not guarantee
that the promoter or production manager will remember
to specifically instruct venue staff to ignore the
normal house policy against tapers if one exists.
While we will make efforts, we cannot be responsible
for ensuring that the band's wishes are respected.
Fans who request a personal, written permission
from the band or their management office simply
cannot be accommodated due to time constraints.
If you are met with resistance from venue staff,
you're on your own to politely explain the band's
position on taping in an attempt to gain entry with
your gear.
2) No live recording, regardless
of quality or format of distribution, is to be exploited
commercially by anyone in any way at any time without
the band's explicit, written permission. In other
words, you are free to trade recordings or even
give them away but we do not want to see them offered
for sale at any price, even if the price quoted
is ostensibly only to cover the costs of duplication,
packaging, and/or shipping.
3) While all types of monophonic and two-track stereo
recording equipment is permissible as long as it
does not interfere with other fans' enjoyment of
the show visually or otherwise, no front-of-house
sound board patches will be provided. Board tapes
are often very poor representations of shows because
the size and acoustic qualities of show rooms vary
greatly. This often results in the engineer running
less guitar and bass through the mains, creating
board mixes that are very heavy on vocals and drums.
Please do not ever request a board patch from any
SCOTS or in-house venue engineer.
4) While it is by no means a requirement,
the band does request that, as a courtesy, taping
fans forward a CD copy of any recordings of reasonable
quality to them at the following address:
attn: David T. Viecelli
The Billions Corporation
833 W. Chicago Ave. Ste. 101
Chicago, IL 60622
Please make sure that the exterior
of the package is marked "Live SCOTS"
and that the CD is somehow labeled with the date
and location of the recorded performance along with
your own name and contact information.
