I demand this...

[Chris Wood]

[JMNYC]

I love the last bullet!

[neon]

Um, a boat?

[Chris Wood]

Um, a boat?

yes, this really did happen

[Chris Wood]

and this is what the cake is for



MarkB - where the white wimmin at?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

They're baking away...

[dag]

the no active monitor requirement doesnt make sense as there are quite a few top end products which are in fact active

[Tee Dubb]

yes, this really did happen

lol

[silverbull]

Wheres the hand job or blow job while spinning requirement lol

[LEONARD REMIX RROY]

DJ & Dry Dick don't mix....I think that is where the term trainwreck came from - but don't quote me.

[ngeso]

Pre contract I would have definitely thrown out:

- the internet charges (sorry, but no)
- the listerine (I don’t care about your bad breath)
- the T-Shirts, underwear and socks (sorry, I’m not in the apparel business)
- the local grass (sorry, can’t have that on a legal document with my signature on it)
- the life boat (YOU’RE the fucking circus, YOU’RE bringing the lions!)

Accommodation requirements for 7 people would have been reviewed. Also, I would have sourced a merchandise seller only against a percentage of sales.

[THE SCHOLAR]

I stopped reading at the first line. I am no mathematician, but how is 8 feet=2 metres and 5 feet=1 metre?

[DeesKo]

ehhh... aside from the weed....

If he's able to ask for all of that, and get it on a consistent basis, good for him.

If I were a promoter, the appearance of this being ridiculous doesn't really matter. It would strictly come down to ROI.

I'm going to have to pay him $xxxxxxxx to DJ, and then add in another $xxxxxxx to source all this crap & another $xxxxxx to hire a person to organize/manage the sourcing all of this crap (because I'm not personally going to do it).

If I can spend $1000 sourcing all this crap for him, $1000 for a person to manage the sourcing of all this crap for him plus $25,000 for his performance and still clear $20,000 in profit for one party, sourcing a fucking lifeboat seems a lot less ridiculous to me.

jes sayin'....

[lakegz]

how does he want non-refined sugar and non bleached flour yet right below requests a cheese pizza and Odwalla sugar loaded drinks?

[the crackhouse]

You guys understood it is a fake/joke, right?

Or are you that mad jealous?!!! The guy can launch cakes at his fans faces and cruise them in a lifeboat!

Crazy! Wicked! So full of Win! Top's the Top!

Idance

[ngeso]

how does he want non-refined sugar and non bleached flour yet right below requests a cheese pizza and Odwalla sugar loaded drinks?

That's for the +6 in the other hotel rooms that are along for the ride, doing nothing (like, selling dude's merchandise).

[mhd]

wow, i love this guy!

[neon]

I just want candy, drinks and some sandwiches.

[DaveR]

[Daniel, Grand Duke of Stony Island]

Hey - at least he's willing to bring his own coke and hoes. In the DJ game, that makes him a fuckin' Teamster.

[silverbull]

He speaks

http://steveaoki.com/blog/life-on-th...my-tour-rider/

My rider is now public information and seems to be the talk on my Twitter timeline so I’ll break down some of the more juicier bits of it since people are asking.

I travel with a small crew. Usually I am with my road manager, videographer and now sometimes a photographer as well so at any given show I am with 2 to 3 other people that I have to take care of.

Our lives are dedicated to living on the road and part of living on the road is learning how to travel efficiently. In most cases we all just travel with hand carry on and limit what we are bringing so it’s easier to get on flights and be more flexible with space so we don’t have to always travel in vans (because of our luggage). In those cases, whatever the promoter brings to us becomes our outfit for the day. Socks and underwear are shared between me and my crew. The large black V-neck t-shirts are actually for my tour manager. Nothing against him but I’m not a V-neck kinda guy! For the rest, let’s just go down the list…

Hospitality Requirements:
The Listerine because you can’t bring liquids with you on flights. We end up usually getting $100 cash dinners and fending for ourselves because each person has their own preferences to what they want to eat. For example, one guy in my squad hates organic food and is a McDonalds & Taco Bell man so that’s where we go to take care of him. In the end, the local organic grass food that I prefer doesn’t always get dished up our way, but I put it in there hoping that it does because I’d rather eat at those spots cuz they rule (#SupportOrganic)! Hot Green Tea is the shit period and I drink it almost every night before a show. One large cheese pizza is for my crew…too many calories for me. One whole lemon, one twig of ginger, and one bottle of organic honey is for my throat cuz I tend to lose my voice. Ok, 4 Odwallas is pushing it, I don’t really need this. In a way, writing this all out is good for my efficiency as I was stating earlier. Organic fruits is my sugar intake. The meat and cheese wraps is for my crew. Two bottles of Cristal is definitely a ballin’ move. Do I need it? No, but if I can get it…sweet!

The rest of the rider you can see for yourself. As for the “miscellaneous” items, the first time I saw the director’s chair on the rider was when I saw the blog that put up my rider in the first place (unnecessary management decision). The local grass is for someone else in my crew (another unnecessary management decision) and both have been deleted off the rider but I am a fan of wheat grass shots. I should probably add wheat in the front of grass from now on to be more clear. There it is for all to judge.

[El Mayimbe]

He speaks

http://steveaoki.com/blog/life-on-th...my-tour-rider/

I luld @ "travels with a tour manager"

[THE SCHOLAR]

Apparently these are real

http://edmsnob.com/leaked-contracts-...e-edm-artists/

[Marshall Jefferson]

If some of the people here got that same level of success, I'd like to see what would be in THEIR rider................and keep in mind you WOULD have one.

[the crackhouse]

Apparently these are real

http://edmsnob.com/leaked-contracts-...e-edm-artists/

I could post GU and the strictly Jazz Unit ones, I can remember some peculiar points there.

Idance

[THE SCHOLAR]

I could post GU and the strictly Jazz Unit ones, I can remember some peculiar points there.

Idance

I would love to see GU's one. He seems like an "interesting" character.

*side note* don't mention his name to some deep house heads in SA. They did not like the statement he made a while back about the SA house scene