STEWART COPELAND

Dear Stewart,

Ok Sting came out with a lame boxset. I know you could make a killer boxset if you wanted too? We the fans would love...live recordings/out takes/ rare film score material never released, or picked up for distribution. Most of your loyal fans have everything domesticated, so you could release a rareites boxset...for 100.00 bucks well worth the price. Possibly add a live DVD in the mix?

My friends, Eugenio and I could make even a 10 dvd box set if we could only have the time...I do not promise anything, but with Stewart's blessing and a lot of efforts on our side, I guess we can do something for Christmas...

Let me see...I can think about something like that:

DVD 1 - Gizmo (full show, about two hours appr.)

DVD 2 - La Notte della Taranta (tracks taken from several shows, two hours appr.)

DVD 3 - A day in the life of Stewart Copeland (I had this in a can, an idea I was developing with footage of a day I drove him to do interviews, then back to the hotel, then to the venue for rehearsals with La Taranta, pre-show backstage, show, and after-show dinner)

DVD 4 - The Italian Job (another idea I never turned into reality: tons of footage since the first time he came here to promote TAMA drumset - the day I met him personally the first time - and a series of images taken in Italy of everything he did, year by year, that means live tracks filmed all around Italy, backstage, hotels, funny moments, driving around, etc... A journey into his relationship with Italy and everything he's done here in the last ten years).

DVD 5 - Orchestralli (full show in Milano + live extracts from other shows and soundcheck)

You can imagine also how many hours of audios we can turn into a series of cd (live recordings, soundcheck and rehearsals).

You can add also a series of merch we can work at; I'm already working on it by the way. I have also some leaflets or folders taken along with the various tour....I guess I can include them in the box (not copies, but original items that I grab in quantities when I discovered them).

BUT

Eugenio and I always talk about these releases; consider that it's not easy to make a good job; you can start working on a recording and you need to check if everything is ok; most of the videos were done with more than one camera, different qualities, and to check what's better and give it a proper direction, takes a lot of time; I lost count of how many hours we filmed, I guess we should be around 50 or 60. And of course, when we work on something (like we did for little movies of a few minutes) we need to have the approval of Stewart, and there is always something that he may want to change (it's about him, and it's right that HE has to give the final ok; if he wants to change something we do that, then we need the new approval).
Instead of a box, we could work on this material project by project, that means a dvd in one month, and six months later another one, etc...
Let's see...
Gio

By the way, my option has nothing to do with a proper box set that Stewart may release with his own recordings, his own videos, rarieties, film scores never released, etc... that would be another mega-killer release.
Gio

wow, great post Gio.
some of us are interested in his work not just his image on a pair of panties.

Gio, any of those DVDs sound positively awesome!

[quote="sockii"]Gio, any of those DVDs sound positively awesome![/quote]

They do indeed!

Please Gio.

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oooooOOOOOOOoooooo I would love that!

^Hahahahahaha.

giovanni wrote:Instead of a box, we could work on this material project by project, that means a dvd in one month, and six months later another one, etc...

You know, Boss, with so much always given away for free through this site, I personally don't think it would be unreasonable to also charge a couple of bucks for such things to recoup the costs of the work and keep this site going. Full shows, etc., are a lot of work to edit and package. If you were to cut out the shipping costs/issues (especially for international) and make each big project available as a digital download with electronic artwork, you could charge a small fee based on what it is or the length or rarity or whatever. (Smaller bits could still go into the Vault for free.)

Others would have to chime in as well about that willingness to pay, of course. No one here is flush. But IMO, $5 (as an example) here for a DVD or there for a CD 6-12 months later doesn't seem exorbitant or like it would kill anyone -- and people would always have the option not to buy something. You wouldn't pull in a million like Louis CK did, but for the cost of a specialty coffee, each of us would get some cool material once or twice a year, while you guys would get, in aggregate, help to cover hosting fees and such.

That's my 2 cents anyway. Would such a thing sound reasonable to the rest of you guys?

[quote="DirtyMartini"]That's my 2 cents anyway. Would such a thing sound reasonable to the rest of you guys?[/quote]

Sounds fair to me and it's very true, we do get a lot of free stuff on this site.

Actually, just to add to that, I would gladly pay £100 or more for a Stewart box set and it would be worth every penny and then some, but it's a lot of money to find in one go so the idea of paying a bit for each disc as they are released really appeals to me. Not that I'm a skinflint or anything, just not on a big wage.

[quote="DirtyMartini"]^Hahahahahaha.

[quote="giovanni"]Instead of a box, we could work on this material project by project, that means a dvd in one month, and six months later another one, etc...[/quote]

You know, Boss, with so much always given away for free through this site, I personally don't think it would be unreasonable to also charge a couple of bucks for such things to recoup the costs of the work and keep this site going. Full shows, etc., are a lot of work to edit and package. If you were to cut out the shipping costs/issues (especially for international) and make each big project available as a digital download with electronic artwork, you could charge a small fee based on what it is or the length or rarity or whatever. (Smaller bits could still go into the Vault for free.)

Others would have to chime in as well about that willingness to pay, of course. No one here is flush. But IMO, $5 (as an example) here for a DVD or there for a CD 6-12 months later doesn't seem exorbitant or like it would kill anyone -- and people would always have the option not to buy something. You wouldn't pull in a million like Louis CK did, but for the cost of a specialty coffee, each of us would get some cool material once or twice a year, while you guys would get, in aggregate, help to cover hosting fees and such.

That's my 2 cents anyway. Would such a thing sound reasonable to the rest of you guys?[/quote]

I am more than willing to forgo my morning cappuccino to help cover some costs.
Digital downloads with electronic art...yes please!

Well Craig,

No offense, but this is SC's website
and I for one...will take any new Copeland I can get my hands...he's the reason I'm working in the industry cause he's the main influence on my drumming. So yes Gio whatever you can do eternally grateful!!!

You DO realize he was talking about not being interested in underwear...right??

Instead of a box, we could work on this material project by project, that means a dvd in one month, and six months later another one, etc...
Let's see...
Gio

I think you would see a whooole lot of slap-happy fans if this ever came to light. Sign me up to help however I can, personally.

twisting words and twisting panties...

What DM said. I'll happily contribute. Any of that material sounds great!