Schkopi 4 sous-titre?
Posté : 25 octobre 2011, 23:37
Avez-vous prevu une version sous-titree du 4eme show?
Si oui, je viens de faire le debut pour des amis donc ma traduction peut vous inspirez.
Merci pour le travail autour de ces entretiens. Ils sont vraiments bien faits. C'est du super boulot!
Je ne sais pas si je me collerai à la suite mais voilà ce qui existe pour l'instant.
A+
Schkopi show n.4 – Part1
Pauline: Welcome to this fourth edition of the schkopi show. On the schedule today, Alfred Bernardin honours us by inviting us in his new pub the Renoma café. He is also going to give us an exclusive interview. The live will be played by Jay Murphy and moon. As for the debate, it will be around Graffiti Bridge. Pauline will join for a very interesting portrait of a fan. Let’s go for the schkopi show number 4!
(entering the café)
Pauline: Today, we are interviewing Alfred Bernardin, Prince’s tour manager. I am very lucky. (She turns to Alfred Bernardin.) Thank for inviting us at your place, in this wonderful café. So, you’re Prince’s tour manager. It doesn’t mean much to us. Can you introduce yourself please?
Alfred B.: Er, Prince’s tour manager, what does it mean? It means you are the tour manager for Prince or other artists. So, you are responsible for organizing, and well, the production of the concerts. It can be one or more shows. IT goes from the relationship with the artist himself at the top and the booking of the room, the security, selling the tickets, the promotion, the marketing, so many things which have to be done so you fans, and other people in the audience, can have a good time when they go to the show.
Pauline: How did you come to work with Prince? From what I understood, it was your father who was first involved and then he passed it over to you.
A.B.: Not exactly. My father, Pascal Bernardin, has been organizing concerts for a very long time, since the end of the 70s. It started with the Rock d’Orange festival in 1975 I think, the first big festival in France. From there, he became the tour manager and concert producer mainly for English artists, mainly rock & roll and pop music. So, he came across Bob Marley, Sting, the Police, U2, the Rolling Stones, Madonna at the Parc de Sceaux, [Michael] Jackson, and Prince in France the last 15 years. He has organized a few Zenith (name of a room in Paris), Bercy, … several major dates like this. Smaller dates as well when Prince played at the Olympia, I think. In 90 minutes, he suddenly called the office because he wanted to play the same evening at the Olympia or the New Morning, can’t remember where. Dad was in charge of the shows. Myself, I follow my father on tour, I meet a few artists, some are famous and others less famous, some like being close to their manager others not at all. Daddy doesn’t know Prince that much. Life’s changing circumstances made me meet him when, 6 or 7 years ago, they were spending a week-end in Paris. Many artists can decide to spend a week in Paris. You probably don’t know it but, being a tour manager, it is a bit like a babysitter. Event or no event, you have to be there for him. If you are not there, you are disqualified (the artist can just decide to go for someone else). That morning, 7 years ago, Prince’s right-hand man, Trevor Allen, calls my father as usual ‘hey Pascal, we are in Paris. What can we do?’ On that occasion, my dad was not here. Somebody had to look after them, taking them to the restaurant, to a nightclub or else. The son was still here, I am a bit more rock n roll than my father, dad calls me when I was packing for my holidays, ready to go, and my phone rings. So, I answer the call and he goes ‘Prince is in Paris’. It made smile but I was not too happy either because I had programme to do surf with friends planned out, but eventually it was my father and it was business, even if it is not mine, I accepted to stay. I turn on my computer and look for places to go to. I write numbers of different people I didn’t know, in order to be arrange to arrange the visit of a place, restaurant or else. I meet Trevor Allen. We go around different venues. Basically, we check if the place is suitable for a visit by Prince, outside inside, the security, different entries,… if he going to like the music and so and so. Prince goes out at 3 am. I was a bit tired at that time. From 3.30 to 8, we kept going from place to place. At one time, he asked me to find Ophelie Winter. I was extremely lucky because I knew some guy who could tell me where to find her. He probably thought I was a star because I find her in less than 10 minutes. At 4.30 am a Saturday evening, it was not so easy. We had a wonderful. I saw him again the next day for the same kind of business. And, they went away. It was no more than a week-end to go out in Paris. I got along very well with Trevor Allen, with Prince as well because, not being too much into concerts and the star system, being used to be around celebrities during my youth, I respect him but not too much on him either. So, I had established the contact with him. Since them, almost every year, I receive a phone call from Trevor Allen who tells me ‘hey Alfred, we’re coming to Paris tomorrow.’ (in general ->) Sometimes the artists come or not all. (back to Prince ->) Every time, I get a second call the cancel the visit. This until two years ago [2009], in May, just 6 months before the Grand Palais, they call me again ‘we’re coming tomorrow.’ I don’t believe it too much, because it had always been cancelled shortly. This time, they did come. They spent 2 weeks in Paris.
(clip of Prince’s visit at Versailles.)
Pauline: This side of the undecided Prince, able to cancel a show on an impulse, how do you orient/correct him, or is it just an image among the fans?
A.B.: You never correct/orient an artist. You can only follow. You try to make it work. It is impossible with Prince. However, it is true, he changes his mind every two seconds. HE tells you he has found one and he is sure at 200%, and 50 minutes later it is no longer true. All you can do is follow his instructions. You plan a show, you cancel it, you reprogram it, you change it.
Pauline: It must be very stressful to work with someone like this.
A.B.: Very stressful, yes. On the other side, working with a genius like him motivates you. He is known and acknowledged by everyone for his talent. So, even if I am not a musician, my ear is good enough to enjoy his work. And, when we work with someone like him, who manages to do what he does, you are so close to him that in some way you touch what he is doing, you don’t really love absolutely everything but in the end it is what happens. If actors play for great film producers, it is probably the same ffect. Even if I am not a musician, when you come to work with someone producing the quality of work, even they are annoying at times, you stay with it because what comes in the end is exceptional. So, yes, sometimes you have a lot of stress, but it also gives you energy. Sometimes you want to stop, sometimes you just don’t want to do it, but it is your job and the final product is exceptional. In the end, you are satisfied. It can take a long time but you are always satisfied.
Pauline: Has there been a date more difficult than others to organize? Or, something completely unexpected coming on the way?
A.B.: No, every date has its stress. Always the same and sometimes a bit more concerning different things. Various cities, various venues,… It is the same as life. You always have something to fix. The Grand Palais was a bit a myth and funny. It came very fast. To tell you the story, it was after Prince had come to Paris in May. Just what I told you earlier. We became a sort of friends and we were going out every evening. He wanted to do an album and so and so. I had planned there might be shows coming around. I had stopped many activities around. They was a summer tour in the south of France which had been planned but it never happened, in Milan, Saint-Tropez,… In the end, we did do Monaco. In September, Prince came at the of the month for the promotion of the album ‘Lotus Flower’ with Because. Daddy and I were sure he would want to play concerts. We had prepared several potential venues for Prince. We had booked a few dates in Bercy, the Olympia, and other rooms around Paris necause we had no idea at all of where he would want to go. We know he changes his mind every two minutes but we will try to do the most of it. I meet him. Everything goes well. We talk about concerts. I feel there are concerts coming in the air. But, we had no idea where he would want to play, if he ever wanted to play somewhere. He goes to this fashion event at the Grand Palais, we got invitations for him, and I nthe afternoon he calls me and says: ‘I know where I want to play. I want to play at the Grand Palais.’ I say yes because I always yes. You should never say no in the business. Luckily, I have my dad who runs a an important business and many contacts, we know the person from the Grand Palais. We call him. We see we can have it for Saturday evening and Sunday evening. A concert had never been played there so it was both exciting and challenging to play a show there. That was Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday evening, I organize something with Prince at the VIP (nightclub) to sign the deal. It was only an idea at the time. We were all in the VIP. I had my positive answer for Prince. But, it has to be him who contacts you. So, I wait for my time. Suddenly, he stands up, blinks and tells me ‘Afred, come on over.’ Surprised, I ask for three waiters because he wanted to speak in private. They bring us to the third floor which was in very poor conditions. The room was very dirty. We sit around the table. We close the deal. The table was so dirty that we could draw the room with our fingers around the dust. And, at the time he said ‘that’s where we are going to place the stage etc etc’. We shake hands. At the time, he wanted to sell ticket at the price of 1000 euros the ticket. But, I told him I refused to go this price. I leave the room. I remember I had a big smile on my face. People must have seen me, and the word must have gone around that something was going to happen. The next day, I had arranged a meeting with him in the Grand Palais. At the beginning, the show was supposed to take place the Saturday. And, there was supposed to be only one show. Then, we said we would do two instead of one. So, everything was planned for the Saturday. And, when we looked at the weather forecast, the weather was expected to be very bad in Paris. We went for Sunday because it would look much better with a different weather the next day. That’s what happened. IT was nice to have the sunlight coming in through the roof.
Si oui, je viens de faire le debut pour des amis donc ma traduction peut vous inspirez.
Merci pour le travail autour de ces entretiens. Ils sont vraiments bien faits. C'est du super boulot!
Je ne sais pas si je me collerai à la suite mais voilà ce qui existe pour l'instant.
A+
Schkopi show n.4 – Part1
Pauline: Welcome to this fourth edition of the schkopi show. On the schedule today, Alfred Bernardin honours us by inviting us in his new pub the Renoma café. He is also going to give us an exclusive interview. The live will be played by Jay Murphy and moon. As for the debate, it will be around Graffiti Bridge. Pauline will join for a very interesting portrait of a fan. Let’s go for the schkopi show number 4!
(entering the café)
Pauline: Today, we are interviewing Alfred Bernardin, Prince’s tour manager. I am very lucky. (She turns to Alfred Bernardin.) Thank for inviting us at your place, in this wonderful café. So, you’re Prince’s tour manager. It doesn’t mean much to us. Can you introduce yourself please?
Alfred B.: Er, Prince’s tour manager, what does it mean? It means you are the tour manager for Prince or other artists. So, you are responsible for organizing, and well, the production of the concerts. It can be one or more shows. IT goes from the relationship with the artist himself at the top and the booking of the room, the security, selling the tickets, the promotion, the marketing, so many things which have to be done so you fans, and other people in the audience, can have a good time when they go to the show.
Pauline: How did you come to work with Prince? From what I understood, it was your father who was first involved and then he passed it over to you.
A.B.: Not exactly. My father, Pascal Bernardin, has been organizing concerts for a very long time, since the end of the 70s. It started with the Rock d’Orange festival in 1975 I think, the first big festival in France. From there, he became the tour manager and concert producer mainly for English artists, mainly rock & roll and pop music. So, he came across Bob Marley, Sting, the Police, U2, the Rolling Stones, Madonna at the Parc de Sceaux, [Michael] Jackson, and Prince in France the last 15 years. He has organized a few Zenith (name of a room in Paris), Bercy, … several major dates like this. Smaller dates as well when Prince played at the Olympia, I think. In 90 minutes, he suddenly called the office because he wanted to play the same evening at the Olympia or the New Morning, can’t remember where. Dad was in charge of the shows. Myself, I follow my father on tour, I meet a few artists, some are famous and others less famous, some like being close to their manager others not at all. Daddy doesn’t know Prince that much. Life’s changing circumstances made me meet him when, 6 or 7 years ago, they were spending a week-end in Paris. Many artists can decide to spend a week in Paris. You probably don’t know it but, being a tour manager, it is a bit like a babysitter. Event or no event, you have to be there for him. If you are not there, you are disqualified (the artist can just decide to go for someone else). That morning, 7 years ago, Prince’s right-hand man, Trevor Allen, calls my father as usual ‘hey Pascal, we are in Paris. What can we do?’ On that occasion, my dad was not here. Somebody had to look after them, taking them to the restaurant, to a nightclub or else. The son was still here, I am a bit more rock n roll than my father, dad calls me when I was packing for my holidays, ready to go, and my phone rings. So, I answer the call and he goes ‘Prince is in Paris’. It made smile but I was not too happy either because I had programme to do surf with friends planned out, but eventually it was my father and it was business, even if it is not mine, I accepted to stay. I turn on my computer and look for places to go to. I write numbers of different people I didn’t know, in order to be arrange to arrange the visit of a place, restaurant or else. I meet Trevor Allen. We go around different venues. Basically, we check if the place is suitable for a visit by Prince, outside inside, the security, different entries,… if he going to like the music and so and so. Prince goes out at 3 am. I was a bit tired at that time. From 3.30 to 8, we kept going from place to place. At one time, he asked me to find Ophelie Winter. I was extremely lucky because I knew some guy who could tell me where to find her. He probably thought I was a star because I find her in less than 10 minutes. At 4.30 am a Saturday evening, it was not so easy. We had a wonderful. I saw him again the next day for the same kind of business. And, they went away. It was no more than a week-end to go out in Paris. I got along very well with Trevor Allen, with Prince as well because, not being too much into concerts and the star system, being used to be around celebrities during my youth, I respect him but not too much on him either. So, I had established the contact with him. Since them, almost every year, I receive a phone call from Trevor Allen who tells me ‘hey Alfred, we’re coming to Paris tomorrow.’ (in general ->) Sometimes the artists come or not all. (back to Prince ->) Every time, I get a second call the cancel the visit. This until two years ago [2009], in May, just 6 months before the Grand Palais, they call me again ‘we’re coming tomorrow.’ I don’t believe it too much, because it had always been cancelled shortly. This time, they did come. They spent 2 weeks in Paris.
(clip of Prince’s visit at Versailles.)
Pauline: This side of the undecided Prince, able to cancel a show on an impulse, how do you orient/correct him, or is it just an image among the fans?
A.B.: You never correct/orient an artist. You can only follow. You try to make it work. It is impossible with Prince. However, it is true, he changes his mind every two seconds. HE tells you he has found one and he is sure at 200%, and 50 minutes later it is no longer true. All you can do is follow his instructions. You plan a show, you cancel it, you reprogram it, you change it.
Pauline: It must be very stressful to work with someone like this.
A.B.: Very stressful, yes. On the other side, working with a genius like him motivates you. He is known and acknowledged by everyone for his talent. So, even if I am not a musician, my ear is good enough to enjoy his work. And, when we work with someone like him, who manages to do what he does, you are so close to him that in some way you touch what he is doing, you don’t really love absolutely everything but in the end it is what happens. If actors play for great film producers, it is probably the same ffect. Even if I am not a musician, when you come to work with someone producing the quality of work, even they are annoying at times, you stay with it because what comes in the end is exceptional. So, yes, sometimes you have a lot of stress, but it also gives you energy. Sometimes you want to stop, sometimes you just don’t want to do it, but it is your job and the final product is exceptional. In the end, you are satisfied. It can take a long time but you are always satisfied.
Pauline: Has there been a date more difficult than others to organize? Or, something completely unexpected coming on the way?
A.B.: No, every date has its stress. Always the same and sometimes a bit more concerning different things. Various cities, various venues,… It is the same as life. You always have something to fix. The Grand Palais was a bit a myth and funny. It came very fast. To tell you the story, it was after Prince had come to Paris in May. Just what I told you earlier. We became a sort of friends and we were going out every evening. He wanted to do an album and so and so. I had planned there might be shows coming around. I had stopped many activities around. They was a summer tour in the south of France which had been planned but it never happened, in Milan, Saint-Tropez,… In the end, we did do Monaco. In September, Prince came at the of the month for the promotion of the album ‘Lotus Flower’ with Because. Daddy and I were sure he would want to play concerts. We had prepared several potential venues for Prince. We had booked a few dates in Bercy, the Olympia, and other rooms around Paris necause we had no idea at all of where he would want to go. We know he changes his mind every two minutes but we will try to do the most of it. I meet him. Everything goes well. We talk about concerts. I feel there are concerts coming in the air. But, we had no idea where he would want to play, if he ever wanted to play somewhere. He goes to this fashion event at the Grand Palais, we got invitations for him, and I nthe afternoon he calls me and says: ‘I know where I want to play. I want to play at the Grand Palais.’ I say yes because I always yes. You should never say no in the business. Luckily, I have my dad who runs a an important business and many contacts, we know the person from the Grand Palais. We call him. We see we can have it for Saturday evening and Sunday evening. A concert had never been played there so it was both exciting and challenging to play a show there. That was Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday evening, I organize something with Prince at the VIP (nightclub) to sign the deal. It was only an idea at the time. We were all in the VIP. I had my positive answer for Prince. But, it has to be him who contacts you. So, I wait for my time. Suddenly, he stands up, blinks and tells me ‘Afred, come on over.’ Surprised, I ask for three waiters because he wanted to speak in private. They bring us to the third floor which was in very poor conditions. The room was very dirty. We sit around the table. We close the deal. The table was so dirty that we could draw the room with our fingers around the dust. And, at the time he said ‘that’s where we are going to place the stage etc etc’. We shake hands. At the time, he wanted to sell ticket at the price of 1000 euros the ticket. But, I told him I refused to go this price. I leave the room. I remember I had a big smile on my face. People must have seen me, and the word must have gone around that something was going to happen. The next day, I had arranged a meeting with him in the Grand Palais. At the beginning, the show was supposed to take place the Saturday. And, there was supposed to be only one show. Then, we said we would do two instead of one. So, everything was planned for the Saturday. And, when we looked at the weather forecast, the weather was expected to be very bad in Paris. We went for Sunday because it would look much better with a different weather the next day. That’s what happened. IT was nice to have the sunlight coming in through the roof.