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What would
be a show turned out to be a Meet & Greet among friends. That was the final
outcome of the back of the German band MASTERPLAN to Porto Alegre after 10
years.
The day of
18th october 2015 had everything to be a hystoric reunion from gaúcho’s fans
with MASTERPLAN, even more the band is
recovering the old way, and came in a great South American tour, from its
latest release, the CD/DVD “Keep Your Dream Alive”, as well as its latest
studio album, called “Novum Initium”, with new line-up.
Actually,
MASTERPLAN line-up is the tireless Roland Grapow (guitar/backing vocals,
ex-Helloween), Axel Mackenrott (keyboards), Rick Altzi (vocals, also member
from At Vance), Jari Kainulainen (bass, ex-Stratovarius and Evergrey) and
Martin Skaroupka (drums, also member from Cradle Of Filth).
With a team
like this is hard to believe as there was no show, right? But, the local
producer (Urânio Produtora) who was responsible for the event did not seem to
know the attraction in your hands. For a band with great musicians who
participated in consecrated bands, the essential was a mass release, good
marketing over the guys, because we are in front of one of the best composers
from Power Metal in the world, called Roland Grapow, ex-member for amazing
Helloween, you’re your output is felt till nowadays. We also had Jari
Kainulainen, ex-member for Stratovarius and Evergrey.
But nothing
was done. The local producer simply created the event and did not any
disclosure about. When we have gigs with nice disclosure even so the audience
is not satisfactory; without disclosure is much worse. Result: the producer
deciced to cancel the show, one week before the date. Reason: low ticket sales.
Then, the
question is: How to sell tickets without any disclosure? A lot of people didn’t
know the event, a lost event created on Facebook, moveless, without infos, nothing.
I can tell you by own experience to work with production/disclosure of gigs
(Deicide, Behemoth, Moonspell), if you want to maintain yourself alive like
producer, you must to know what you have in your hands and make the event reach
as far as possible. It’s useless you have nice bands in your cast but a poor
and amateur marketing. In this case, surely a great neglect of the producer
with the fans.
In the
middle of this torment the local of show, El Toro Pub, anounced that even
without perform, band would come to Porto Alegre for a Meet & Greet with
fans. MASTERPLAN could have simply follow the tour without going through here,
but by respect by southern fans they came and fans liked the idea. And even
near the date of event, the El Toro Pub tried to attract the attention of fans.
Then, in
the day of event the local anounced will be opened at 7 p.m., but MASTERPLAN
anounced in a video the 8 p.m. On the Meet & Greet the fans can be with
musicians, take photos, get autographs, etc. Who acquired the ticket (being
sold at the time, with all the money for the band) would win the latest CD/DVD
“Keep Your Dream Alive”, plus exclusive tshirt from South American Tour.
By logistic
questions, Martin Skaroupka drummer didn’t come to this tour, and was replaced
by Kevin Kott (At Vance), present at the Meet & Greet.
Entering
the pub the musicians was smiling, talking and watching the screen intently,
which was being passed the DVD, where we can also check exclusively. The
friendly atmosphere and harmony between the musicians was contagious, of course
the greater willingness of them were playing, but it was visible the
satisfaction of being there with the fans, signing it, taking pictures,
answering trivia and etc ... It is not whenever we are dealing with musicians
who are fans, and in this case be in the same space of a legend like Roland
Grapow, talking, laughing is something surreal.
Rick Altzi
is extremely friendly and communicative, even so drummer Kevin Kott. Already
Jari and Axel were most reserved but not less charismatic. Enough to get near them
to talk and they opened a large smile. Of course, the most harassed of the
night was Roland, a simple and humble man, something rare coming from famous
musicians.
But, before
go away it was necessary take some infos about MASTERPLAN, like future plans,
and in a quick conversation with Roland he reveals that 2016 the band will
release another album with re-recordings from your times in Helloween, where
will have songs like “The Chance”, “The Time Of The Oath”, “The Dark Ride” and
others.
Certainly,
it was a great night for restrict audience, but very much lively with
interaction beyond musicians and fans. We would like to thank very much the El
Toro Pub by nice reception and opportunity and we were cheering for the return
of the MASTERPLAN to Porto Alegre, of course, since it is for responsible
producer.
Report: Renato Sanson
Photos: Diogo Nunes
English version: Marcello Camargo
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