Brevard Live February 2016 - 1 2 - Brevard Live February 2016 Brevard Live February 2016 - 3 4 - Brevard Live February 2016 Brevard Live February 2016 - 5 6 - Brevard Live February 2016 Contents February 2016 FEATURES HERB ALPERT GRANT SEAFOOD FESTIVAL Columns With over 72 million records sold, Herb For 50 years the town of Grant in South Alpert’s legendary career includes five Brevard has been holding its annual sea- Charles Van Riper decades as artist, record executive and food festival. It is a 100 percent com- 22 Political Satire philanthropist. In the past two years, he munity effort with towns people serving won his ninth Grammy for 2013’s Step- their family recipes. Calendars pin’ Out and received the National Medal Page 17 25 Live Entertainment, of Arts from President Obama. Concerts, Festivals Page 11 JASON NOON In a one-on-one interview Jason Noon Local Download FOR RICHARD TATER talked to Brevard Live about his differ- 33 by Andy Harrington He has been a staple in the Central Flor- ent projects that include a new recording Local Music Scene ida music industry for over 45 years. He studio as well as a booking agency and is the go to audio engineer for the King his goal to become a music producer. Behind The Scene Center and the BSO. He has cancer, and Page 18 34 NYE Scenes by his friends have come together to throw Charles & Lissa him a party of love and compassion. JOHN SLUDER Page 13 A Brevard County native, his photogra- Flori-duh! phy has already taken him to places as 36 by Charles Knight far flung as Brazil, Germany, Africa and THE BEACH BOYS The Dope Doctor The Beach Boys are a beloved American India, and his fine art printing sees him Luis A. Delgado, CAP institution that remains iconic around the working in New York for a good part 38 world. They perform this month at the of the year. There’s art in everything he King Center. does, and he’s a busy man. Florida Arts Artist Portraits Page 15 Page 44 44 Brevard Live February 2016 - 7 8 - Brevard Live February 2016 BREVARD LIVE The largest and most BREVARD LATELY popular free entertainment magazine on the Space Coast and beyond for 25 years. PUBLISHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Heike Clarke ASSISTANT EDITOR John Leach ACCOUNT MANAGER Charlene Hemmle MUSIC WRITERS John Leach Charles Knight Matthew Bretz Andy Harrington PHOTOGRAPHY Chuck Van Riper Lissa Knight COVER PHOTO by Kevin Mazur This is Brevard! COLUMNISTS Top/Left photos: The annual Chuck Van Riper Peace March in honor of Dr. Charles & Lissa Knight Andy Harrington Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth- Luis A. Delgado day demonstrated good will and unity in our community. Reproduction of any portion of Photo below: We welcome all Brevard Live Magazine is strictly snowbirds and tourists back to prohibited without the written our beaches. 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Along with Jerry Moss Alpert co-founded A&M Records and backed a slew of huge artists including Sheryl Crow, Bryan Adams, Cat Stevens, Janet Jackson - the list goes on and on. In 1966 alone Alpert garnered 4 Grammys and held 3 of the top 5 places on the Billboard Charts sharing company with the likes of the Beatles and the soundtrack to The Sound of Music. He’s played for presidents and even been given a national award. He has a charitable foundation for young musicians called The Herb Alpert Foundation, and even a music school at UCLA. Now, at 81 years young, Alpert is touring the country with his wife Lani Hall (formerly of Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66) and a small band sharing bits of their vast repertoire with the willing ears of America. I was lucky enough to catch a few moments with Herb and hear for myself how it feels to be a living legend. Hi Herb! How is your day working out so far? HA: Nice so far. I got up early and did some enjoyable Photo by Dewey Nicks things before getting down to business. I was just checking lighters, but in the smaller rooms you can really connect the weather in Washington where we are headed soon. Man, with the audience. it’s really starting to look scary. You missed the intimacy of it. Be safe for sure. You’re on a pretty busy tour schedule HA: Exactly. right now. How do you keep up the energy? You have been collaborating and traveling with your wife HA: Yeah, we’ve been doing it like this in stretches for Lani for quite a while now, and you two are famously about ten years now. We love playing and that keeps us go- known for being a tight couple. In the entertainment busi- ing. ness that’s not always such an easy thing to accomplish. Now you are in Florida on March 3rd, and then three HA: It’s easy for us (laughs). We are great friends and when more consecutive nights before leaving the state. What all is said and done she is my greatest accomplishment. I’m kind of set list can we expect? very lucky to have such a wonderful woman. HA: We always scramble it up and keep it fresh so it’s al- Some people don’t know that you were the ‘A’ in A&M Re- ways fun. Like in Boca Raton there is a huge Cuban popula- cords, and responsible for bringing a lot of great artists tion so Lani is going to bring out a lot of her Latin tunes for into the light. You must be proud. the people to enjoy. We like to make people happy, and that HA: I am, but as proud as I am of the success we had, I’m makes us happy. It’s why we do all of it. more proud of the quality of music we produced. The way You are doing a 10 night stretch at the Carlyle in NYC artists are signed nowadays is so different than how we used for the fourth year. Is there something special about that to approach it. Sam Cooke used to tell me to just listen to an venue for you? artist. Don’t worry about how good looking they are or how HA: Oh yeah, so many greats have played there, it just has well they can dance. And so I did and I really tried to pick great vibe. Plus, the audience is right on top of you so you artists from the heart. Then MTV came around and everyone get that immediate feedback. I played arenas and stadiums was listening with their eyes instead of their ears. It changed for many years, and I would look out in the audience and everything. So now we have a lot of really talented artists out may be able to see people lighting cigarettes or flicking there that just cannot be heard. contnued page 13 Brevard Live February 2016 - 11 12 - Brevard Live February 2016 Brevard Live Herb Alpert continued an initial meeting to discuss the pro- How would you advise up and comers Sat., February 6th, 2-10pm duction of a Can Jam/Benefit Concert. to proceed in the business these days? Cocoa Bch Country Club Pavilion HA: Luck has a lot to do with it, but When local legends suffer trag- it’s harder than it’s ever been, that’s for FOR RICHARD TATER edies, Brevard County has a honorable sure. You have to know how to navi- history of coming together as a com- gate the internet, that’s a definite. But I A Gumbo Feast munity. Several professionals showed think as a product it’s hard to sell mu- up, all Richard’s friends, to find out sic now. My nephew wrote my song & Can Jam how they can help. Before the meet- ‘Rise’, and it had millions of listens ing started Joe McAneney of Main- on Spotify. He received a check for he Rever- street Pub, his former band mate and nineteen dollars. If you really want to Tend Rich- longtime friend, leaned over to me and make a living at it, I’d say have a good ard Tater has whispered: “Does Richard know about live band and make your money play- been a staple THIS?” - We were all wondering... ing shows. in the Central Sue came prepared. The Reverend I made a promise to ask you about Florida music had already heard about the planned the iconic picture of the girl covered industry for concert, was at peace with it as long in whipped cream on the front of the over 45 years.