The man who would become Joey Pants on “The Sopranos” takes on the role of Ritchie Valens’ mentor in the celebrated 1987 film that brought the song, and the performer, back into the public eye. All in all it was probably the very worst gig the band ever did. Hard to imagine the guy from “The Big Bang Theory” playing the man who discovered Television and launched the New York punk era, but Galecki got all the little things right, especially the scarfs the original was so fond of. ‘I’m looking at GN’R and going, I don’t expect this band to be anything more than a really great underground band. Found inside – Page 12IERCURY RISING: Ex-Enclave founder/head Tom Zutaut is in discussions with Mercury Records about starting a new label. A spokeswoman for Mercury confirms that ... The Elektra artist joins Blues Traveler, Ben Harper, and Barenaked Ladies. Zutaut arrived for dinner one Friday evening – and didn’t leave until the following Monday. Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage. Who is Elektra? Our little cul-de-sac in Los Angeles was short and narrow, just off Laurel Canyon and just south of Ventura Boulevard. . Tom Zutaut, Stereo Pristine Records A&R (formerly Geffen/Elektra, Guns'N'Roses, Metallica, Tesla, Enya) Trina N. Green, Journalist, Blogger, Taste-maker and Author at High Voltage; Violet Brown, VP of Label Development, Strange Music (NWA, Dr. Dre, recipient of SOURCE POWER 30 award for 5 consecutive years) Music Supervisor Tony Von Pervieux You can read part of it below, which features a hilarious story about the pitiful crowd Guns N’ Roses drew when opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers. . In the movie version of the Mötley Crüe story, a young A&R rep from Elektra signs the band after talking to them for about 30 seconds at a bar. Pete Davidson plays Tom Zutaut, the band's manager, who signed them to Elektra Records in 1981. To mark the album’s 34th anniversary, here are 13 things you might not know about their breakthrough record: 1. © Copyright 2021 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Listen online or download the iHeartRadio App. Pete Davidson pops up as "Tom Zutaut, from Elektra Records," and he's unconvincing as even the most green A&R executive. By January 1985 it was double platinum. 5. Mar 25, 2019. ), so . Runners-Up: Robbie Jarvis as Andrew Loog Oldman (“Jimi: All Is By My Side”), Jonathan Slavin as Phil Spector (“Love and Mercy”), Mark Sherman as Jimmy Iovine (“Straight Outta Compton”), Larenz Tate as Quincy Jones (“Ray”), Richard Schiff as Jerry Wexler (“Ray”) and Trey Wilson as Sam Phillips (“Great Balls of Fire”). I truly believe that Nikki had unknowingly tapped into something evil, something more dangerous than he could control that was on the verge of seriously hurting him. Though brief in his appearances, Pete Davidson's role as Tom Zutaut, a representative from Elektra Records who wants to sign the band, is quite easily the best of the film. Wild peacocks roamed the area near the cottage and Tom was convinced they were wearing diamond earrings. Pete Davidson appears on scene as Tom Zutaut, the executive who signed the band to Elektra Records, though he's given very little to do except look shocked. In the band's biography The Dirt, Tom Zutaut, who signed the band to Elektra Records, explains that Sixx was exploring Satanism at the time, and wanted to call the song (and the album) "Shout With The Devil." Zutaut was having a hard enough time getting the label to promote the band, and he knew the title would make it an even harder sell . The book also includes many black-and-white photographs, lyrics, random thoughts and artwork. And I said, “Well, come and have dinner.”, Niven was living with his then wife in a little cottage in Palos Verdes, overlooking the ocean, out towards Catalina Island. And while the movie itself didn’t please purists, no one could dispute a great leading performance by the late Alan Rickman as Hilly Krystal. With a Led Zeppelin T-shirt and blondish white . 3. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1984 Vinyl release of "Wild Thing" on Discogs. 8. The book is a candid look at a nightmare come true: a punishing heroin addiction that brought Nikki to the edge of losing his talent, his career, his family and finally to a near-fatal overdose which left him clinically dead for a few ... A bad wig and an effort to appear nerdy and aloof just confirm Davidson's place on SNL- even the deadpan zinger ""Bottom line is, don't ever leave your girlfriend alone with Mötley Crüe, ever. You sort out who is going to sing what, but you fuckers are going on.” The band dejectedly traipsed onto the stage and Duff and Izzy did their best to carry the vocal load. Found inside – Page 10Tom Zutaut was the A&R person for Enya — who also signed Guns N' Roses." Jamieson believes adding experienced ... Weyner says RVG's two new sign- ings — Marley (from Elektra) on its Private Music label and Fourplay (from Warner Bros.) ... Found inside – Page 1922Teresa told us about her boss, Tom Zutaut, and then they scheduled time for us to go down and record at the Record Plant in LA ... At that time, he was leaving Elektra, where he'd signed Mötley Crüe and Dokken, to go to Geffen Records. Here Grohl discusses the Paul McCartney death rumor which was prevalent back in the 1960s and 1970s and still is mentioned to ... 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One of the scenes I most wanted to see in the movie from the book version of The Dirt was a story told by Elektra Records representative, Tom Zutaut. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. By Brett Buchanan -. A stairway led from the Starwood Club's dressing room down to the stage, which was . The movie stars Douglas Booth, Colson Baker, Daniel Webber, and Iwan Rheon. Found insideElektra had been recently dormant of hits. Tom Werman worked there doing A&R in 1982 when he hired Zutaut as his assistant; the latter got Mötley Crüe onto the label. Werman left after a few months. “I couldn't deal with the new boss, ... Perfectly cast as the chrome-domed, goatee-wearing hipster in the movie which earned Jamie Foxx an Academy Award, Armstrong also starred as record business pariah Herb Cohen (who famously managed Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt, Tim Buckley and Tom Waits, and founded the Bizarre/Straight label) in the 2003 “My Dinner with Jimi,” produced by Rhino Records’ Harold Bronson. Niven laughs as he recalls the special meal he had prepared for them: ‘I cooked him my roast chicken à la LSD. 2. 9. 17 on the Billboard album chart. It was the band's first time working with producer Tom Werman, who would later work on Crüe's later albums Theatre of Pain and Girls, Girls, Girls. Shout at the Devil went gold in January 1984 and was platinum less than a month later. Tom Zutaut Didn't Sign Them That Easily In the movie version of the Mötley Crüe story, a young A&R rep from Elektra signs the band after talking to them for about 30 seconds at a bar. And eventually, that record ['Too Fast For Love'] sold 40,000 copies, and Virgin was really interested in us, and a guy named Tom Zutaut, who was with Elektra Records. By January 1985 it was double platinum. And the decision to go with Elektra Records was simply because they were on La Brea [Avenue in Los Angeles], and we could go down to the offices anytime we wanted. 4. Instrumental in the initial success of Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction, which is the best-selling debut album of all time. 7. Found inside – Page 20Fortunately for the act, Drain was one of the few bands that Enclave founder Tom Zutaut brought along to Mercury. ... Is MOUNTAIN Rammstein, Sehnsucht Blue light special: Zebra Records/All American act Jazz Is Dead, made up of T Lavitz, ... #4 Tom Zutaut, Elektra Records A&R representative did not sign Mötley Crüe on his first interaction with them at a bar. 4. Aidan Gillen as John Reid (“Bohemian Rhapsody”). The three-minute trailer features glimpses of the story, which begins with the band's formation and early attempts to gain a loyal following. The breathless narration, most of it delivered by Nikki Sixx (the . In the band's biography The Dirt, Tom Zutaut, who signed the band to Elektra Records, explains that Sixx was exploring Satanism at the time, and wanted to call the song (and the album) "Shout With The Devil."Zutaut was having a hard enough time getting the label to promote the band, and he knew the title would make it an even harder . Matt Wake December 30, 2015. 11 Min Read. Found inside – Page 51But Geffen Records has just completed an expansion of its a&r team that finds the West Coast-based label fielding a ... to that creative staff are former EMI America executive Gary Gersh and former Elektra/ Asylum a&r man Tom Zutaut. They were subsequently signed and in 1983 released their major-label debut, "Shout at the Devil," which went on to become a multi . After playing more and more club gigs, the band is approached by Elektra Records executive Tom Zutaut (played by Pete Davidson), who offers them a record deal, and they eventually hire legendary rock manager Doc McGhee (played by David Costabile) to maneuver them through the record world. Tom Zutaut Miq Wilmott Mark Ramirez. Motley Crue's second album, "Shout at the Devil", was released in 1983. Mitch Lafon, the host of Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon, has sent Alternative Nation the . Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe. This was written by Motley Crue's bass player Nikki Sixx. Many speculated that Geffen would never even recoup its initial advance payment of approximately $37,000 to the irresponsible, drug-addled degenerates. When Niven arranged to go and see the band play, Axl didn’t show up for the first gig – or the second gig. Izzy just stared at his feet. Zutaut claims he saw a knife and fork rise off the table and stick into the ceiling. ‘I had these Mötley Crüe posters in my booth,’ Niven relates, ‘and [Tom] said that he wanted to talk to me about the band. 13. The breathless narration, most of it delivered by Nikki Sixx (the film's nominal main character), is always telling us too much: "Elektra Records signed us to a five-album deal. Motley Crue's breakout second LP, 1983's Shout at the Devil, brought controversy and commercial success in equal measure.The album peaked at No. Found inside – Page 9Elektra Entertainment ( 212 ) 275-4000 75 Rockefeller Plaza , New York , NY 10019-6907 FAX : ( 212 ) 974-9314 EMI Records ... 4th Floor , New York , NY David Geffen Chairman Eddie Rosenblatt President Tom Zutaut AGR Tony Berg AGR Mio ... Found insideAlan Niven conheceu Tom Zutaut, na época trabalhando como caça-talentos júnior da Elektra Records, na convenção da Associação Nacional de Negociantes de Música (NAMM na sigla em inglês) de 1982 no hotel Century Plaza. They were subsequently signed and in 1983 released their major-label debut, Shout at the Devil, which went on to become a multi-platinum smash and launched the band into superstardom. I counted them. After Neil joined Mötley Crüe in 1981, the band recorded the self-produced album Too Fast for Love, which attracted the attention of Elektra Records' Tom Zutaut. Davidson's bumbling and nerdy Tom is a breath of fresh air next to the likes of Mötley Crüe, who first greet the awkward Tom with a surprise blowjob from a girl hiding . “We’re booked to play and play we will. The new label helped extricate Riot from their Capitol deal, and finally released Fire Down Under. In the Netflix biopic “The Dirt,” Pete Davidson of “Saturday Night Live” fame portrays A&R exec Tom Zutaut, the man who signed Motley Crue to Elektra and Guns N’ Roses to Geffen, while veteran character actor David Costabile (“The Wire,” “Billions”) is manager Doc McGhee. Tom Zutaut. "Would you guys like a record deal?" Davidson asks candidly as Zutaut in the trailer. It highlights their . The biopic reveals how at one particular show the band was discovered by a young and newly promoted Tom Zutaut from Elektra Records. Found insideAn A and R guy from Richard Branson's Virgin Records showed up at our show at the Glendale Civic Center with a suitcase full ... Tom Zutaut, Elektra's top A and R guy, caught one of our sellout shows at the Whisky; he liked what he saw; ... Pete Davidson pops up as "Tom Zutaut, from Elektra Records," and he's unconvincing as even the most green A&R executive. The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star is a book co-written by Nikki Sixx, bassist of the rock band Mötley Crüe, and Ian Gittins. Fred Melamed as Syd Nathan (“Get On Up”). They both ate the chicken. It was inspired by Nikki's fascination with black magic, but he quit practicing when he became too scared. Puddle of Mudd Frontman To Sing Alice In Chains? 30/4/91 The big change happened in February 1984 when I got a call from TOM ZUTAUT (ELEKTRA RECORDS at the time) to record a single with the band "X" (WILD THING). Pete Davidson doesn't look anything like the Elektra Records A&R guy who signed them to their first record deal, and the real story of how that record deal came about is much more . I hate fucking snakes. Other portrayals of Suge include Sean Ringgold (“Notorious”) and Dominic L. Santana (“All Eyez On Me”), but this one is the closest to the real-life figure. Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Motley Crue's breakout second LP, 1983's Shout at the Devil, brought controversy and commercial success in equal measure.The album peaked at No. as Tom Zutaut of . Miq Wilmott Miq Wilmott Miq Wilmott. Alongside Douglas Booth, Colson Baker, Daniel Webber, and Iwan Rheon, he co-starred as Tom Zutaut, an Elektra Records executive, in the 2019 biographical comedy-drama film, The Dirt. This movie premiered in Hollywood on March 18, 2019, then it became available for streaming on Netflix as an original movie on March 22 . [But] I was the last desperate management throw by Zoots as [Geffen Records president Eddie] Rosenblatt was threatening to drop Guns without even recording an album.’ Tom told Alan later that when he signed on to be manager, Rosenblatt had warned him: ‘This guy gets this thing looking like it could be productive within three months or they’re gone.’, Niven went to meet the band for the first time, at their new home, a house in Laughlin Park, in the plush Los Feliz area of LA, which Rod Stewart’s manager, Arnold Stiefel, had rented for them before getting cold feet. 8. This is the classic book that's made countless ordinary mortals want to transform into lawless rock stars, and created countless spin-off books for Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, and Mick Mars, who hold nothing back in this outrageous, ... Johnny Galecki as Terry Ork (“CBGB”). It went against all conventional wisdom. Horribly miscast is Pete Davidson as Tom Zutaut, an A&R rep from Elektra records who signs the band. And the group did not make a deal with Zutaut within 30 seconds of . The monologue explains how evil has overcome good, and it was now time to "Be strong and shout at the Devil.". Found insideUn an plus tôt, Geffen avait débauché Tom Zutaut, un jeune loup de vingtcinq ans, de chez Elektra Records. En 1982, Zutaut travaillait à L.A. comme vendeur chez Elektra, après avoir quitté la banlieue de Chicago où il avait grandi. ‘A well-known Sunset stripper was leaving as I arrived,’ Niven recalls. The Role of Tom Zutaut In the book: Record-company prodigy Tom Zutaut helps sign Mötley Crüe after catching their show by chance, even though he's a mere sales assistant at Elektra Records at the time. Tom Zutaut, who signed the band to Elektra Records, told the author of Crüe's biography that Nikki Sixx was exploring Satanism at the time, and wanted to call the song (and the album) "Shout With The Devil", 4. That was until A&R rep Tom Zutaut from Elektra Records realized that these kids sold so many records on their own, it was time to give them a chance. ‘Izzy was there and Slash. A&R executive from Illinois, United States. Found inside – Page 29TOM ZUTAUT so that Once you sign a band , what does it cost to break them ? By the time you make all the videos and pay for the packaging , the recording costs , advances , living money and survival money , every signing probably ... [Nikki passes a cymbal full of cocaine] Nikki Sixx : Tommy, vacuum this mess up. Either the singer doesn’t turn up or the fucking audience doesn’t turn up.’, Dave Grohl Stunned By Paul McCartney Death Rumor https://www.alternativenation.net/dave-grohl-stunned-paul-mccartney-death-rumor/, Dave Grohl, the iconic frontman of the Foo Fighters was a guest DJ on the BBC Sounds program: “Radio 2 Beatles”. Tom Zutaut Didn't Sign Them That Easily In the movie version of the Mötley Crüe story, a young A&R rep from Elektra signs the band after talking to them for about 30 seconds at a bar. Found inside – Page 72... Late-'96 release on Tom Zutaut's start-up label is the debut outing by alternative rock female duo September 67, ... But the prizes for beauty go to BJORK Telegram PRODUCERS: various Elektra 61897 This album of remixes of Bjork's ... Alice was to perform a minor market one-off show as a conclusion to his pre-production for a tour. Tom was instrumental in getting Motley Crue signed to Elektra Records in 1982. coming soon. And eventually, that record ['Too Fast For Love'] sold 40,000 copies, and Virgin was really interested in us, and a guy named Tom Zutaut, who was with Elektra Records. Pete Davidson's A&R guy in "The Dirt" prompts a look back at managers and execs in movies from "Ray" to "Bohemian Rhapsody.". ‘Twelve! 4. It wasn’t going to be a radio-friendly band and it had so much attitude and was so raw, I knew it was going to be a lot of hard work. Found inside – Page 392The record eventually went triple platinum , and Henley was honored with the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal ... Tom Zutaut was a thick twenty - five - year - old with a round , cherubic face who while at Elektra Records had discovered ... Found inside... I had gotten fairly close to getting the band signed at Elektra Records. That would've been very good. They were really good people and were ready for something exciting, something new. H.R. blew it up. The A&R guy, Tom Zutaut, ... Iz nodded off. Rip Torn as Walter Fox (“One Trick Pony”). Did Elektra Records A&R rep Tom Zutaut sign the band during his first encounter with them at a bar? Founded The Enclave in 1995. Giamatti poured himself into the role of the splenetic manager of N.W.A, who defended their rights as individuals and musicians at the same time as he was allegedly ripping them off, a charge his real-life namesake fought until his death. Tom Zutaut, a sales assistant at Elektra Records, heads out for a bite to eat at a coffee shop on Sunset Boulevard one night, when he sees a huge crowd of kids trying to get into the Whisky a Go-Go, underneath a marquee that says "Mötley Crüe Sold Out." Found insideOne of the best tracks on the record was “The Other Side,” a razor-sharp rock ballad with a monster hook and classic Tyler ... A&R veteran Tom Zutaut—known for signing Mötley Crüe at Elektra and Guns N' Roses at Geffen—inked the Nymphs, ... At the time Zoots began twisting Alan’s arm about managing Guns N’ Roses, though, via Niven’s Stravinski Brothers company, Alan was fully committed to Great White. Found insideTom Zutaut moves to Los Angeles to become na* lional singles sales director for Elektra/ Asylum Htujs WEA's Chicago based Midwest regional singles specialist. Marketing Rick Wilson becomes personnel director for the Record Bar chain of ... Found inside – Page 39Dead. tom Zutaut (a&r man): Mötley Crüe started the glam metal thing, and they looked more like the New York Dolls when I found them. ... The record will see much wider re-release on Elektra the following year. If you keep shouting with the devil, you're going to get killed.' And I’m really, really scared to do that, because it took an awful lot to get Great White another record contract. Despite being involved in a brawl with some crowd members, Mötley Crüe's first gig becomes well-received, and they progressively sell out all over L.A.'s night clubs until rookie producer Tom Zutaut of Elektra Records approaches them with a five-album deal and they sign Doc McGhee as their manager. Their anarchic energy is an immediate hit, landing them on the front page of then-influential alt news source L.A. Weekly and getting them noticed by Elektra Records A&R salesman Tom Zutaut . 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The original album's cover featured a pentagram which was visible only when held at a forty-five-degree angle, not the four-square photo of the band. When he first signed us, he used to . “Now the car will have a little more space.” How foolish of me. Found insideAlan Niven ontmoette Tom Zutaut, die toen als junior scout bij Elektra Records werkte, voor het eerst in 1982, op de jaarlijkse bijeenkomst van de National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) in het Century Plaza Hotel. He looks more like a mountain man than a record executive. At almost the same time, Giamatti portrayed another master manipulator, Dr. Eugene Landy — who fancied himself a music executive — in the Brian Wilson biopic “Love & Mercy.”. "In The Beginning" was credited to "Allister Fiend," a character Nikki came up with and was voiced by engineer Geoff Workman. At that point I left my “waiting for Axl” watch in the parking lot behind the theatre and went to the band dressing room. Pete Davidson pops up as "Tom Zutaut, from Elektra Records," and he's unconvincing as even the most green A&R executive. No. Found insideB 012 668 Plaintiff / Appellant , V. ALLAN COFFMAN , ELEKTRA / ASYLUM / NONE SUCH RECORDS , THOMAS ZUTAUT , et al . , ) LAW OFFICES OF DAVID RUDICH JAY A. POLSTEIN 9200 Sunset Boulevard Suite 918 Los Angeles , California 90069 Telephone ... Elektra's Tom Zutaut Didn't Sign Them So Easily In the movie version of the Mötley Crüe story, a young A&R rep from Elektra signs the band after talking to them for about 30 seconds at a bar. The band were anxious. Tom Zutaut. Found insideThe classic industry story is that of one-time A&R giant, Tom Zutaut, who convinced F.lektra to sign Los Angeles rock band Mötley Crüe and was later hailed as a hero and given an A&R gig with Elektra. Zutaut has since become legendary ... The Dirt offers nothing new in its approach to the music biopic. Michael Shannon as Kim Fowley (“The Runaways”). On the Eve of Mötley Crüe's Final Shows, a Look Back at Their Very First Gig. Keane’s reputation has taken a hit in recent years over his involvement in Bobby Fuller’s murder, but this film, at least, paints him as instrumental in the rise of the Pacoima, Calif. kid who died at 17 on “the day the music died” with Buddy Holly and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson. It was Elektra Records, fired up by the enthusiasm of hotshot A&R man Tom Zutaut, who proved to be Riot's saviours. Elektra Records signed us to a five-album deal. In the Netflix biopic "The Dirt," Pete Davidson of "Saturday Night Live" fame portrays A&R exec Tom Zutaut, the man who signed Motley Crue to Elektra and Guns N' Roses to Geffen, while . 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