Scooter Pietsch
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NEWS, PRODUCTIONS, PERFORMANCES, REVIEWS
In my opinion, Chicago is one of the greatest cities in the US - AND the greatest food town in America. I worked on a show in Chicago and lived there for 3 months. It was during the holiday season and loved it! So as a thank you to the city and the people who make it so great, I wrote a song about my kind of town. If all goes right in the world, perhaps I will get another chance to live there for a bit. And if you haven’t visited Chicago, you must put it on your to-do list. Happy holidays everywhere one, wherever you may live!
It’s Christmas time!! And time to share the 2 Christmas songs I’ve written (so far). On This Christmas Night is for those moments of quiet during the holiday season when you’re reflecting on all that’s happened and all those folks we have had the pleasure to spend time with - whether they are still with and especially if they aren’t. Missing our dear ones during this season is a painful experience but we have to remember them! So here’s to great things for everyone - no matter how you celebrate.
New music!! You might be able to there from here but be careful! This fun, upbeat dance track featuring a killer ethnic flute part and a great female vocal. Available everywhere records are NOT sold.
TIME TO CHILL A BIT! New music that could be the perfect accompaniment to help you get through a long work day. Motivating but not enough to make you want to pour that second cocktail. Relaxing but not enough to put you to sleep.
New music! And it’s also old! From my remixer days in the 1990s. A musical statement that’s as true now and it was then. The world can do better. Let’s make it happen.
Let’s go back in time to the 1990s! My remixer days in Hindi. It’s a fun upbeat track ready for the dance floor and some badass choreo. And don’t ask - I have no idea what the singers are singing.
OUT NOW! On all streaming platforms TV THEMES BY SCOOTER Vol 1. I’ve written more than 100 themes to TV shows and here is the first batch of 25. I’ve prepped the next 3 volumes and they’ll be coming out every few months. The video above is the theme to LAPD: Life On The Beat. It’s the first big show I got and I have to thank producers Andrew Jebb and Dave Bell for giving me the break. Check out some cool themes on here!
My latest single! Featuring vocals by Katie Hampton. Portuguese lyrics by Kátia Moreas. Recorded with top Brazilian musicians. 2024 - let’s bring back the Bossa Nova!!! Available on all streaming platforms.
Remember the classic Antonio Carlos Jobim song “One Note Samba?” Well, Scooter’s new song is twice as good. It has 2 notes! Featuring vocals by Katie Hampton (lead singer for Sergio Mendes) and Portuguese lyrics by Kátia Moraes, we’re kicking off 2024 by dancing. The best of the best of LA based Brazilian musicians are featured - all to be named shortly. Available on all streaming platforms
Now available in digital and print formats on Amazon! Vol 1 of plays by Scooter. 3 very different and very entertaining full length plays for the theater. Featuring: One Night Standoff, mid-century modern & Ringxiety.
One Night Standoff: Ray and Melissa are sent away for the weekend by their therapist with instructions on how to save their marriage. They actually seem to be re-learning how to get along when they are awakened by strange noises. As the noise continues, they are convinced someone is trying to break in. While fearing for their lives, they continue to navigate their marital problems, slinging innuendos, lies, and painful truths at each other, as they make a stand not only for themselves and their marriage, but also against the unknown.
mid-century modern: Taking place over four years, 5 siblings struggle to maintain some sort of individuality during life’s biggest moments; birth, marriage, and death. And they learn some life lessons along the way; 1) Being related doesn’t mean that you can even remotely relate to each other, 2) Being raised by the same parents in the same house doesn’t mean you get along, and 3) Being the “golden child” comes with its own issues and pressures. mid-century modern examines what it’s like to find yourself when you are surrounded, and sometimes smothered, by those who “love” you.
Ringxiety: “We’re living in the freaky Sci-Fi part of humanity right now and I think the ending is still up for grabs.” Technology has given us the ability to communicate 24/7/365. And we know more about each other than ever before. But is that a good thing? Does overcommunicating rob us of the last bit of individual freedom left in the world? And is it possible to have a meaningful relationship with someone who isn’t human?
So what happens after you read these plays and love them? Contact us and we will license them for production.
Opening tomorrow May 19, 2023! I wrote and played about 10 mins of piano music in the film. I loved working on this. Amazing performances by Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott and stellar direction by Zach Wigon. AND! I got to work with legendary music editor Jonathan Schultz. This thing is really good. Fantastic review in The New York Times. Go see it!!!
3 productions of my play WINDFALL - with short reviews. The licensing deal for the play is pending, contact me here if you are interested in doing a production of it.
New song. New video. LONDON. In black & white.
Come see this AMAZING cast at Southwark Playhouse. It’s incredibly gracious of them to willingly go through such torture. Feb 9 - March 11 LONDON.
London here we come! Who’s ready for more comedy, violence, greed and bloodshed? Come see across the pond as WINDFALL goes into production once again. This time under the directing of MARK BELL - director of the biggest international comedy hit in years THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG.
CAST ANNOUNCE FOR WINDFALL LONDON!!! We’ve got our actors and they’re ready to get crazy and violent. Come see us at Southwark Playhouse Feb 9 - March 11.
CHECK OUT MY NEW COCKTAIL BOOK!! Written with my son RILEY!! This is the easiest, most accessible cocktail book out there. And it comes with a Table Tent. What’s a Table Tent? Head on over to www.drinkwellwithothers.com to find out.
WHAT?????? IS THAT A NEW NOVEL BY SCOOTER????? YES! If you love summer beach reads, murder mysteries, snarky tales of HOLLYWOOD and peeking behind the curtain and seeing the devious things that those who make movies and TV shows get up to - This book is for YOU! Here’s the BLURB!
IT’S HOLLYWOOD AND ACTORS ARE KILLING EACH OTHER!
TV superstar Hal Canova is in a very bad place. He can no longer find work as an actor, he’s about to lose his fabulous house, and he’s almost out of gin. This predicament forces him to open a detective agency named after his hit TV show, HollowPoint! But as soon as the press release breaks, he’s thrown into the middle of the biggest celebrity murder since OJ. A young actress has been murdered and the prime suspect is world-famous action movie star Tom Raft. Sure, Hal brilliantly played a detective on TV, but without several rehearsals and a tight script, can he defeat the evil that lies under all that plastic surgery and find the true killer? Can he succeed in a senseless world that doesn’t value dimpled chins and jawlines? And does anyone ever really survive “Hollywood?”
CLICK HERE to head on over to Amazon where you can buy the digital version, the paperback, and/or the hard cover.
Review quotes on our run at Bay Street Theater. Stay tuned on where we’re headed next!!
And the RAVE reviews keep[ coming in! And Scooter’s name in the same sentence with the GREAT LENNY BRUCE??? Dreams do come true! Click on PHOTO to read full review.
Dan’s Papers Loves WINDFALL!!!
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Boom! Another great review for WINDFALL!!
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BROADWAY WORLD LOVES IT!!! Click on photo to read the review!
DAMN! Another great review!! Click on photo to read it!
WE HAVE OUR CAST!!!! Spencer Garrett, Ro Boddie, Abigail Isom, Dylan Wallach, Talia Thiesfield, & Badia Farha. Let’s tear the roof off!!!!
The new single! Give yourself 8 mins and 21 secs to meditate. Relax. Contemplate. Find the new you. Find happiness. No extra charge if you find the meaning of life. Does Paris change us? Is love hidden in the streets? Available on all music streaming services.
CASTING NOTICE FOR WINDFALL!!! SUBMIT YOUR SELF TAPES. WE’D LOVE TO SEE YOU!!!
Official announcement of WINDFALL from Bay Street Theater
My plan WINDFALL!!! Bay Street Theater May 31-June19. Directed by Jason Alexander. Come see us in the Hamptons and laugh your ass off.
My new single ALAMOGORDO ALIBI is out today. Full of guitars, drums, organs and swampy-ass herbs and spices, it’s an homage to my hometown of Alamogordo, New Mexico. Guitars and bass, Nick Brown. Drums, MB Gordy. Guitars and organs, Scooter.
The latest release from RETRO METRO featuring Bobbi Page: vocals, Sid Page: violin, Frank Marocco(RIP): accordion, Nick Brown: mandolin, MB Gordy: Drums, Dave Stone(RIP) bass. Everything else: Scooter. Weary Romance is an homage to the city of light, Paris. A city of love as well. All kinds of love. Remember back to love that was there or the love that could be.
A cover version of the classic Jimi Hendrix tune THE WIND CRIES MARY. Trippy, psychedelic electric violin by Sid Page. French and English chanteuse vocals by the amazing BOBBI PAGE. Available on all streaming platforms.
My latest release feat. Carbe And Durand. Pour yourself a caipirinha and kick back and dream of Ipanema Beach. Long live bossanova!
Here’s the video of the reprise of the song “Brooklyn, I’m Back!” from my new musical THE SWEATER CURSE. Check out the virtual streaming premiere of the whole show on July 31 6PM at www.roadtheatre.org!
“Baby, I’d Love Another” slides comfortably into the rich history of sexy, provocative pop songs such as “Je t’Aime” by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, “Pillow Talk” by Sylvia and “Love To Love You Baby” by Donna Summer (among many others). Featuring the seductive and alluring whispery-talk of Jessica New (of Sweet 17 fame) and the sultry and sensual vocalizing of Windy Wagner (top-tier session singer and backup singer to the stars), this song is guaranteed to aurally please. So slip into something a little more… comfortable and enjoy the ride. Original artwork by world-famous Playboy cartoonist Doug Sneyd. Ed Martel: keyboards. Don Markese: Saxophones. Everything else including more keyboards: Scooter. Written, Arranged & Produced by Scooter. Mastered by Bob Rice. Available on ALL streaming services.
MICHELINE! A new song! Written for and about MICHELINE BERNARDINI, the first woman to wear a bikini in 1946. Music Video, featuring the history of the bikini and all of its iconic images over the years, produced and directed by Marilyn Wilson. Burning, shredding vocals by Amy Keys. Exploding horn section beating the hell out of a D7(b9) chord Don Markese (saxes) and John Fumo (trumpets). Asphalt burning guitars by Nick Brown. Fireworks keyboards by Ed Martel. Everything else & Background Vocals, Scooter. Written, arranged & produced by Scooter. All hail the mighty bikini!
RETRO METRO’S latest release CATCH THE WIND! This incredible song was written and released by Donovan in the 1960s. We hope you love our new, chill romantic take on it.
NEW SONG BY SWEET 17 ON MONDAY FEB 1
Plus a new music video featuring the incredible Haley Ahern. Written by Jessica New, Dannielle DeAndrea & Scooter. Produced, recorded and played by Scooter.
NEW SONG RELEASE!!! Dec 27
SUNSETS IN ROME
feat. Jasmine Tommaso
2020 is almost gone - thank God! And 2021 is going to be about the world and all of us seeing it in a new light. No more taking the incredible experience of travel for granted. Sunsets In Rome is a tribute to one of my favorite cities in the world. Multilingual, with choruses sung in Italian by Rome-born singer Jasmine Tommaso, the music video features the sites and artwork that makes Rome “The Eternal City.” Click the picture or HERE to be notified on Dec 27. Original video in Rome shot by Dominique Magada @mama_a_roma. Photos by Italy travel bloggers Gillian McGuire @gmcguireinrome, Maria Pasquale @heartrome and others!
INTERVIEW WITH AUTHORITY MAGAZINE
Want to know how to create all day every day? This is how I do it. Plus, you get to learn a little about my bad habits and the demons that do their best to stop creativity. We all have them but I believe they can be controlled. Not conquered, mind you. Controlled. Click HERE to read the article.
WINDFALL at Bay Street Theater
May / June, 2022
Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, NY will be producing my play WINDFALL this summer. In association with Ken Davenport, John Yonover, Marilyn Wilson and Lisa Bernstein, the play will run from just after Memorial Day thru the middle/end of June. So if you're in NYC or vacationing in THE HAMPTONS... come see the show. Director, cast and creative team will be announced soon. More info: www.baystreet.org
NEWS, PRODUCTIONS, PERFORMANCES, REVIEWS
A cover version of the classic Jimi Hendrix tune THE WIND CRIES MARY. Trippy, psychedelic electric violin by Sid Page. French and English chanteuse vocals by the amazing BOBBI PAGE. Available on all streaming platforms.
My latest release feat. Carbe And Durand. Pour yourself a caipirinha and kick back and dream of Ipanema Beach. Long live bossanova!
Here’s the video of the reprise of the song “Brooklyn, I’m Back!” from my new musical THE SWEATER CURSE. Check out the virtual streaming premiere of the whole show on July 31 6PM at www.roadtheatre.org!
“Baby, I’d Love Another” slides comfortably into the rich history of sexy, provocative pop songs such as “Je t’Aime” by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, “Pillow Talk” by Sylvia and “Love To Love You Baby” by Donna Summer (among many others). Featuring the seductive and alluring whispery-talk of Jessica New (of Sweet 17 fame) and the sultry and sensual vocalizing of Windy Wagner (top-tier session singer and backup singer to the stars), this song is guaranteed to aurally please. So slip into something a little more… comfortable and enjoy the ride. Original artwork by world-famous Playboy cartoonist Doug Sneyd. Ed Martel: keyboards. Don Markese: Saxophones. Everything else including more keyboards: Scooter. Written, Arranged & Produced by Scooter. Mastered by Bob Rice. Available on ALL streaming services.
MICHELINE! A new song! Written for and about MICHELINE BERNARDINI, the first woman to wear a bikini in 1946. Music Video, featuring the history of the bikini and all of its iconic images over the years, produced and directed by Marilyn Wilson. Burning, shredding vocals by Amy Keys. Exploding horn section beating the hell out of a D7(b9) chord Don Markese (saxes) and John Fumo (trumpets). Asphalt burning guitars by Nick Brown. Fireworks keyboards by Ed Martel. Everything else & Background Vocals, Scooter. Written, arranged & produced by Scooter. All hail the mighty bikini!
RETRO METRO’S latest release CATCH THE WIND! This incredible song was written and released by Donovan in the 1960s. We hope you love our new, chill romantic take on it.
NEW SONG BY SWEET 17 ON MONDAY FEB 1
Plus a new music video featuring the incredible Haley Ahern. Written by Jessica New, Dannielle DeAndrea & Scooter. Produced, recorded and played by Scooter.
NEW SONG RELEASE!!! Dec 27
SUNSETS IN ROME
feat. Jasmine Tommaso
2020 is almost gone - thank God! And 2021 is going to be about the world and all of us seeing it in a new light. No more taking the incredible experience of travel for granted. Sunsets In Rome is a tribute to one of my favorite cities in the world. Multilingual, with choruses sung in Italian by Rome-born singer Jasmine Tommaso, the music video features the sites and artwork that makes Rome “The Eternal City.” Click the picture or HERE to be notified on Dec 27. Original video in Rome shot by Dominique Magada @mama_a_roma. Photos by Italy travel bloggers Gillian McGuire @gmcguireinrome, Maria Pasquale @heartrome and others!
INTERVIEW WITH AUTHORITY MAGAZINE
Want to know how to create all day every day? This is how I do it. Plus, you get to learn a little about my bad habits and the demons that do their best to stop creativity. We all have them but I believe they can be controlled. Not conquered, mind you. Controlled. Click HERE to read the article.
WINDFALL at Bay Street Theater
May / June, 2022
Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, NY will be producing my play WINDFALL this summer. In association with Ken Davenport, John Yonover, Marilyn Wilson and Lisa Bernstein, the play will run from just after Memorial Day thru the middle/end of June. So if you're in NYC or vacationing in THE HAMPTONS... come see the show. Director, cast and creative team will be announced soon. More info: www.baystreet.org
RINGXIETY Trailer!!
Check out the trailer for the stream of my new play RINGXIETY. Saturday August 15, 2020. 6PM PST/9PM EST. A restream of the play will happen the week of August 18 as well.
VIRTUAL READING!! Saturday August 15, 2020 6PM PST/9PM EST
CLICK on the image above to go directly to watching the stream!!!
See it on YouTube @TheRoadTheatre
INTERVIEW FOR BAY STREET THEATER’S SUMMER GALA
Fun interview with Michelle Trauring from East Hampton Press about my script for the gala. Link here
Reading of LILY AND THE PATTY MELT PARADOX - THE ROAD THEATRE
LtoR the Cast & Director of Lily and the Patty Melt Paradox: Cherish Duke, Christopher Rivas, Madeline Glave, Anita Barone, Ben Anderson, Scooter Pietsch, Jason Alexander, Taylor Dearden, Spencer Martin
Our fearless leader Director Jason Alexander
A READING OF LILY and the PATTY MELT PARADOX
AUGUST 2, 2019
Directed by Jason Alexander and starring Taylor Dearden, Ben Anderson, Christopher Rivas, Anita Barone, Madeline Glave, Spencer Martin and Cherish Duke.
Synopsis: A profound understanding of Quantum Entanglement, Schrodinger’s Cat and The Double Slit Experiment should surely guarantee comprehending the meaning of life, which in turn should assure happiness and success. Right? But what if it doesn’t? Such is Lilly’s paradox. Born a super genius, her intelligence has developed to clairvoyant levels of insight accompanied by a longing to be validated, to belong, to feel. But if you can’t see yourself and your place in this world, do you really exist?
THE COCKTAIL PARY EFFECT reading at BAY STREET THEATER
On Sunday April 30th, 2017, my play The Cocktail Party Effect will be read as part of the Bay Street Theater's 4th Annual New Works Festival. Directed by Jen Wineman and starring Shirine Babb (Jackie West), Stephanie J Block (Claire Galloway), Marc Kudisch (Richard West), Sebastian Arcelus (Benjamin Elliot), Kate Rigg (Beth Elliot) and Howard Overshown (Jake Galloway). Stage directions will be read by Liz Wisan and our Stage Manager will be Carolynn Richer. Come see the reading!
WINDFALL READING STARRING JASON ALEXANDER & JUSTIN BARTHA
Producers Ken Davenport, John Yonover and Hunter Arnold are presenting an industry reading of my play WINDFALL on Friday October 21, 2016. The reading is directed by Tony and Emmy winner Jason Alexander, who will also be reading the part of GLENN. The rest of the cast includes Justin Bartha (The Hangover), Brandon Dirden (All The Way), Heather Lind (Turn), Allison Mack (Smallville) and Tony winner Michele Pawk (Crazy For You).
LA READING of THE COCKTAIL PARTY EFFECT
As part of the 7th Summer Playwrights Festival at THE ROAD THEATER, my play The Cocktail Party Effect will be read on Thursday August 4, 2016. $15 donation per person at the door. No presale tickets. Open to the public.
Review of WINDFALL at THE REP
Jess Ardrey gives us a great review in Little Rock Soiree magazine.
Terrific review of Windfall from the Arkansas Democrat Gazette!
NEW YORK READING OF MY NEW PLAY THE COCKTAIL PARTY EFFECT
Producer John Yonover (Revonoy Productions) is presenting a private industry reading of a new comedy, The Cocktail Party Effect by Scooter Pietsch, on Friday April 8 at 2 PM in the Anne L. Bernstein Theater at The Theater Center at 210 West 50th Street in New York.
The play tells the story of three married couples who gather to celebrate their 10th New Year’s Eve together. They originally met at the private school their kids attended and have celebrated all the milestones of childrearing as a group. Tonight, however, marks a new phase of life for them as their kids have gone off to college leaving them empty nesters. How the couples handle being alone together, after being distracted from their marriages while raising a family, sets the stage for brutally honest (and hilarious) evaluations, self-reflections and dramatic resolutions.
The Cocktail Party Effect takes a look at what happens to us all after we’re “fired” from the greatest job we’ve ever had… raising our children.
OFFICIAL POSTER OF WINDFALL - THE REP
The official poster for my play "Windfall" being staged at the Arkansas Repertory Theater is here! The play, directed by Jason Alexander, will run June 10-26, 2016.