Technical info (stage rider)
Space, cabling and power requirements for the quartet line-up.
The details below apply to the quartet line-up. The full rider fits on a single page, with a stage plan — ready to forward to the venue or the sound engineer.
At most weddings and smaller events we work with our own sound system, or share the DJ's. The technical list below is only relevant at larger venues — typically above 100 guests — where we use the venue's or event's sound system.
Ideal stage area
3 × 4 m
Four musicians — keyboard, tenor saxophone, double bass, drums — with all their equipment.
Outputs and cabling
- 2 × mono jack — for the keyboard
- 1 × XLR — for tenor saxophone (with phantom power; DPA 4099, our own microphone)
- 1 × XLR — in-ear monitor feed for the saxophonist (requested from the on-site engineer)
- 1 × mono jack — for the bass amp
Power
- 1 × 230 V — bass amp
- 1 × 230 V — keyboard
- 1 × 230 V — back-up monitor (ours)
Furniture
- 1 armless chair — for the keyboard
Minimum drum miking
- 2 overhead microphones
- 1 kick drum microphone
- 3 monitors
What we bring
- All our instruments, our own microphone and our own wired in-ear system for the saxophone.
- Music stands, and our own cabling from the instruments to the DI box.
What we ask of the venue
- A level area matching the 3 × 4 m space above, preferably covered.
- The outputs and power listed above, close to where we set up.
- The minimum drum miking listed above.