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This Technical Rider which includes the “Sound & Light Addendum” are attached to
and incorporated by reference in the terms of the Agreement for the engagement date of
____________, in the venue and city ____________________________________.
As with the Agreement for the engagement, this Technical Rider, the terms, conditions,
obligations, responsibilities and liability shall exist between Exile Reunion, LLC (herein
“Artist”) and ________________________________________ (herein “Purchaser”) .
The obligations assumed and conveyed herein are not transferable or available for
assignment by either party hereto.
Exile wants to express very clearly that their organization is very committed to everyone
having a good experience as the best show possible is presented. From the Artist side,
Communication, Cooperation and Compromise are all two way streets.
By signing this Agreement the Purchaser warrants and represents that they have the
authority to engage in this Agreement as the ultimate end-user of Artist’s services, to
accept sole personal legal liability for all terms, conditions, obligations and liabilities of
this rider and the contract to which it is attached, to cause payment to be made for all
services required hereunder, endorse checks, to be on site at the engagement from
load-in through performance through load-out and satisfy all requirements herein to
Artist’s standards. Should Purchaser not be the ultimate end-user, the contact info is
Name: ___________________Phone: _______________ Email: ________________.
Requisite Provision:
Artist and Purchaser all provisions herein are the ideals for Artist to provide the highest
quality show possible for Purchaser and the ticket-buying audience. Should Purchaser
have any questions or impediments to providing each item as specified, Purchaser
should contact Artist’s agent and manager immediately.
Failure by Purchaser to make contact with either the manager or agent within the earlier
of seven (7) days of receipt of this Agreement or 30 days prior to the engagement being
publicized shall constitute Purchaser’s acceptance of all terms and conditions as set
forth in this rider without alteration.
Upon Purchaser’s review of this technical rider, Purchaser shall initial each page of this
rider indicating acceptance of the terms and conditions as reflected on that page. Any
alteration must be approved by management and attested to by the manager’s initials
next to each alteration. Any lack of such co-execution by manager or Purchaser’s initials
on any page of the rider shall constitute the Purchaser’s complete acceptance of the
terms and conditions as they appear in their original form.
1. PAYMENT:
All monies due Artist shall be paid by cash or cashiers check, prior to performance to
Artist’s representative. No personal checks shall be accepted.
2. BILLING:
Unless otherwise agreed, Artist shall receive 100% sole Headline billing in any and all
advertising, publicity releases, promotion and reference to the engagement. This
includes, but is not limited to, programs, fliers, signs, lobby boards, all venue marquees
and promotional & marketing materials of any sort whatsoever.
3. ADVERTISING:
A. Purchaser shall use only photographs & bio material supplied by Artist.
B. Purchaser shall not commit to any sponsorship, promotion, co-
promotion or presentation credit of the engagement with any
entity—radio station, product or service—without Artist’s express
written consent.
C. Their website is: http://www.exile.biz/. Please reference
this site whenever possible and add as a link to Purchaser’s and venue’s
website.
4. CANCELLATION:
a) If the performance is canceled by Purchaser for any reason other than an Act of God,
Artist is to be paid the contract fee in full. In the event of such cancellation, Artist shall
not be required to perform at a later date.
b) Artist reserves the right to cancel or postpone this contract without liability in the event
of an Act of God (including death of a family member), illness, failure of means of
transportation, inclement weather, government restrictions, potential threat of terrorism,
riot, strike, national or international emergency or when physical violence or injury is
likely to occur. Further, Artist reserves the right to cancel or postpone this contract
without liability if Artist is called upon to furnish Artist services in connection with a
motion picture, Broadway Production, or Television Program and if Artist, at Artist sole
discretion, determines that this engagement might conflict with such other event, or with
rehearsal or preparation thereof. In any such instance neither party will have any claim
for costs or damages hereunder.
c) In the case of late arrival due to circumstances beyond Artist’s control (e.g. weather,
traffic delays, flight cancellation, etc.); Purchaser must use every resource to present the
concert when Artist arrives in the city of the engagement. This concert may not be
cancelled for the above reasons by Purchaser without Artist consent. No unilateral
reductions of the contract fee can be made if the concert takes place at a time other than
originally scheduled.
5. MERCHANDISE:
Purchaser shall provide, at no cost to Artist, a prominent, well lit, secure place from
which Artist’s merchandise may be sold. This placement shall be, in Artist’s sole
judgment, a place that is plainly visible to the public entering the facility from any usual
and customary entrance. If there is one primary point of entry, Artist’s merchandise sales
location shall be accorded top priority in positioning and visibility. Unless otherwise
agreed in writing, Artist merchandise shall be sold and the gross revenue retained by
Artist with no deduction of any sort whatsoever. The signing of autographs, including the
time, place and security arrangements, shall be at the sole discretion of Artist.
Attached hereto is an addendum of specific detail of Artist’s sound & light requirements.
Purchaser agrees to provide this equipment and required operators at no cost to Artist
on the addendum as defined therein.
7. STAGING REQUIREMENTS:
Purchaser agrees that scheduling adequate time, labor and equipment to accomplish a
full and satisfactory sound check is essential to the presentation of the highest quality
performance for the audience and Purchaser by Artist. Purchaser therefore agrees:
9. PURCHASER’S REPRESENTIVE:
If this designation has been made as of the date of execution, that person is:
Purchaser shall provide two clean and well lit dressing rooms with chairs, a table, full-
length mirror and private washroom with shower. There shall be at least 12 clean towels
in the dressing room at the time of sound check. Adequate security provided to protect
Artist and Artist personal effects.
Available at least 2 hours before showtime: Either a dinner buy out @ $20 per person
for10 people or catered dinner (arrange with Management or Production Manager).
In the event accommodations are part of this Agreement, Artist will require eight (8)
rooms (8 singles) in a mutually agreeable hotel. If ground transportation is required by
Artist and crew, this will consist of one (1) 15-passenger van and one (1) cargo van to
transport gear and luggage, each with a driver provider by Purchaser at no cost to Artist.
Purchaser shall make all necessary arrangements for Exile’s parking requirements as
close to the stage as possible as determined in the date advance.
Purchaser agrees to provide20 complimentary tickets to Artist for each show at no cost
to Artist.
No video or audio recording without the express written consent of the Artist
Management. The signatures below attest to the acceptance of the following
Sound & Light Requirement Addendum as well.
In the event that the only signature supplied to Artist for this Rider or Agreement
by Purchaser is the face of the contract or the signature below, it will attest to the
Purchaser’s acceptance of all terms herein without alteration.
__________________________________ __________________________________
** Small Clubs - adjustments to rider are made on an individual basis and must be
approved in writing **
SOUND SYSTEM:
Exile requires a professional, high definition sound reinforcement system. This system
shall be in perfect working order and totally free of noise or distortion. This system
should consist of no less than a 3 way system evenly distributed across and delivered
evenly to the entire audience. This system should also be of adequate power to deliver
a clear 102 db spl to every location of the performance area.
FRONT-OF-HOUSE
Each channel should have four band parametric EQ, a high pass filter on each channel
(preferably selectable), a minimum of 4 aux sends and a channel insert on each
channel.
Individual On/Off - Pre/Post aux send switch ability preferred.
All console functions 100% operational with spare power supply included.
**Special Note - Dedicate thirty (30) channels + three (3) stereo FX return channels to
Exile. Exile will not share channels (only unused channels may be used for other bands,
etc.)
- Four (4) Channels of 1/3 Octave equalization for system left-right, front fills and delays.
Klark-Teknik, BSS, or TC Electronics.
- Eight (8) channels of insertable compressor/limiters, side chain accessible. BSS,
Valley, Drawmer, DBX.
- Six (6) channels of insertable expander/gates, side chain accessible. BSS, Valley,
Drawmer, DBX.
- Two (2) Digital Reverbs. SPX 1000, 990, TC Electronics, Lexicon, Rev 5.
- One (1) Digital Delay. Lexicon, SPX 900, TC Electronics.
SOUND & LIGHT REQUIREMENT ADDENDUM - Page 2
HOUSE SPEAKER SYSTEM - (Line array preferred but not required) - JBL VerTec
Line Array System, Meyer, Clair, EAW, QSC (wide line 8 array); *** Substitutions
must be approved ***
HOUSE AMPLIFICATION
- AMPS - QSC, Crown, Carver, Crest
- Adequate RMS wattage to cleanly drive the above speaker systems to manufacturer’s
rated output specifications.
- All amplifiers and crossovers preferably identical in make.
STAGE MONITORS
Exile will provide their own monitor console with in-ears monitors. A split / fan out will be
provided to FOH. The following is required for supplemental monitoring if needed.
MONITOR CABINETS: Monitors must have either one (1) fifteen inch (15”) speaker
with one (1) two inch (2”) horn or two (2) twelve inch (12”) speakers with one (1) two inch
(2”) horn. EXILE will need a total of ten (10) matching wedges. (EAW, JBL, EV or
better). ALL MONITORS MUST BE BI-AMPED.
MIC’S/STANDS/DIRECT-BOXES/CABLES
-A FULL COMPLIMENT OF MICROPHONES AND ACCESSORIES.
One (1) AKG D112 (other options -- Beyer M88, Shure Beta 52)
Four (4) Senheiser E604 or Shure SM57 w/claw
Five (3) Shure SM57
Three (3) Shure SM81 Condensers
Four (4) Shure SM58
Four (4) Active/Direct boxes
Ten (6) tall boom stands
Eight (8) medium boom stands
One (1) short kick drum boom stand
** All necessary cables & stands in perfect working order **
SOUND & LIGHT REQUIREMENT ADDENDUM - Page 3
Exile provides their FOH engineer dedicated to mixing only their show. The sound
company will be required to provide a tech for the entire system and monitor engineer.
STAGE POWER: In addition to the power required for the sound & light system Exile
will require a minimum of two (2) 30 amp circuits, terminating in quad boxes located at
AC positions, as shown on stage plot to power the stage gear.
**The sound system shall be assembled in a totally professional manner using low
noise, high resolution, studio grade cabling and connectors.
**The system shall be in phase and available for testing and tuning two hours before
scheduled sound check where all system controls and operating parameters shall be
available to Artist’s production staff.
**Ground Loops, RF interference, Hums, Hisses, Pops or Buzzes are not acceptable.
**In some situations (Festivals, small clubs) some substitutions of components and
timing may be unavoidable. However, all substitutions or deletions must be approved by
the Artist’s Production Manager prior to arrival.
LIGHTING NOTES:
- Sufficient lighting instruments, power, dimming, console to cover entire stage area.
- Please have at least one (1) special for Exile at the “star” position on the stageplot.
This special should be a Lee 110 Gel or equivalent. Specials on separate dimmers for
each of the band member positions with the same spec’s where available.
- At least 4 color changes (back truss light) to go from ballad to up tempo - preferably
Reds, Congo Blues, Light Blue, or Amber (Please no Greens - She has Red Hair).
- Each member of Exile, should look natural (no color shades or dark spots)
- System should have a competent operator on site and available from set-up to tear
down, capable of doing lighting focus at Production Manager’s discretion.
Solely in the event Purchaser will be providing Aritist’s stage gear as stated on
the face of the Agreement, following is the list of requirements:
Guitar Amp (Les Taylor) - These are in order of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. choice:
1) Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus Amp, 2) Fender Blues Deville, 3) Fender Blues Deluxe
(2) guitar stands
Bass Amp - Any pro-line rig will be acceptable with a 4 x 10 cabinet if possible.
(2) guitar stands