JAMISON ROSS Performance Rider Management Contact: David S. Hargrett, 360 Total Solutions david@360totalsolutions.com 646.338.0507 Booking Contact: Jack Randall, jack@thekurlandagency.com PAYMENT AND SETTLEMENT All payments by the PURCHASER to Artist shall be made in the form of cash, money order, certified check or cashier's check. All checks should be payable to: JAMISON ROSS. ARTIST will refuse to accept a personal check as fulfillment of any portion of Purchaser's obligation. SETTLEMENT MUST ALWAYS BE MADE PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SHOW WITH THE ARTIST'S REPRESENTATIVE. BILLING Billing must read: Jamison Ross. Billing shall not include additions such as band members, band makeup or featuring, unless authorized by artist management. TRAVEL If Artist is traveling by air, Purchaser agrees to provide, at its expense: Six (6) round-trip flights to the location of the performance from destinations to be determined by artist management (direct flights are preferred whenever possible). Artist preferred carrier is DELTA Airlines or codeshare SkyTeam partners. Due to the dynamic nature of Artist's schedule and routing, air travel needs to be confirmed by Artist management prior to booking. GROUND TRANSPORTATION Purchaser shall provide, at the purchaser s expense, ground transportation to accommodate 6 (six) people with luggage. Ground transportation must be provided for the following: From airport to hotel Page 1 of 7
From hotel to soundcheck/rehearsal venue/performance venue From venue to hotel From hotel to airport HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS Purchaser shall provide, at the purchaser s expense, six (6) king-bed hotel rooms at a minimum, four-star hotel (Hilton or Starwood brands preferred). The rooms must be available until the morning after the final performance. SETUP / SOUNDCHECK A. The venue must be made available to ARTIST for technical setup, sound check, and rehearsal for a minimum of two (2) hours prior to the house being opened to the public. PURCHASER will provide technical assistance for setup and operation of provided equipment as needed and mutually agreed upon by ARTIST. Two (2) stagehands / loaders must be available for ARTIST load-in and setup as well as ARTIST strike and load-out. The audience must not be permitted into the performance area until setup / sound check / rehearsal is complete. B. STAGE PURCHASER must provide a safely constructed and physically secure stage capable of supporting all equipment and personnel. The stage must be flat, level, free of irregularities and must be accessible from the backstage dressing room area in a manner other than through the audience. Stage must be clear of all cases and unnecessary equipment. Stage must be clean and swept prior to ARTIST load-in. All cable runs in performance area walkways must be neatly run, taped down and covered. If the engagement is to be outdoors, PURCHASER agrees to provide an adequate covering over the stage and adjacent off-stage areas that will protect the ARTIST and their equipment from the elements. The stage shall be furnished with Four (4) Manhasset or similar music stands. Wind clips must be provided for outdoor concerts. (Folding wire music stands are not acceptable.) Twelve (12) 500ml bottles of spring water and five (5) dark hand towels should also be provided. Page 2 of 7
BACKLINE REQUIREMENTS A. Drums Jamison Ross is an endorsee of the following brands: YAMAHA DRUMS & HARDWARE, SABIAN CYMBALS, REMO DRUM HEADS and TYCOON PERCUSSION. Substitutions may be made, under extenuating circumstances, with prior approval by artist or artist management. Please provide a YAMAHA MAPLE CUSTOM kit in the following configuration (YAMAHA PHX or YAMAHA Stage Custom should be substituted if unavailable): One (1) - 12 x 8 Rack Tom One (1) - 14 x 14 Floor Tom One (1) - 16 x 16 Floor Tom One (1) - 20" x 14 Bass Drum One (1) - 14 x 5.5 Snare Drum One (1) - 14 x 6 Snare Drum Please provide the following YAMAHA HARDWARE: Four (4) - CS-865 Double-Braced Cymbal Boom Stands One (1) - HS1200 Professional Model Snare Stand One (1) - FP9500C Professional Model Foot Pedal Two (2) - SS950 Professional Model Snare Stand One (1) - DS950 Heavy Duty Drum Throne Please provide the following REMO DRUM HEADS: REMO Coated Ambassador (All Drums Batter Side) REMO Ambassador Hazy Snare (Snare Drums Resonant) REMO Clear Diplomat (Toms Resonant) REMO Ebony Ambassador (Bass Drum Resonant) Please provide the following drum microphones: Two (2) AKG C414 One (1) AKG D112 Drum vocal needs: One (1) NEUMANN KMS 105 or One (1) SHURE SM87 Page 3 of 7
One (1) Shure QLXD14/SM35 headset microphone or One (1) SENNHEISER ew152 headset microphone One (1) Microphone Boom Stand *Note: Please do not mic the drum kit until artist has approved final positioning. B. Bass One (1) Professional upright acoustic bass: 7/8 size bass or a 3/4 size bass with adjustable bridge, D neck, and either a DAVID GAGE Realist or FISHMAN Full Circle pickup. NO OTHER PICKUP MODELS ARE ACCEPTABLE. One (1) ELECTRO-VOICE RE20 microphone One (1) Bass Amplifier and 1 x 15 Cabinet: ACOUSTIC IMAGE head and amp or GALLIEN KRUGER head and amp C. Piano One (1) nine foot (9 ) or seven-foot (7 ) acoustic grand piano, with adjustable bench, subject to ARTIST S approval (STEINWAY preferred). A professional tuner should tune to A = 440hz / 442hz (depending on piano s resident pitch) prior to crew and band arrival. If other ARTISTs on the bill share the piano, or if the house is turned for a second performance, the tuner should be available for touch-up prior to the Jamison Ross performance. (1) Stereo piano mic system (DPA, Earthworks,or AKG preferred) One (1) FENDER RHODES (Suitcase 73-note or 88-note) D. Guitar One (1) GIBSON Acoustic J45 guitar One (1) FENDER Twin Reverb amp or One (1) FENDER Deluxe Reverb amp One (1) SHURE SM81 microphone Two (2) guitar stands E. Saxophone One (1) SHURE Beta 98/c wireless microphone Page 4 of 7
One (1) Saxophone stand SOUND REQUIREMENTS The following are minimum requirements for production of the ARTIST. All equipment, especially substitutions of preferred brands, is subject to approval by the ARTIST or ARTIST Representative. A. FRONT OF HOUSE SOUND SYSTEM 1. SPEAKER SYSTEM The speaker system must be a high quality professional sound reinforcement system capable of providing clear and undistorted sound throughout the venue. The speaker system should a 3-way system with hi / mid speakers flown whenever possible and subwoofers on the ground. When available subs should be controlled by an auxiliary bus. Line Array systems are preferred. The sound system should be configured in stereo with two (2) 1/3 octave EQs for the mains and an additional 1/3 Octave EQ for Subs when run from an aux bus. Clusters or balcony fills and additional zones should be controlled through console matrix and include 1/3 octave EQs on corresponding sends. 2. MIXING CONSOLE Please understand that console must be placed in same listening environment as the audience (in the center). A digital desk with a minimum of 24 inputs is required. Preferences: Soundcraft Vi6, Vi4, or Vi1, Yamaha PM1D, PM5D, M7CL, Digico SD Series, Digidesign, etc. If you cannot provide a digital desk, please provide an analog desk with VCA s, 4-band parametric EQ for each channel, 48-volt phantom power and a minimum of 8 auxiliary sends. Two (2) stools should be provided for system tech and engineer. 3. SIGNAL PROCESSING In addition to the 1/3 octave equalizers mentioned in section 1 above: Four (4) channels of insertable compression and gates. Preferred: BSS, Aphex, DBX, or similar (not needed if a digital desk is provided) Two (2) stereo digital reverbs. Preferences: Lexington 480, Lexicon PCM 81, Yamaha SPX 900, or similar (not needed if a digital desk is provided) One (1) Compact Disc player One (1) CD or DAT recorder and media to record artist performance. 4. STAGE MONITOR SYSTEM WEDGES Five (5) sends to Five (5) high-quality bi-amped monitor wedges. (12 X 2 or 15 X 2 preferences: d&b, Meyer, or similar). Page 5 of 7
DRESSING ROOMS AND HOSPITALITY PURCHASER will provide one (1) clean, dry, well-lit, lockable dressing room where the climate can be controlled upon request. Dressing room is to be available two (2) hours prior to sound check and until one hour subsequent to the conclusion of the engagement. One (1) Steamer w/ hangers. Access shall be limited to the band and crew. The dressing room shall be within close proximity to the stage and away from a public area. A copy of keys to the dressing room must be given to the artist s representative upon load-in. CATERING PURCHASER will provide ARTIST (at PURCHASER s sole cost and expense) the following items on the day of each performance scheduled for the exclusive use of the artist: Six (6) hot meals after sound check. If venue is not equipped to serve meals, ARTIST will accept a $180.00 meal buyout (6 x $30.00 = $180.00) For all dates outside of the USA and Canada, PURCHASER WILL provide the touring party with three (3) meals per day, including breakfast, hot lunch and hot dinner, for the duration of the tour including scheduled days off Hot coffee, herbal teas, cream, lemon wedges, sugar & Splenda One (1) box of Traditional Medicinal Throat Coat tea One (1) bottle of organic raw honey One (1) large fruit tray Eight (8) bottles of chilled spring water (Fiji or Evian, no Dasani please) Four (4) bottles of room temperature spring water (Fiji or Evian, no Dasani please) Three (3) bottles of high-quality red wine One (1) bottle of Bulleit Rye bourbon One (1) bottle of Jameson whiskey One (1) 12-pack of Stella Artois Page 6 of 7
STAGE PLOT INPUT LIST Input Instrument Mic/DI 1 Bass Drum AKG D112 2 Overhead L AKG C414 3 Overhead R AKG C414 4 Piano Bass 5 Piano Treble 6 Fender Rhodes DI 7 Bass DI 8 Bass Electro-Voice RE20 9 Guitar DI 10 Guitar Shure SM81 11 Saxophone Shure 98/c Monitor Mixes 1 Drums 2 Piano 3 Bass 4 Guitar 5 Saxophone Page 7 of 7