Timetable / Hotel Timetable 12:30 13:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 20:45 21:05 21:20 00:00 Arrival at the hotel Setting of the backline and the equipment Pre soundcheck with the crew Main Soundcheck with the band Dinner Doors Show time (45 min) Break Second part of the show (45 min plus encore) Autograph session with David Knopfler Leaving the venue Crew + Band Crew Crew Crew + Band Hotel Musicians Hotel David Knopflers Alan Clark Harry Bogdanovs Bub Roberts Pete Shaw Martin Ditcham Jörg Göbel (double room) (double room) David Knopfler (BALLARIN MUSIC / www.ballarin-music.com) page 1 / 7
Catering rider Catering Musicians Crew We need a catering for 10 persons Cold Catering (13:00-00:00) 7 hours before show time Warm Catering / Dinner :18:00): Direct after the sound check For the stage (very important): David Knopflers Alan Clark Harry Bogdanovs Bub Roberts Pete Shaw Martin Ditcham Jörg Göbel some rolls or sandwiches with cheese, salami, ham and salat some fruits (apples, bananas, grapes, ) some sweets (chocolate, gummy bears, chocolate bars, ) knifes, forks, spoons, servicing, glasses and dishes (no plastic) caffee and tea (black tea, milk, sugar, honey and a water boiler / kettle) 12x small bottles (0,5l) of still water (eg Evian, Volvic, Vittel) 4x big bottles (1,5l) of water some softdrinks (Cola and Fanta) some juices (orange and apple) 2x bottles of red wine (dry) 2x bottle of white wine (dry) 6x bottles of beer (a local beer sort would be great) One warm evening meal plus something to drink for every band and every crew member. All in all 10 persons. It could be at the venue after the sound check, in the hotel or in a restaurant. 12x small bottles (0,5l) of water without gas / still water (z.b.: Evian, Volvic, Vittel) 8x small towels David Knopfler (BALLARIN MUSIC / www.ballarin-music.com) page 2 / 7
Technical rider (page 1/4) Hello, the intention of this sound rider is to inform you about technical requirements for David Knopfler and Band. We strive for a topnotch sound for our artists and this document therefore aims for the highest standards available today. We do realize that our requirements cannot always be followed exactly, but kindly request to take this document seriously and contact us if some of the requirements cannot be met. Rest assured, we are not an unreasonable team and we are sure that we find a solution. That being said, we request that you call us when you receive this spec. We would be more than happy to discuss both our needs and the needs of the show. If you don t contact us we will assume that all our requirements are met. It is expected that all sound equipment provided is of professional quality, in perfect working condition, and is accompanied by professional, competent, and pleasant technicians/engineers. A sense of humor doesn t hurt either. There will be no tolerance for any hiss, buzz, hums, clicks or pops. David Knopfler & Band designated FOH engineer must have access and control over all House EQ, Delay and Crossover settings. (Realistically, we would not touch a thing other than the EQ. but we just like to know we could.) Thank you for your time and consideration. What to expect: PA general: Mixing position FOH: FOH Speaker Systems: FOH mixing console David Knopfler will be playing as a 6 piece band. Orchestration is as follows: drums, bass, keyboard, Hammond B3, guitars (E-Guitar and acoustic guitars) and 4x vocals. Please have in each venue a professional, competent, and pleasant technician/engineer available to help out with any questions or problems. The mix position of the FOH (Front of House a.k.a. FOH) mixing console should be in the middle of the venue facing the stage. Not under a balcony or in a closed room. The speaker system provided must be stereo and arrayed to provide hifidelity even coverage to every spot in the audience area. Our goal is to be able to achieve 105 db (A- weighted) for the entire audience area. Rest assured I ll mix on a lower volume, but it is nice to have some headroom! Preferred Speaker Systems: 1. Meyer Sound 4. EV 2. Martin Audio 5. D&B 3. L Acoustic The FOH mixing console should be from an well known brand. We prefer analogue consoles like Midas XL200, Soundcraft,... At least the FOH console should have at least 32 channels, 4 band parametric eq, adjustable High Pass Filter, Phantom Power and phase switch per channel, 8 subgroups and 8 axillaries. If by chance only a digital console is available I need a complete routing for our channel list, monitoring and a professional, competent technician/engineer to help out with any questions or problems. Preferred digital console: David Knopfler (BALLARIN MUSIC / www.ballarin-music.com) page 3 / 7
Technical rider (page 2/4) FOH Inserts and Effects: Equalizers for Monitors Monitors: Power supply on stage: Important note: 8 Channels Conventional Compression Klark teknik DN series, Kuhnle eight compressor, DBX 160X, BSS DPR402 4 Channels Gates Klark teknik, Kuhnle, Drawmer DS201, BSS DPR502, Drawmer DS404, BSS DPR 504 2 Reverbs (two discrete effects units) Dual Engine TC Electronic M3000, M2000 or M one Lexicon PCM70, PCM90, PCM96, Bricasti M7, Yamaha SPX 2000 or similar 1 Master Equalizer (2 channels 30/31 bands) Klark, BSS or DBX 1 CD-Player 2 Equalizers (2 channels 30/31 bands) Klark, BSS or DBX The monitor sound needs to be done from the FOH position. 7 ways / different mixes: 1x 31-band-EQ per way David Knopfler Alan Clark David Knopfler Pete Shaw Martin Ditcham Harry Bogdanovs Bub Roberts Piano position Hammond B3 Center position Bass position Drums Right side Right side = 2 fold backs = 2 fold backs = 2 fold backs (15, 400 Watt) (15, 400 Watt) Minimum requirement is 1 clean power group for audio only (at least 16 Ah). Please provide at least 3 power positions and have at each position 4 power. PA / F.O.H., fold backs / monitoring should be ready before the crew arrives the venue so far as possible should be everything installed (even microphones and DIs) normaly the crew arrives the venue 6 hours before show time please send an email when something are not available Preferred monitors: 1. Clair Brothers (12AMII) 2. Martin Audio LE 3. Meyer Sound UM 1P 4. EV 5. DB (12 ) David Knopfler (BALLARIN MUSIC / www.ballarin-music.com) page 4 / 7
Musicians Instruments Label First choice Alternative Gate Compressor Kick inside 1 KICK in Shure Beta 91A (cond.) yes yes outside 2 KICK out Shure Beta 52A (dyn.) yes yes Snare top 3 SNR top Shure SM 57 yes bottom 4 SNR bot Shure SM 57 Martin Ditcham drums Hi-Hat 5 HH Neumann KM 184 Sennheiser e914 Tom 6 TOM Sennheiser e604 Sennheiser e904 yes Floortom 7 FLOOR Sennheiser e604 Sennheiser e904 yes left 8 OH L Neumann KM 184 Sennheiser e914 Overhead right 9 OH R Neumann KM 184 Sennheiser e914 Pete Shaw David Knopfler Alan Clark bass piano Hammond B3 DI 10 BASS DI DI BSS AR133 Palmer yes mic 11 BASS M Sennheiser MD 421 left 12 PIANO L DI BSS AR133 Palmer right 13 PIANO R DI BSS AR133 Palmer top left 14 B3 Sennheiser MD 421 Shure SM 57 top front 15 B3 Sennheiser MD 421 Shure SM 57 bottom 16 B3 AKG D112 electric guitar 17 David E-GTR Shure SM 57 David Knopfler acoustic guitar 18 David A-GTR DI BSS AR133 Palmer acoustic guitar 19 David A-GTR DI BSS AR133 Palmer Harry Bogdanovs Bub Roberts electric guitar 20 Harry E-GTR Shure SM 57 acoustic guitar 21 Harry A-GTR DI BSS AR133 electric guitar 22 Bub E-GTR acoustic guitar 23 Bub A-GTR David Knopfler vocals (piano position) 24 VOC Shure Beta 58 yes David Knopfler vocals (centre position) 25 VOC Shure Beta 58 yes Martin Ditcham vocals (drums postion) 26 VOC Shure Beta 58 yes Harry Bogdabovs vocals (right side) 27 VOC Shure Beta 58 Yes 28 REV B1 Reverb B1 return 29 REV B2 Reverb B2 return 30 CD L CD left 31 CD R CD right David Knopfler (BALLARIN MUSIC / www.ballarin-music.com) page 5 / 7
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