Tech Rider and Few Mentions May Not Be Applicable to the Venue Or Cer- Tain Other Conditions

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

RAVISHANKAR COLLECTIVE will be performing as a 8 person ensemble for a larger venue and as a 5 member act for a smaller venue :

MUSICIANS ON STAGE (current line up, may change basis availability) –

RAVISHANKAR – LEAD VOCALS SOMNATH HALDER – ELECTRIC GUITAR/BACKING VOCALS ANURAG VERMA– BASS GURBHEJ SINGH – TABLA/PADHANTH/PERCUSSION RAVINDER RAJPUT – FLUTES/DHOLAK/PERCUSSION DHRUV BEDI – SITAR/BACKING VOCALS BHARGAV OJAPALI – KEYS/BACKING VOCALS AMIT RAJ KASHYAP – DRUMS

The organizer shall at all times exercise security over equipment and personnel on stage and at the mixing console area, preventing access to same by unauthorized personnel. This equipment is not to be shared with any other support or headline act or for any other purpose without consulting the band. Once the equipment has been sound checked, it is not to be removed, changed or struck until after the performance is over.

The Organizer shall furnish a first class sound system suitable for the venue, including an experienced sound engineer. The band requires the stage to be set up according to the Stage Plan (attached) prior to the arrival of the band's sound engineer.

The band will require a minimum of 2 hours for sound check prior to the start of the show. This 2 hour period begins only after all back line gear is in position and operational on stage. All inputs must be line-checked and the FOH and Monitor systems must be fully functional and in a show ready state.

It is expected that all sound equipment provided is of professional quality, in perfect working condition, and is accompanied by professional technicians/engineers.

Our designated FOH engineer must have access and control over all House EQ, Delay and Crossover settings.

This is a standard tech rider and few mentions may not be applicable to the venue or cer- tain other conditions. Please discuss these changes with the Artist Management for all such changes and please DISREGARD any changes without prior approval.

The band has tried to be as generic as possible and requested for industry standard stage gear. Please DO NOT make any substitutions without our prior consent. Please get in touch with RAVISHANKAR on +919971389331 for any clarifications about the same.

Requirement Summary

Item Make Number

DRUM KIT Standard Rock Drum Kit 1 (small toms - 10” 12” 16”, Kick - 22”, 14x6” Snare)

Sitar Amplifier Epiphone Valve 1 junior/Laney A1

Electric Guitar Amplifier Fender Tube Amplifier - 1 Twin / Deville

Electric Guitar Speaker Marshall Cabinets - 4x12” 1 (2 Preferred) Cabinet 1960A

Bass Guitar Amplifier Ashdown /Gallien Kruger / 1 Hartke / Peavey / Marshall

Minimum - 600W

Bass Speaker Cabinet 1x15” Cab 1 of Each

4x10” Cab with Horn

DI Boxes 6

Stage Monitors (wedges) 20 + 2 subs

Stage Monitor (SUB) 2

Drum Microphone Kit Sennheiser 1

Side Fills 3 Way Stack 2

Cables / Power Supply / As required Stands PLEASE NOTE - Drum Kit to be provided by the Organizers - the band will NOT carry their drum kit.

RAVISHANKAR COLLECTIVE will Bring

- All required musical instruments EXCEPT the Drum Kit. The Drum Kit and breakables (snare, throne, cymbals etc) should be provided at the venue. Individual Requirements

1. Ravishankar: Vocals

Item Make Number

Vocal Microphone Sennheiser e945 1

Stage Monitors 2

2. Bass Guitar

Item Make Number

Bass Guitar Amplifier Ashdown /Gallien Kruger / 1 Hartke / Peavey / Marshall

Minimum - 600W

Speaker Cabinet Equivalent Bass Cabinets 1 Each 1x15” 4x10”

Direct Input (DI) Box for Radial - JDI or equivalent 1 Bass Guitar

Stage Monitors 2

3. Drums and Percussion

Standard Acoustic Drum Kit - 5 Piece [Preferred Order - Pearl / Ludwig / Mapex/ Tama ] (TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZER) - Bass drum - Hi-Hats - Pedals for Bass Drum (kick) and Hi-Hats - Snare - Tom 1 - 10 inch - Tom 2 - 12 inch - Floor Tom - 16 inch - 1 Ride Cymbal - 21” - 2 Crash Cymbals (14” and 16”) - 4 Cymbal Stands (Boom Stands) - Drum Throne - Drum Carpet Drum Riser - 8ft x 8ft x 2ft platform that is carpeted and placed according to the stage plan.

Microphones for Drum Kit to be provided as specified below.

Item Make Number

Bass Drum Sennheiser e901 and e902 1 or Audix D6 or Shure Beta 52

Snare Top Sennheiser e905 / 1 Shure SM57

Snare Bottom Sennheiser e604 / 1 Shure SM57

Toms Sennheiser e604 / e904 / 3 Beyer Dynamic Opus

Hi Hats / Overheads Sennheiser e614 / 3 Shure SM81

Microphone for Darbuka Sennheiser e604 / 1 Shure SM57

Vocal Microphone Sennheiser e845 1

Stage Monitors 2

Stage Monitors (Sub) 2

4. Electric Guitars / Backing Vocals

Item Make Number

Electric Guitar Amplifier Fender Tube Amplifier - 1 Twin / Deville

DI Box for Electric Guitar. Radial - J48 or equivalent 1

Vocal Microphone Sennheiser e845 1

Stage Monitors 2

5. Flute and Dholak/Ghatam

Flute Riser - 8ft x 4ft x 2ft platform that is carpeted and placed according to the stage plan.

Item Make Number

Flute/Melodica Microphone Sennheiser e845 1

Ghatam Mic Sennheiser e604 1 /Shure SM57 Dholak Mic Left 1 Shure SM58 Dholak Mic Right Shure SM57 1

Stage Monitors 2

6. Tabla

Tabla - 8ft x 4ft x 2ft platform that is carpeted and placed according to the stage plan.

Item Make Number

Tabla Mic Left Sennheiser e604 / Shure SM58 1

Tabla Mic Right Shure SM57 1

Vocal Microphone Sennheiser e845 1

OTHER PERCUSSION Sennheiser e845 / SHURE SM58 1

Stage Monitors 2

7. Sitar

Sitar - 6ft x 4ft x 2ft platform that is carpeted and placed according to the stage plan.

Item Make Number

Sitar Mic Sennheiser MD421/ 1 ElectrovoiceND767

Sitar Amplifier Epiphone Valve 1 junior/Laney A1 Vocal Microphone Sennheiser e845 1

Direct Input (DI) Box 1

Stage Monitors 2

8. Keyboards

Item Make Number

Direct Input (DI) Box 4

Vocal Microphone Sennheiser e845 1

Stage Monitors 2

HOUSE SOUND SYSTEM

Acceptable systems: Meyer, Vdosc, D&B, EAW, Turbo, Ev, JBL

- System must consist of a Three-way or Four-way system with sufficient amplification and speaker enclosures to cover the entire seating area (Venue’s Maximum Capacity) and be capable of min 110dB at the console. - System shall be of even coverage throughout the entire venue. - System should be flown whenever possible or elevated. System, if stacked, should be a maximum of 6 feet from front of main stage (both left and right). This includes the sound wings and is applicable any time the system is not flown. - System should be configured in Stereo.

HOUSE SOUND CONSOLE

Acceptable Consoles: Midas Pro 2 and above, Digidesign Venue, Digidesign SC48, Yamaha PM5D, Midas, Soundcraft, A&H

We work with ONLY DIGITAL CONSOLES - If you are providing an ANALOG console, please ensure that it has 10 Aux with 8 Nos. VCA.

- Console must have a minimum of 48 input channels, with a minimum of 14 AUX Sends for monitors. If a digital console is not available required outboard gear is essential. - Talk back to stage and a discrete clear-com communication system between house sound and monitor world is also required. - Console should be placed at center position and a minimum of 60 feet from the sound system. In smaller venues as far back as possible. - NO BEHRINGER / MACKIE PRODUCTS - No mosquitos at FOH Mix Position. Or Insect repellant as required ;)

IMPORTANT NOTE

Sound mixing console EQ/FX Racks and Light Mixing Desk should be placed at the center of the Venue 60’ from the front of stage. - The sound engineer needs to have eye contact with all the musicians on stage, so con- sider raising the entire mixing position if necessary, usually about 1’ is sufficient. - Please do not cover speakers with posters or promo material.

Mixer / Monitor Mixes and Stage Sound

The sound mixer should have sufficient number of channels to include all the requirements stated above and any additional sound requirement for the show. We require 10 separate monitor mixes on stage.

Line Specifications

The following table lists the line specifications for the band’s live setup. Please get in touch with RAVISHANKAR on +919971389331 for any clarifications about the same. RAVISHANKAR COLLECTIVE Channel Patch List On Typical 48 Channel Mixer

Line Instrument Microphone Stand Stage Gear No.

1 KICK - IN Sennheiser e901 / Beta 91

2 KICK - OUT Sennheiser e902 / Audix D6 SMALL

3 SNARE TOP Sennheiser e905 / SM 57 SMALL

4 SNARE BOTTOM Sennheiser e604 / SM 57 SMALL

5 HIGH HAT Sennheiser e614 / CONDENSER SMALL

6 RACK TOM 1 Sennheiser e604 / Sennheiser e904

7 FLOOR TOM Sennheiser e604 / Sennheiser e904

8 OVERHEAD RIGHT Sennheiser e614 / CONDENSER TALL-BOOM

9 OVERHEAD LEFT Sennheiser e614 / CONDENSER TALL-BOOM

10 DARBUKA Sennheiser e604 / SM 57 TALL-BOOM

11 BASS AMP DI ASHDOWN / AMPEG / MARSHALL

12 LEAD GUITAR - DI DI - active

13 LEAD GUITAR - mic 1 Sennheiser e906 / Sennheiser e606 SHORT Fender Tube STAND Amplifier - Twin / Deville

14 KEYBOARDS DI - active

15 KEYBOARDS DI - active

16 KEYBOARDS DI - active

17 KEYBOARDS DI - active

18 FLUTE/MELODICA Sennheiser e845 SHORT STAND

19 SITAR DI - active

20 SITAR - mic Sennheiser md421/ Electrovoice nd767 SHORT STAND 21 TABLA LEFT Sennheiser e604 / SHURE SM58 Epiphone valve SHORT junior/laney A1 STAND 22 TABLA RIGHT Shure sm57 SHORT STAND 23 TABLA Percussion Sennheiser e845 / SHURE SM58 TALL-BOOM 24 DHOLAK LEFT Shure sm58 SHORT 25 DHOLAK RIGHT Shure sm57 STAND SHORT STAND 26 GHATAM Sennheiser e604 / SHURE SM57

27 VOX – Bass Sennheiser e845 TALL-BOOM 28 VOX - Keyboards Sennheiser e845 TALL-BOOM 29 VOX - Guitars Sennheiser e845 TALL-BOOM

30 VOX - Drums Sennheiser e845 TALL-BOOM

31 VOX - Sitar Sennheiser e845 TALL-BOOM

32 VOX - Tabla Sennheiser e845 TALL-BOOM

33 METRONOME DI

34 METRONOME DI

35 VOX - RAVISHANKAR Sennheiser e945 TALL-BOOM

48 TALK BACK - Console Mic with Switch CONSOLE

RSDC AUX Patch List

Number Name Number of Monitors

AUX 1 LEAD VOCALS 2

AUX 2 BASS GUITAR 2

AUX 3 ELECTRIC GUITAR 2

AUX 4 FLUTE 2

AUX 5 SITAR 2

AUX 6 TABLA 2

AUX 7 KEYBOARDS 2

AUX 8 DRUMS 2 (Sub) / 2 (Tops)

AUX 9 SIDE-FILLS L/R 2 (3-Way with Subs)

AUX 10 PADHANTH MIC REVERB 1

AUX 11 GATED REVERB

AUX 12 PLATE REVERB

AUX 13 DELAY

AUX 14 TAP DELAY

DRESSING ROOM RIDER

• Tea + Coffee • Hot water Kettle and cups • Sugar / Sweetener • Variety of Soft Drinks • Snacks (as appropriate for time of day) • Ample small bottles of still spring water. • 10 small Towels for Stage • Easy access to hygienic well maintained washrooms backstage or in green room area.