LALAH HATHAWAY TECHNICAL RIDER (Revised December 2014) The following production requirements MUST be met in connection with your engagement with Lalah Hathaway. It is extremely important that all rider conditions are met without exception. However, if you should have difficulties with any of the following points outlined, please let us know as soon as possible. Please contact Lalah Hathaway's Production Manager, who will be able to answer your questions and modifications to the technical portion of the rider. Anthony Jeffries (323) 717-8727 cell ajeffries@mac.com No changes can be made on any portion of the Lalah Hathaway rider without the expressed written consent of 8 th Floor Productions, Inc. The PURCHASER shall provide 20 complimentary orchestra area (or equivalent) tickets and backstage passes for each show plus twelve (12) All Access pases for Ms. Hathaway's band and crew. 1
CATERING REQUIREMENTS PURCHASER must provide A HOT MEAL for Ms. Hathaway, band and crew consisting of a baked or fried chicken or fish, potatoes, rice or pasta, vegetables, green salad (ranch and Italian dressing on the side), assorted cookies, soft drinks, coffee, and accompanying condiments. Each dressing room should be stocked with the following (and covered in plastic wrap-only uncovered by the ARTIST) a. Fresh assorted fruits (with green apples included), deli tray (deli turkey, ham, Swiss, cheddar cheese), Raw Vegetable tray with Dip, Hard Salami sliced Cucumber and Pita Bread with Hummus Sealed and covered, refrigerated or chilled on ice until requested by ARTIST. b. Bread - Wheat and Potato c. Box of Ritz crackers both Original and Garlic d. Crunchy Cheetos and Assorted bags of Lays Brand potato chips e. Sealed packs of Snicker s bars, Oreo 1 lb 3.1 oz f. Unsalted assorted nuts g. One (1) pot of hot water h. Regular & Decaf herbal Tea w/honey, Iced Tea i. Fresh coffee w/cream, sugar j. ICE to be restocked before and after show. k. Napkins, plates, forks, knives, spoons, cups, etc. l. Hot water w/honey, 3 whole lemons and ginger root w/sharp chef knife m. One (1) Dole 100% Orange/Strawberry/Banana 59 FL OZ & Assorted juices (singles) ON ICE n. Twenty-four (24) 16 ounce bottles [CASE] of Spring water (Fiji, Smartwater, Dasani) ON ICE o. Assorted Soda including Coke, Mountain Dew, and Coke Zero, and G2 Gatorade (Grape) ON ICE p. One (1) bottles of Original Malibu Rum (1.75L) ON ICE q. Miscellaneous Extra Spearmint gum r. Twelve (12) glass water tumblers Please check with the Tour Manager for specifics FOOD/MEALS a. PURCHASER agrees to provide a reasonably balanced dinner or hot buffet (with plain grilled chicken breast as one of the options) and Snack to be provided before and/or after show for ARTIST and ARTIST Entourage at ARTIST discretion. Please include fish (ideally salmon) or non-meat option with balanced dinner or hot buffet menu. Please provide individual carry out trays/boxes as an option for those who prefer to take meal with them to eat at a later time. All Meals for Lalah Hathaway and Band/Crew shall be at the sole cost/expense of PURCHASER. b. Pre-show meal shall be served or made available immediately following the rehearsal sound check. c. Post-show snack shall be served or made available immediately following the show performance. d. Meals shall be served or made available immediately following the rehearsal sound check. Please check with the Tour Manager for specifics DRESSING ROOM REQUIREMENTS Dressing rooms are for the exclusive use of the ARTIST and band. PURCHASER agrees to provide (completely separate from any other act on the same bill) two (2) clean, dry, air- conditioned and heating unit if needed, plus LOCKABLE dressing rooms. All rooms herein must be capable of being locked and keys must be turned over to Production Manager. Should rooms not have lock capabilities, Producer reserves the right to install hasp padlock assembly. Dressing room should be equipped with 15 towels, 24, 16 ounce cold bottles of water ON ICE, chairs, sofa, two tables, with one (1) 8 ft. clothing rack, hangers, AC outlet, mirror, soap, shower and lavatory facilities (MUST BE SPOTLESS), iron & ironing board, professional wardrobe steamer. Also, (1) Glade Clean Linen Room Spray, (1) Large Glade Clean Linen Candle, (1) Pack of Lemon Scented hand wipes, (1) small bottle of hand sanitizer and (1) bottle of Listerine mouth wash in each Green Room, (1) Box of Kleenex tissues, (12) bath towels and hand soap. 2
INSTRUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS BAND RENTAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASER is to provide and pay for the following equipment. The ARTIST s representative must authorize all changes and/or substitutions in writing. DRUM KIT Yamaha drums (2 nd choice DW drums) 22 x 18 Kick 14"x 5" WOOD Snare Mounted Toms: 8 x 10" 8 x 12" Floor Toms: 11 x 14 13 x 16" Sabians Cymbals: 1-22 Ride 1-17 thin crash 1 18 thin crash 1 17 china 1 12 splash 1 14 Hi Hat Hi Hat Stand Snare Stand 3 Tom Holders 1 Roland SPD S Drum Pad 1 Drum Throne 1 Bass drum pedal 6 Cymbal Boom Stands 1 Rug or Carpet 6' x 8' 1 Clear Drum Shield PERCUSSION Shakers small and large KEYBOARD SETUP 1 Fender Rhodes Suitcase (73 keys) 1 B3 Organ w/leslie (no pedals) Triton Pro Motif 8 1 Minimoog (model D) (2 nd choice: Roland XP-80) 2 Two Tier keyboard stand 1 Drum Throne All sustain pedals, midi cables, power cables and 8 instrument cables GUITAR SETUP 1 Fender Deville with footswitch w/2x12 speakers (2 nd choice Fender Twin with footswitch guitar amp w/2x12 speaker) 1 Guitar stand 3 Instrument cables BASS SETUP 1 Aguilar 800 or 900 (2 nd choice is GK 800 or 900 w/2 Eden 4x10 cabinets) 2 Aguiar Cabinets w/ 4x10 speakers and horn 1 Guitar stand 3 instrument cables 3
STAGE PLOT REQUIREMENTS STAGE RISERS The following stage requirements must be met at the sole cost and expense of the PURCHASER, but not limited to the following: Minimum stage size - 30' wide x 26' deep x 36" high, height from stage to ceiling- minimum 25 clearance. One (1) Drum riser 1' x 8' x 8' Black skirting is needed to dress the riser and microphones, band gear. Stage should be adequately furnished with legs and drapes to completely mask off the stage and all Entrances to the stage. A minimum of four (4) rigging points are needed for lights and two (2) rigging points for sound. STAGE CREW PURCHASER agrees to provide and pay for the following help at no extra cost to the Producer: 2 Truck loaders at Load-In and Load-Out 2 Stagehands at load-in to assist in setting up of all Production, and at load-out for pack up and reloading of all equipment. Allot 2 hours for stage set up, and 1 hour for sound check -minimum. SOUND REQUIREMENTS PURCHASER shall furnish a complete House Sound / Monitor System, complete with mixing consoles, speakers, power amplifiers, equalizers, reverb units, microphones and stands, power distribution system, all necessary Cabling and accessories. PURCHASER agrees to provide and pay for a first class sound system, including but not limited to the following: PURCHASER agrees to hold a minimum of three (3) rows by twelve (12) rows of seats at a point central to the house, under no balconies, against no walls and not restricted at the rear or sides of the auditorium. This area approximates twenty-four (24') feet wide by eight (8) feet deep and a minimum distance of one hundred (100') feet from the stage. PURCHASER shall provide independent service for lights and sound. Lights require minimum of three (3) phase 200 amps per leg. Sound requires a SEPARATE SERVICE of three (3) phase 100 amps per leg. 4
HOUSE SPECIFICATIONS HOUSE 1 40 channel X 8 subgrouping mixing console Acceptable Brands: - Midas Heratage 3000 - Yamaha PM-5D - Digidesign Profile - Digico D5 1 2 Station Clear-Com System (for house and monitors position) HOUSE SPEAKER SYSTEM Shall be 3-way horn loaded design consisting of 18" speakers for bass, 12" speakers for midrange, 2" Horn drivers for high frequency. Enough of these speakers shall be supplied to cover the seating area of the venue. Acceptable Brands: - JBL line array - L-Acoustics - Meyer Sound line array MONITOR RIG 1 32 Channel X 8 mix mixing console system with post graphic Equalizer Cue Acceptable Brands: - Digico D5 - Midas Heritage 3000 - Yamaha PM-5D (or equivalent) PROCESSING GEAR 8 1/3 Octave Equalizers Acceptable Brands: (same as house specifications) 1 Digital Reverb Acceptable Brands: (same as house specifications) 4 Compressors Acceptable Brands: (same as house specifications) MONITOR SPEAKERS 8 Double 15" Floor Wedges with 1-2" Horn Driver 2 Side Fill Cabinets with (two) 15" speakers, (two) 12" speakers, (one) 2" horn. 1 Drum Fill Cabinet with (two) 18" speakers, (two) 12" speakers, (one) 2" horn. 5
MICROPHONE STANDS 13 Boom Stands 3 Straight Stand DIRECT BOXES 7 Direct Boxes Acceptable Brands: 1) Countryman 2) Whirlwind Directors Or equivalent MICROPHONES 1 Sennheiser 421 3 Shure Beta 58's 6 Shure 57's 3 AKG C451's 1 Shure 91 3 Sennheiser 604 VOLT QUAD BOX 3 120v Quad Boxes PA SNAKE 40 Channel house snake with 32 channel monitor split POWER AMPS Crest, QSC, Carver, Crown (for house and monitor system) 6
LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS The following Lighting Requirements of the ARTIST shall be provided by the PURCHASER at their cost and expense. All changes are to be approved by the ARTIST representative in writing. All changes requiring new drawings and/or new design will require an additional expense to the PURCHASER, to be determined by the ARTIST representative and the PURCHASER. LIGHTS 2 Sixty-foot truss holding 59 in the rear and 49 in the front 1 Sixty-channel fully computerized programmable board, Celco 18 6 x 9 Leko's 132 Par 64 1000 (medium flood on the rear truss, narrow spot on the front truss, Par 64's on trees to have very narrow spots) Total 150 lamps with gels on list 2 Side fill ladders that will hold (twenty) lamps, (five) rows with (four) lamps. 2 Xenon spotlights with operator and gels GELS FOR FOLLOW SPOTS: ABSOLUTELY NO WHITE LIGHTS!! 810 no color amber 878 yellow amber 815 gold amber 859 moonlight blue MISCELLANEOUS: 1 floor fan with rotating function 1 area rug downstage center AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS Fifteen (15) minutes before performance an announcement will be made informing the audience that the use of cell phone and video or audio equipment is not permitted during the show. Also, the announcement must state that there will be NO unauthorized use of professional cameras. PURCHASER grants ARTIST the right(s) to make and exploit Audio/Video recordings of ARTIST s performance on a gratis basis. 7
TRAVEL AND HOTEL REQUIREMENTS DOMESTIC TRAVEL PURCHASER agrees to provide and pay for, at no cost to PRODUCER or ARTIST, two (2) first-class and nine (9) nonrestricted coach class round trip airline transportation from departing city to the place of engagement. ARTIST prefers to make their own airline arrangement and reimbursement should be made in advance, rather that pre-paid airline tickets. Reimbursement shall be at current coach class fare of major airlines with service to the contracted place of engagement. PURCHASER shall also pay for all of ARTIST s excess baggage and /or airfreight costs each way with respect to the aforesaid engagement, due immediately upon presentation to PURCHASER by ARTIST s representative of statement(s) indicating such excess costs. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL In the event the place of performance is outside the continental limits of the United States, PURCHASER agrees to procure, at his sole expense, for ARTIST and party, the necessary visas, work permits and other documents of any nature whatsoever necessary or usually obtained to enable ARTIST to render its services hereunder. Also, PURCHASER shall be responsible for, and indemnify and hold ARTIST harmless from and against, all local, municipal and country or government taxes, fees or levies on all income earned by ARTIST or ARTIST s employees while in the country or countries covered by this contract. HOTEL The hotel should be a minimum of 3-stars with parking for a tour bus, if applicable. TWO (2) NON-SMOKING onebedroom suites and nine (9) NON-SMOKING king single rooms are to be provided by PURCHASER at PURCHASER s sole cost and expense. The name, address, telephone number and a contract at the hotel must be returned along with the signed contracts. If travel arrangements necessitate, the accommodation shall be provided one (1) day prior to opening day and one (1) day after closing of said engagement. The hotel property should have 24-hour room service, high-speed internet, a fitness facility, 2-line telephones and restaurants that offer breakfast, lunch and dinner. If the air travel is more than 4 hours from the originating city, Ms. Hathaway s group will travel the day before the performance. PURCHASER will pay for a minimum of 2 nights the performance day(s) and the prior travel day. The group consists of: Lalah Hathaway first/business class hotel suite/deluxe room Manager/Security first/business class hotel suite/deluxe room 4 musicians economy king single 2 BG vocalists economy king single 1 sound engineer economy king single 1 monitor engineer economy king single 1 merchandise seller economy king single 1 road/production manager economy king single ACCEPTABLE HOTELS Hampton Inn Sheraton Hilton Marriott Hyatt 8
GROUND TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS PURCHASER agrees to provide ARTIST, at PURCHASER s sole cost and expense a PRIVATE BONDED PROFESSIONAL CAR SERVICE in accordance with the following: a. Car Service must provide driver who is licensed and insured PROFESSIONAL. b. must be insured Professional One SUV for transportation of ARTIST: (i) from airport to hotel upon arrival; (ii) from hotel to rehearsal and return; (iii) from hotel to venue and return (for each performance); (iv) from hotel to airport upon departure; and (v) to and from any interview promoting the engagement hereunder. Vans will be at ARTIST's disposal throughout engagement. c. One passenger van or mini-bus, with driver, for transport of musician s and crew. Driver assigned to this duty will be answerable to ARTIST and tour manager only. d. PURCHASER agrees to provide and pay for all necessary permits and parking facilities for one (1) SUV, one (1) fifteen (15) passenger van and/or one (1) tour bus. All vehicles must have access to the main stage entrance. In the event that car services does not meet the above requirements or is greater than forty-five (45) minutes late (as calculated by landing time or agreed pickup time) ARTIST shall have the option to secure transportation at PURCHASER s sole cost and expense. PURCHASER shall reimburse ARTIST the cost of service + 10% immediately upon request. SECURITY PURCHASER agrees to supply, at PURCHASER s sole cost and expense, security protection during the engagement hereunder of not fewer than one (1) uniformed guard. Said guard will be present from the time the doors open for the engagement hereunder throughout the entire show and until ARTIST has left the premises. If, in the opinion of ARTIST or ARTIST s representative, additional security is required, PURCHASER agrees to provide such additional security immediately, at PURCHASER s sole cost and expense. All security arrangements, including, but not limited to, police, ushers, barricades, fences, etc., shall be approved by ARTIST or ARTIST s representative. 9