Rider for hypnotist chrisjones
Greetings from chrisjones!
I truly appreciate the opportunity to come to your campus and
entertain your students!
This is my rider, it should answer most questions about the
show, set up, arrival times and travel arrangements. I am, as a
person and performer, very flexible and low stress. If anything
seems complicated or needs further explanation, please contact me
directly via cell phone
(773) 344-7128 or email [email protected].
This first part is for you to fill out please, it may be
redundant but its very helpful for me.
Name of venue:
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Name of contact person:
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Cell number of contact:
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Name of hotel (if applicable):
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Address:
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How many people are you expecting at the event (guess):
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Does your team have a Twitter account? If so what is it
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Would you like me to contact the schools paper to promote the
event? Yes or No
If possible please include a newspaper contact person:
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Advertising: Bass/Schuler can send fliers for the event, but you
now have access to even more photos.
Download photos at onewordchrisjones.smugmug.com
Download shots at chrisjones my Facebook fan page or from
Twitter @1wordchrisjones
Feel free to tweet, message and use photos from any of these for
your own advertisements.
Travel: I will reserve and purchase my own flights and rental
cars. This way you and your team get to relax and Ill meet you on
campus.
Arrival on campus: Whenever routing allows, I like to eat dinner
on campus with students from the programming board. This is often
around 5:30 or 6:00pm. I dont eat much, I mostly want to meet the
team before the show and then do teasers in the dining area to
promote the show. Teasers are close up magic tricks - no set up
required.
If you happen to have small fliers or handouts for the event, Id
be happy to hand them out anytime while Im on campus.
If students on the board want to eat off campus post event, Id
be excited to do that. I eat all foods, I am not picky.
Please read through all three pages of this rider and if
everything seems in order please sign below and send back this
sheet with the completed contract to Bass/Schuler.
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Arrival at Venue:
Sound check normally takes ten minutes. I like to be at the
venue fifty-minutes before show time.
- i.e. 7:00pm show, Ill be there at 6:10 and Ill be done setting
up by 6:20pm.
I am completely flexible as to start time. Some schools start on
time, others start ten minutes late. Its your choice when we
actually start.
We can open the venue doors immediately after sound check or you
can keep the door closed until start time.
Ill have a printed introduction for a board member to read
before the show, she/he can also announce any up coming programs at
this time.
Lighting: The lights can stay at one level throughout the show.
It needs to be fairly lit on the audience and well lit onstage.
Guideline: The audience has to be able to see the volunteers
faces.
Sound:
I would like floor monitors facing the volunteers on stage if
possible (floor monitors are just speakers). With all the laughter
and noise, its very difficult for volunteers to hear the music and
microphone from the stage.
Music and vocals should come through the stage monitors and
speakers.
I sketched you a Charlie Brown style stage plot, see below, but
dont judge my lack of art skills.
Sound Tech:
I play music out of my laptop with a remote control, so no need
for a sound person to look for cues or worry about changing the
volume.
+ The laptop has an 1/8 inch (headphone) jack that gets
connected with an auxiliary cable to direct box. The direct box
connects to a microphone cord (XLR).
+ Most theaters have direct boxes readily available, but I bring
my own aux cable, direct box, and microphone cord.
Content:
The type of humor in my show is similar to Family Guy, Parks
& Rec, Archer you know, PG-14.
+ My show is usually a little naughty but not raunchy or blue.
Before the show we can talk about what content is right for your
audience
+ i.e. doing a Rated-G show for Family Weekend vs. Late Night
and do whatever.
Merchandise:
If I sell anything (CDs, T-shirts or bracelets), I would like
some help from the programming team.
If they help collect money and distribute items, that would be
great. Any size table, placed off of the stage or at the entrance,
would be most appreciated. 100% of all money collected will go to
charity.
Extra Credit:
If you have a projector and screen available, I would love to
use them to play preshow videos.
+ The projector and screen are not needed for the show. I just
have really cool videos to play while music is playing before the
show actually begins.
+ Can I bring a smoke machine? I have two awesome smoke
machines. I also bring lasers to most show. When the lasers are
going the fog and smoke really turns the rooms into a party.
+ Please let me know if smoke machines are allowed, and if they
dont set off fire alarms, Ill bring them.
+ When promoting, if possible, please spell my name as one
wordchrisjones. I grew up with a speech and hearing impediment and
everything I said sounded like one word. Spelling my name as one
word, chrisjones helps for branding and reminds me to share my
story with others.
Finally thank you again,
chrisjones
[email protected]
P.S - If you need anything from me, anything I can do to make
the show bigger and better, please dont hesitate to email, call or
text me directly (773)344-7128, see you soon!
