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Technical rider

A document specifying the artist or production’s technical systems, stage, staffing, power, and operating requirements.

Also known as: tech rider, production rider

Reviewed

Setup

  • The rider begins a negotiation with the venue; the completed advance should distinguish mandatory requirements, acceptable substitutions, local supply, and unresolved items.

Venue contexts

  • Theatre, concerts, festivals, broadcast, and corporate events, as applicable

Signal flow

  • Confirm the source, patch, transport, control, and destination for the system involved.

In practice

The rider begins a negotiation with the venue; the completed advance should distinguish mandatory requirements, acceptable substitutions, local supply, and unresolved items.

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