Technical Rider
This rider contains the names of band members, instruments, stage plot
and sound
requirements, please note that sound requirements can be supplemented
according to what
you are able to provide. Please notify me in advance if any of the riders
is substituted:
The band members
are:
Michael Turner : Lead Vocals and Acoustic guitar
Steve Turner : Backup Vocals and Bass guitar
David Pfanstiel: Drums
Dave Francis : Lead guitar
Daniel King: Sound Engineer
We will need
the following from you:
Drum kit, drum chair and cymbals
(depending on venue we will need to mic up the kit, so we will need all
necessary cables)
Bass amp
Guitar amp
3-4 DI boxes (direct inputs)
PA system – amps, speakers (subs as well - if possible), monitors,
16 channel desk
(minimum), all necessary cables (mic, speaker and power cables), if we
are out doors or if
the PA system is moveable it would be appreciated if a 16 channel snake
with returns
(20-30 meters long) be provided.
4-5 monitors (2 minimum)
4-5 monitor mixes (2 minimum)
Power to stage and front of house
CD player
Effex unit/reverb unit (if possible)
Spare Acoustic Guitar if possible
We supply the following:
Acoustic guitar
Bass guitar
Lead guitar
Jack-jack for guitars
Minidisk player
Mics for drums and vocals
Thank you very much for your time organizing all of the above, we look
forward to meeting
with you soon.
Please contact me in advance at admin@redrain.org,to confirm all of the
above
requirements.
Kind
Regards
Red Rain
Press Info
Red Rain travel extensively though New Zealand, Australia, Europe, USA, United Kingdom, Africa and Asia.
2004 saw Red Rain release their first album as a band, “ New Day”. It was also the year that David Pfanstiel joined the band on drums. Playing at pubs,clubs,festivals, city wide events, and churches 2004 world tour kicked off in New Zealand on May 7th and moved onto Singapore, Malaysia, India, Germany, Poland, Ireland, England, Scotland, France, and the United States.
2005 has been a phenomenal year for the band. Touring through New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Kuwait, Pakistan, Dubai, Germany, Belgium, France, Latvia, Monaco, Poland, Scotland, England, Ukraine and America the band has been able to share their message with thousands. Playing at festivals, Pubs\ Bars churches and City events world tour 2005 has had many highlights.Kottayam south India where 12 thousand people turned out to hear the band was awesome. Then the response in Pakistan was something special.
Rain
is: Michael Turner as lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitar, Stephen
Turner Vocal and Bass Guitar, David Francis electric Red guitar and David
Pfanstiel on drums. All songs on this album are written by the band and
are performed at their concerts. Their music is a blend of rock, acoustic
rock and a refreshing sound of earthy textures and grooves.
Interview
The Red Rain band, which is now on a tour of India, comprises Michael Turner, founder and lead vocalist, Dave, lead guitarist, Stephen Turner (Michael's brother), bass guitarist, and David Pfansteel, drummer. About the tour, Michael says, "We go round the world sharing and spreading the message of hope and love.
The band also hopes to change the stereotyped image of a rock band as being always influenced by drugs.
Dave says their band wishes to "make the world a better place to live". He adds, "And it is this wish that gives us the strength to carry on our endeavour." Their focus, says Michael, is always on mitigating the pain and suffering among all age groups. David Pfanstiel, who joined Red Rain during their tour of the United States, says, "People should be willing to use their talent for the larger cause of society
The band, which has been inspired by U2, is now two albums( "`New Day" and" Symphony') old
Article taken from an interview the band did with India's national news paper "The Hindu" while on tour in India June 2004