Bass amp, guitar amp, and drum kit required UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. Drum kit will be used for visual appearance ONLY and need not be miked.

Front-of-House Speakers: The sound reinforcement system will be a professional-grade system with the front-of-house speakers composed of separate high, mid and low frequency speakers connected by a 3-way active crossover and driven by an appropriate number of power amplifiers. The speaker components/cabinets will be any of these brands: JBL, Meyer, Turbosound, Apogee, Electro-Voice, Eastern Acoustic Works, Ramsa, or Mackie. The power amplifiers will be any of these brands: JBL, Crest Audio, BGW, QSC, Crown, Yamaha, Hafler, Mackie or Carvin. The front-of-house speakers system must be capable of producing sound without distortion with a sound pressure level (SPL) of at least 99 dB uniformly within the venue.

Mixer: The mixer will have at least 10 channels, with at least 4-band EQ per channel, capable of at least (3) discrete monitor mixes. The mixer will be any one of these brands: Allen & Heath, Yamaha, Soundcraft, Crest Audio or Mackie. The mixer will be operable, via 'snaked' cabling, from a front-of-house vantage position, so as to provide the house a mix from the audience's perspective.

Monitor System: The monitor system will have either (3) two-way monitor speakers distributed as follows: (1) for lead vocals; (1) for bassist vocals; (1) for guitarist vocals, or (1) two-way monitor speaker for lead vocals and (2) two-way side-fill speakers at stage-left and stage-right positions. The monitors must be capable of high SPL levels without distortion or feedback.

Microphones & Direct Injection Boxes: For vocals, there will be (3) Shure SM-58 microphones on two (2) boom mic stands and (1) straight stand for the female vocalist. The band carries its own wireless mic system for the lead vocalist, and will furnish a straight mic stand for him. The guitar speaker will be miked, using a stand, with an SM-57 microphone. The bass guitar will have its direct output connected via direct box to the mixer, and the synth and percussion backing tracks will each have a direct output connected to the mixer. Additionally, the lead vocal will be preamped and pre-processed by the band's equipment, with (1) dry and (1) processed outputs connected to the mixer. This makes a total of (10) channels as follows:

1. Drums (direct XLR feed)
2. Synths (direct XLR feed)
3. Dry lead vocal (direct XLR feed)
4. Processed lead vocal (direct XLR feed)
5. Stage left vocal (guitarist) - boom stand
6. Stage right vocal (bassist) - boom stand
7. Stage center vocal (fem. backup singer) - straight stand
8. Bass (mic'd, or D.I. from digital preamp (Johnson 'J-Station' processor stage right back)
9. Guitar (mic'd or D.I. from digital preamp (Line6 POD XT processor stage left back)

10. 2nd Guitar/Theremin (mic'd or D.I. from amp (Vox center stage front)

The guitar, bass, 2nd guitar, Theremin and live vocals are performed. Drums and synthesizers for the show are automated by a computer rack system. The computer rack needs to be located within 15' of the stage (on either side) and requires 10amp AC power common to the PA, and 4 XLR inputs as follows:

Drum samples, synths, background effects, etc, are delivered through two +4 level XLR outputs. Lead vocal will be handled by our Shure UHF wireless rig, processed through our computer rack. We will supply +4 level XLR outputs for dry and wet vocal channels. Stage monitors should contain DRY vocals only.

We have digital processor preamps for bass and guitar, which we will hook to your onstage amplification. Each preamp is also capable of direct output from a 1/4" jack if desired.

The second guitar amplifier, which also amplifies the Theremin, is located front center stage and requires a 110VAC 10amp power drop.

C.O.G. uses two channels of video projection, one for the appearance of our 'drummer' character drumbot, and one for a large projection screen placed behind the band. The drummer animation is projected onto a freestanding unit and requires only a 110VAC 10 amp AC power drop behind the drumset.

C.O.G. normally employs video projection to a screen behind the band, utilizing a flown projector and a portable 12' screen. Alternately we can use an in-house video projection system, if available. The screen is freestanding, but the projector must be flown from a hanging point above the audience 12-16' from the screen. Alternately, if the house has a video system, our feed to the house is supplied by a composite video output from a wireless 2.4Ghz receiver that can be located anywhere within 50 yards of our show computer rack, or run via a direct coax cable. The video projector is fed from a video/power cable trunk that originates by the main computer rack.

C.O.G. normally uses its own automated lighting. Our lights require only standard 110VAC 20amp extension cord drops at stage right, stage left, and behind the drum riser. Alternately, we can control (one universe of) house lighting via direct computer DMX control. We can supply 3 or 5 pin DMX output. The DMX drop should be within 10' of the stage computer.

C.O.G. normally uses automated smoke machine effects, based on standard variety water-based foggers. Our smoke machines require 10amp AC drops at stage left and right. Please let us know ahead of time if smoke is NOT permissible.

That's pretty much it! Please let me know if you need any further info.