How To Create a Tech Rider and Stage Plot: Use This Free Tool

A clear and concise tech rider is key to setting up every live music show for success. Learn how to create a tech rider and stage plot and download it free.

How To Create a Tech Rider and Stage Plot

Can a 10 piece band perform on an 8 X 10 stage? How many monitors does this acoustic trio need? Will a 6 instrument light show be enough for the symphonic rick performance you have planned?

This are the kinds of questions that a good tech rider answers long before the night of the show.

Long rehearsals and strong contracts are essential, but a tech rider that spells out an artist’s sound, lighting and technical needs is the unsung heroes of live performance.

Stage Plot

A key element of every tech rider is the stage plot which maps out where instruments, mics, monitors and more are placed on stage. But drawing a stage plot is no simple task.

Hospitality Rider

Another essential part of most tech riders is Hospitality Rider which spells out food, drink, and dressing room needs.

This and other parts of the rider sometimes differentiates between what the artist absolutely needs and want they would like.

Create a Tech Rider and Stage Plot: Use This Free Tool

Fortunately, the team at Major Labl Artist Club has built a free tool to create a tech rider, stage plot and hospitality rider.

PRO TIP: Try to be “user friendly” by making sure you rider has everything you need, but not a lot more. It’s just a fact that artists who are easier and cheaper to put on stage often get more gigs – particularly coveted slots as an opener.

Use this free tool to create a tech rider and stage plot.

Bruce Houghton is the Founder and Editor of Hypebot, a Senior Advisor at Bandsintown, a Berklee College Of Music professor and founder of the Skyline Artists Agency