Comedy Hypnotist Alan Sands / The SandMan Sound Technical Requirements DEFINITIONS: ALAN is the entertainer performing the show PRODUCER is YOU, the person(s) requesting the services FURTHER EXPLANATION: A comedy hypnosis show is a visual act. The audience needs to HEAR and SEE the show CLEARLY to enjoy the show. This is an optimum request list to make the performance experience the best it can be. Any questions? Do not hesitate to ask. ALAN will always do the show to the best of his ability regardless of what the situation is. Alan brings the following equipment so he has every opportunity to do the very best show possible. SOUND ALAN ALWAYS BRINGS One wireless microphone (Audio-Technica) An IPod as his music source A wireless transmitter and receiver for the IPod (Audio-Technica) If ALAN drives to your event he brings his own sound system including: Three (3) Mackie 450 Speakers (with built in amplification) suitable for an audience of 500-800 people. Speaker Tripods If ALAN flies to the event ALAN needs the following supplied by the PRODUCER including: Main Speakers for the audience to hear the show clearly. Tripods are recommended so the speakers do not need to be placed on the stage. Speakers on the stage can obstruct a clear view of the show. Monitors so the people on stage can hear clearly. This allows the main speakers to be placed so the audience can hear them the best. If a monitor is NOT supplied the sound HEARD ON STAGE is the sound bouncing off the rear wall of the room. This sound is muffled and distorted Stage Monitor(s) are extremely important! Amplifiers for the monitors and main speakers, speaker wires and tripods. Stage Technical Requirements An optimum performance space for a hypnosis show is 12' deep & 24' wide. This allows Alan to line-up 12 chairs in a row on the stage and walk around the chairs safely and he can remain on the stage at all times. There are three ways to see the show: The show and the audience are on the same level. The audience is raised above the show. The show is raised on a stage above the audience. If the show and the audience are both on the same level: The audience can not be over 100 people in size if they sit in chairs to see the show. If the audience sits on the floor (i.e., school shows) then everyone can see clearly because the performers are then higher than the audience. If the Audience is raised above the performance space (i.e., bleachers or lecture halls): The audience can be any size. Speakers need to be placed at a height that people can hear clearly. If the performance is on a stage, raised above the audience: Stairs are needed leading to the audience in the front , near the center of the stage. The stage should also be 3 feet to 4 feet off the ground. If the audience is less than 100 people, and the stage is less than 10 ft. deep and 20 ft. wide, the performance space should NOT be more than 2 ft. off the ground. The stage must be a minimum of 8 feet deep and 12 feet wide, but can only be this small if the stage is no higher than 2 ft. off the ground; this way Alan can use the area around and in front of the stage to stand and he can jump on and off the platform anywhere. Understanding Visability: If you are sitting in a chair and there are rows of people sitting in chairs in front of you, you can't see over their heads to see the show unless the stage is raised high enough for you to see clearly. If you are sitting in a chair right now, note how high the top of your head is off the ground. This is how high the floor of the stage needs to be so an audience over 100 people can see clearly. Sound system speakers needs to be high enough off the ground that the sound travels over the heads of the first few rows of people. Sound does not travel through interferences. Imagine the speakers are a light bulb and you want to hit everyone with the light. Speakers that are built into the ceiling of convention centers and meeting rooms are NOT acceptable. They can not handle music, speaking and vocal sound effects at the same time. They (almost always) distort and are not clear sounding. Built-in ceiling speakers are designed for background music, not performance music. Built-in ceiling speakers are designed for making announcements, not performance speaking. Speakers built into the ceiling will distort and the show will be far less successful if you insist on relying on them. Note that movie theaters don't use these speakers - they use professional sound system speakers so the show can be heard clearly.