...BASIC REQUIREMENTS...

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Brownman (electric trumpet)

Microphone requirements: 
Brown requires 3 mics (or 4 if he has his percussion rig)
1) vocal mic
2) mic for acoustic horn (soundman's discretion)
3) mic for the electric trumpet rig.  This mic should be setup normally, and will be disconnected and re-patched through Brown's signal processing rig.  He prefers an SM58 or equivalent for this mic.
4) if the percussion rig is used, 1 overhead mic is usually all that's needed.  On large stages, all cowbells should be additionally miced.

Backline requirements: 
one D.I. (the electric rig terminates in a D.I.)

Brad Cheeseman (bass)

Microphone requirements: 
none

Backline requirements:
Brad would be happy on any of the following bass amp combinations:

Mark Bass Little Mark III (or similar) with 2x10 or 2x12 cab
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Gallien-Krueger 700RB-II (or similar) with 2x10 or 2x12 cab
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Ampeg SVT-3PRO with 2x10 or 2x12 cab
- or- 
(worst case) any Yorkville or Peavey amp that is at least 100 watts in power (not peak power)

Colin Kingsmore (drums)

Microphone requirements:
Drum micing is left to the soundman's discretion

Backline requirements: 
Colin would be happy on any of the following drumset manufacturers:

- Yamaha Maple Custom Drums
  or
- Yamaha Birch Custom
  or
- Pearl Master Custom
  or
- Taye Drums

... in the following configuration:

- 22'' or 20'' bass drum
- 10'' tom
- 12'' tom
- 14'' tom
- 14'' snare 1
- 10" snare 2

... with the following cymbals:

- 20'' Zildjian Constantinople Light Ride (or equivalent)
- 15'' Sabian Studio crash HHX (or equivalent)
- 17" Zildjian K Custom dark crash (or equivalent)
- 15" china cymbal (any manufacturer)

... with the following hardware:

- 4 cymbal stands
- bass drum pedal
- drum throne

Hospitality requirements:
- snacks, juice & water in the green room
- towels & water on stage
Hotel requirements:
- individual rooms, with Internet access (preferably wi-fi) ... preferably with beds that one could preferably sleep in without acquiring some sort of disease or rash (like the one Colin currently has in his nether regions).  Preferably.
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