This document provides bios and input requirements for several jazz musicians performing together, including Ronnie Burrage, Rick Tate, Eric Slaughter, Nimrod Speaks, and Shenel Johns. It outlines the drum setup and microphone inputs needed for each musician. Ronnie Burrage's more detailed drum rider is also included, specifying the types of drums and cymbals preferred along with additional stage and green room requirements.
3. Shenel Johns
Native of Hartford, CT
Has recently graduated with
a BMA in Music
Management from the Hartt
School of Music.
Studied Jazz Performance
under legends such as Rene
McLean, Shawnn Monteiro,
Nat Reeves, Ronnie Burrage
and Steve Davis.
Commanding the stage since
the age of 14, Shenel has
been fortunate enough to
bring her jazz stylings
abroad to Russia, Africa,
and her place of nationality,
Jamaica... all before the age
of 21.
4. Nimrod Speaks
Born in Philadelphia, PA,
Nimrod is a bassist,
composer and educator,
versed in many styles of
music
Bringing a soulful sound to
his performances.
He has trained and played
with Ben Blazer, Ralph
Bowen, Douglas Mapp,
Stanley Cowell, Boostie
Barnes, Doc Gibs and many
more great artists.
5. Ronnie Burrage Almost immediately after
moving to New York City
while still in his teens,
Burrage began recording
and touring with jazz
legends.
Hired as a collaborating
percussionist with McCoy
Tyner, Woody Shaw,
Wayne Shorter, Archie
Shepp, Jackie McLean and
Sonny Fortune, Jaco
Pastorius, guitarist Pat
Metheny and many others.
His work and compositions
will take you on a cinematic
journey around the world as
well as to galaxies far away.
Ronnie Burrage has toured
and recorded with the music
industries leaders in
innovation since the late 70's.
6. Rick Tate
Heralded as one of
Philly’s best
saxophonists ever, Rick
owns the saxophone and
the EWI.
His credits include DJ
Jazzy Jeff, Musiq
(Soulchild), The Roots,
Jill Scott, Jeff Bradshaw,
among others.
7. Eric Slaughter
Guitarist Eric Slaughter has
traveled the globe as a
performer and clinician and
has shared the stage with
everyone from Bobby
Womack and the O’Jays to
contemporary saxophonist
Kirk Whalum.
Also traditionalists like
Donald Harrison and
Nicholas Payton to avant-
garde musicians like Craig
Talborn and Lester Bowie.
8.
9. High
Tom Mid Tom
Floor
Tom
13” 14”
16”
18” Low
Floor
Tom
15”Snare
Drum
Hi
Hat
Stereo
Wave
Drum
Stereo
Keyboard
Low Udu
Cajon
High
Udu
10. Input List:
1) Ronnie Burrage in addition to
microphones for drums add two vocal
microphones w/boom stands on the left
& right side of set up, two mini mics.
Inside Udu drums, one mic / inside
Cajon, two quarter inch cables w/ 4
D.I.’s for 2 Wave drums D.I.’s left /
right for keys *see next slide for
Ronnie Burrage detail set up!
2) Rick Tate one mic 1 boom mic
stand one D.I. for EWI
3& 11) Eric Slaughter D.I. for amp
4) Nimrod Speaks D.I. bass cabinet
5) Shenel Johns vocal, percussion
# 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 Stage Monitors
Vocal mics, Shure SM 58 or Sennheiser
E935 or comparable!
Udu, Cajon microphones Shure SM98A
or comparable!
___ Audience___
5
6
4
Bass
Amp 1 Drums
3
Guitar
Amp
2 Alto
Sax &
EWI
7
8 9
10
Guit.
11
amp
Guit.
11
amp
voc
11. Ronnie Burrage Drum Rider
Drums - Sonor Designer Series/ or HiLite,
Yamaha Custom Maple, Pearl Custom
Maple, Gretsch, Ayotte
1. Bass Drum - 18” or 20”
2. Mounted Toms - 12” and 13” or 13” and
14”
3. Floor Tom - 14” and 16 “ or 16” and 18”
4. 15” Snare - 1 Deep and (1 Piccolo if
possible)
5. 5 Cymbal Stands (Three Boom /Two
Straight)
6. 1 Hi-Hat Stand
7. Drum Seat Saddle with Back or Swivel
* Two stage monitors behind drum set left & right
12. Additional Requirements for Performance
Stage:
1)¾ Acoustic Bass
2)SWR Amplifier with Bass cabinet
3)Two Fender Twin Guitar Amplifiers
4)Two Single Tier Keyboard Stands
5)One Korg, Yamaha or Nord Synthesizer
6)One Table for percussion
Green Room:
Water , fruit, cooked fish, mixed sandwiches, provided
In green / dressing room and on festival grounds if in remote
location.