Introduction to Websites Useful for Preparing Overseas Performances

Here are some websites that are useful for preparing for live performances in the United States.

Technical Rider Generator

This is a site where you can create a technical rider, which is essential when performing live in Western countries. There has never been a site like this before.

A technical rider is a document that clearly states the conditions necessary for holding a concert, and anything not written in the rider will not be provided for you. In other words, without this document, the concert cannot be realized.

For more details on technical riders, please see the article below.

Tour Pay Calc

This is a site where you can easily calculate the salaries of tour members and crew.

For more details regarding performance fees, please read this article.

AFM Scale Estimator

A site where you can calculate the performance fees for union musicians.

If you hire local orchestra musicians in the United States, you will almost certainly have to go through the union. Since this significantly affects budget planning, it is worth knowing these figures.

However, please keep in mind that union rates are updated every year, so consider this only as a rough estimate of the market rate.

For more information about unions, please see the following article.