Technical Needs

House concerts and other unplugged venues can ignore this section!

Please scroll down for Andrew McKnight & Beyond Borders tech needs. For a "plugged-in" solo or band show, we expect a basic soundsystem consisting of:

• at least 2 full-range loudspeakers for the audience and 1 monitor wedge for each person on stage
• sufficient power and signal mixing capability to clearly amplify vocals and acoustic instruments
• performance quality reverberation unit
• all required speaker, microphone and electrical supply cables; connected and tested by the venue sound engineer prior to soundcheck.

Note: The typical self-contained Mackie Mixers such as the 408 and two club size speakers are usually adequate for solo shows in coffeehouse-type venues.

Andrew's personal tech needs include:

• Andrew provides a wireless headset for appropriate venues. If not suitable, then one professional quality (Shure SM-58 or better vocal microphone and cable, mounted on a tripod boom mic stand
• One XLR connector mic cable to connect Andrew's Fishman Blender guitar preamplifier to the sound system (he has an onboard bridge pickup and a phantom-powered transducer in the soundhole which he sends to the Blender)
• If Sean Kelly is playing upright bass with Andrew, on stage right an additional vocal microphone and cable on a tripod boom stand plus one DI connection

Andrew typically likes to arrive and sound check two hours before showtime.

Andrew McKnight & Beyond Borders

Click here to download the band's stage plot and specific tech needs. The band typically is loaded in and ready to begin soundcheck two hours before showtime.

Here's an overview (Andrew's acoustic guitar setup described above is included in this summary):

• 4 vocal mics including one by congas
• 3 DIs (upright bass, Stephanie's acoustic guitar and bouzouki)
• 3 add’l XLR connections (Andrew's wireless mic, acoustic guitar preamp and Les' banjo)
• 2 amp mics (Andrew & Stephanie's electric guitar amps)
• 3-5 drum mics - kick, snare/hi-hat and at least one overhead
• 1 mic for congas

Total 16 to 18 inputs needed.

MONITOR MIX - 4 Aux outs, 1 for Andrew’s wedge, 3 for wireless in-ear monitor feeds
If less than 4 outs are available, 1 to wedge and remaining outs to in-ear monitor feeds