Check 01
Music
Set order, starts, endings, transitions, cues, tempos, keys, and the first 60 seconds.
Perform
Rehearse the whole event.
A strong performance is music plus people, equipment, place, timing, communication, and recovery. Put all of it on the call sheet.
Rehearsal is communication
Listen across the room.
Agree on the outcome of the rehearsal before playing. Work transitions and cues, not only full run-throughs. Leave ten minutes to write decisions, owners, and the next start point.
The 72-hour check
Nothing important should live only in someone's head.
Check 02
People
Arrival, responsibilities, contact method, accessibility needs, payment, and who makes the final call.
Check 03
Equipment
Instrument, power, cables, stands, spares, batteries, playback, protection, and a labeled backup.
Check 04
Place
Load-in, parking, stairs, stage size, weather, sound limits, power, green room, and exit plan.
Check 05
Body
Sleep, food, water, warm-up, hearing protection, medication needs, breaks, and recovery time.
Check 06
After
Pack-out, payment record, files or contacts promised, notes while fresh, and recovery.
Soundcheck
Make it useful, short, and calm.
Arrive ready
Know the input list, stage needs, and who communicates with the engineer.
Send clean signal
Set instruments and gain consistently. Play representative loud and quiet material.
Ask specifically
Name what you need more or less of, one source at a time, without performing a speech.
Protect the opening
Confirm the first cue, monitor state, start time, and who walks on when.