Knowledge base
How the show
gets made.
What do you want to understand?
Short reading routes through published BTS knowledge. Read in order, or begin with the question you are working on.
Event Production / 5 guides
Plan a production
Move from the requirement to an agreed scope and working timeline.
Explore the reading routeEvent Production / 6 guides
From load-in to show execution
Connect access, readiness, people and transitions.
Explore the reading routeEvent Production / 3 guides
Agree scope and responsibilities
Understand coordination before comparing supplier commitments.
Explore the reading routeLive Sound / 6 guides
New to live sound
Follow the signal, then understand audience reproduction and performer monitoring.
Explore the reading routeLive Sound / 3 guides
Prepare and check the audio
Understand the information and checks that support performance readiness.
Explore the reading routeTechnical Riders / 3 guides
Understand artist technical riders
Read the requirement, physical layout and audio inputs as connected documents.
Explore the reading routeTechnical Riders / 3 guides
Turn requirements into an agreed plan
Clarify the current show, approvals and the backline requirement.
Explore the reading routeBackline
The instruments and performance equipment artists rely on.
Explore 02Live Sound
The systems, equipment and techniques used to capture, mix, monitor and reproduce live performance audio.
Explore 03Technical Riders
Artist technical requirements, stage plots, input lists, substitutions and the production advance process.
Explore 04Event Production
The planning, technical systems, people and operations that turn an event brief into a live show.
Explore 05Production Management
The coordination of requirements, suppliers, schedules, people and production interfaces across a live event.
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