LS-Live Puts Its In House Rigging Contract Out To Tender

The contract is due for renewal in February next year and the company is inviting all applicants to submit proposals in line with the following brief.

Outline
The successful company will take responsibility for an on-site rigger who will carry out all rigging duties for all activity in LS-Live’s 17,664 sq ft rehearsal studio at its base in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The rigger must be available to cover all bookings in the studio and work as and when required.

Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include liaising with the client’s production team to obtain the rigging plot, integrating the plot design in line with the studio’s specifications, ensuring the rig will work safely within the limitations of the building and grid, and liaising with our preferred structural engineer where necessary. The in house rigger must be flexible and skilled in order to respond to last minute changes in set and rigging designs.

Background
The LS-Live rehearsal studio was purpose built in 2005 to accommodate all the rehearsal and pre-build needs of large-scale concert tours and productions. The studio regularly welcomes high profile artists and their production crew through its doors to set up and rehearse their stage productions before going on tour. Recent clients have included Kasabian, Dizzee Rascal, The Saturdays, Tinie Tempah, Sir Cliff Richard, McFly and JLS.

This year significant investment has been made in improving and expanding the on-site facilities, which now comprises 14 modern en-suite bedrooms, six en-suite dressing rooms, dance rehearsal studio, two production offices, multi-functional studios, catering area to seat 50 people, gym and green room complete with plasma TV, X-Box, bar, pool table, sofas and games.

The studio is supported by an award-winning on site set design and construction department, which has recently furnished Tinie Tempah and Kasabian with full-package, custom touring stage sets. This combination of facilities means incoming productions have everything at their fingertips on site to design, create, develop and quickly change their stage designs.

The studio is a blank canvas for concert tours, structural pre-builds, music videos, TV adverts, product launches and corporate events.

Tender Details
•    Consideration will be given to tenders ranging from one to five years.
•    Expression of interest must be submitted via email by Friday 23rd December to rachel.esson@ls-live.com.
•    The deadline for the final tenders is Friday 3rd February, submitted via email to rachel.esson@ls-live.com.
•    LS-Live will notify the winner on Tuesday 14th February.
•    We welcome any candidates who wish to visit the LS-Live studios, please contact Rachel Esson to arrange a visit: rachel.esson@ls-live.com / 07715122446.
•    Drawings, structural calculations, spreader beam designs, site plans and other relating documents are available upon request at the above email address. For images and further background, please visit the website: www.ls-live.com.

Studio Specifications
Area: 1,641 sq m (17,664 sq ft)
Length: 42m (138 ft)
Width: 39m (128 ft)
Height: 16.5m (54 ft) to underside of gantry / 18.2m (60 ft) rigging beam height / 19.8m (65 ft) maximum working height
Gantry: 128 tonne roof capacity
Covering the entire area of the studio roof, the gantry comprises a platform of walkways offering riggers easy access to the roof beams, which slide in and out over the mothergrid.

Optional addition to tender:
Our friends at Backstage Academy are currently developing the course content for their new FdA in Live Events Production, which includes a month-long module on Staging, Trussing and Motors. If you think you could add value to the course by way of integrating some training, offering support through donating equipment, taking students out on events, having them for extended work experience, or becoming an official Patron of the Institute of Backstage Arts through financial sponsorship, please outline any ideas or details below. For more information on Backstage Academy visit: www.backstage-academy.co.uk, and for information on ways of getting involved, please email: rachel.esson@backstage-academy.co.uk.

www.ls-live.com