Make sure you're ready . In your letter, include an inventory of what types of lighting, video, and staging facilities you have. A typical church has stage lighting that is independent from sanctuary lights, for instance. Provide information on the seating capacity and shape of your auditorium as well as the size of your platform or stage. A band or large group of performers needs to know how many monitor mixes you have, since they are probably used to working with more than one.
Many drummers like to feel the kick and hear the bass while hearing little else.
They may need a bass-heavy mix requiring large monitors. By contrast, lead vocalists and guitar players may need only a single 12-inch monitor, because they want to hear themselves and other musicians. Sometimes the lead vocalist needs two monitor mixes, one for his or her voice and one band mix. Ask what you can do . Just as visiting musicians need to be prepared to work with you, you should prepare to work with them.