Sophia Stel — Riders & Stage Plots

✖Golden Rule✖

Sophia has a custom vocal chain. We only send that vocal.

✖Under no circumstances are dry vocals ever to be sent to the house or monitor mix✖

Technical Rider

Sophia Stel — Universal Requirements

Set length: ~1 hour — timed to visuals. Cannot be shortened or interrupted.
Soundcheck: 45 minutes minimum — required for audio/visual sync check.

Artist Provides — All Dates

1× MacBook Pro (Ableton — backing tracks + timed visuals)
1× Apollo Duo Twin audio interface
3× 1/4" TRS output cables

Artist Provides — Playback Tech EU

A/V Playback Tech traveling with the tour
A/V Playback Tech operates laptop at FOH: backing tracks + visuals only
Venue FOH engineer is responsible for the mix

Venue Provides — All Dates

3× DI boxes
1× Vocal mic (ideally wireless) + cable + stand (onstage)
2× Floor wedge monitors (onstage)
1× Hazer machine minimum (VITAL)
Experienced FOH engineer for front-of-house mix

Venue Provides — If Equipped

Projector + screen or LED wall (upstage)
EULong HDMI (FOH → screen) or wireless display
NAHDMI (stage left → screen) or wireless display
Screen/LED wall must be operational at soundcheck

Laptop Position by Region

Playback Tech EU

Laptop + Apollo Twin stationed at FOH
Operated by artist's A/V Playback Tech
A/V Playback Tech handles backing tracks + visuals only
Venue provides table/workspace at FOH for A/V Playback Tech
Venue FOH engineer handles the mix

Without Playback Tech NA

Laptop + Apollo Twin at stage left (offstage preferred)
Sophia self-operates backing tracks + visuals
Venue provides table at stage left, offstage if possible
Venue FOH engineer handles the mix

Channel List — All Dates

CH	Source	Type	Notes
1	Stereo L	DI (1/4" TRS → DI box)	From Apollo Duo Twin — FOH (EU) or stage right (NA)
2	Stereo R	DI (1/4" TRS → DI box)	From Apollo Duo Twin — FOH (EU) or stage right (NA)
3	Vocal Mic	XLR	✖ Processed vocal only Onstage — venue provides mic (ideally wireless), cable, and stand

Cable Map — Out of the Interface

Universal Audio Apollo Duo Twin. This is the whole signal path. Please patch exactly this.

Connection	Carries	Goes to
XLR → mic input 1	Vocal mic, raw	Into the interface. Stays there.
Line out 3+4	Backing tracks, stereo	DI → desk channels 1 + 2
Monitor L	Autotuned vocal (processed)	DI → desk channel 3

The vocal the desk receives comes off Monitor L, not off the mic. The mic's raw signal is an input to Sophia's interface and never leaves it, so there is no dry vocal available to patch, to house or to monitors.

Crew Notes — Playback Operator + FOH Engineer

Playback Operator A/V Tech or Sophia

Ableton + Console are run either by the touring A/V Playback Tech at FOH, or by Sophia herself from a stage-left laptop table where no tech travels. Walk this through with the FOH engineer at load-in.

Power: Both laptop AND interface plugged into power; lightning adapter connects interface to laptop.
Ableton: Sophia Stel full live set must be open. Tracks channel output set to 3/4. Audio I/O = Universal Audio Apollo Twin (⌘+, → Audio).
Console: Channel 1 only is in use for mic/autotune. Top knob sets Ch 1 send level — coordinate with FOH.
Headroom rule: Never let signal hit the top of the volume bar. Give FOH headroom — they bring it up downstream.
No other apps: Quit everything else on the laptop — especially Logic Pro (conflicts with Ableton/Console).

FOH Engineer Venue

All vocal FX live at FOH. Autotune is already on the Monitor L send from playback — don't tune again.

Vocal FX you handle: ~4 sec hall reverb + gentle compression. That's the package — leave delay/harmonies off unless asked.
Mic signal: you receive the processed vocal only — Sophia's Console chain with autotune already printed on it. No dry/raw vocal is sent to house or monitors, and none is to be patched in.
Mix priority: Vocals slightly more up front than typical band-mix balance — clarity over "sit in."
Soundcheck flow: EQ tracks (3+4) first, before involving Sophia. Then mic check.
Soundcheck songs: Everyone Falls Asleep → Taste → I Do or Molly in the Club. Be efficient — every extra song is wear on her voice.

✖Golden Rule✖

Sophia has a custom vocal chain. We only send that vocal.

✖Under no circumstances are dry vocals ever to be sent to the house or monitor mix✖

Stage Plot & Contacts

EU/UK Festival Run — Aug + Sep 2026 Playback Engineer On Tour

Ableton tracks · Console vocal chain · Ableton synced visuals · festival's engineer mixes FOH

Manager / Tour Manager: Matthew Owchar · +1 (778) 960-0870 · sophiastelmgmt@gmail.com
Playback Engineer (on tour): Alexander Sansbury · aghsans@gmail.com · +44 7963 687040
EU/UK Booking (The Team): Michael Harvey-Bray · michael.harvey-bray@the.team
EU/UK Booking (The Team): Zuzanna Kuczborska · zuzanna.kuczborska@the.team

For this run Sophia travels with her own playback engineer (Alexander Sansbury). He stations the playback rig at FOH and runs backing tracks + synced visuals; the festival's audio engineer mixes the show on the house console. Festival provides the FOH mix engineer, workspace at FOH, DIs, vocal mic, wedges, hazer, and screen/LED with HDMI from FOH.

Action — please advise

If IEMs are a requirement for Sophia on your festival's stage, please advise ASAP.

She monitors on floor wedges as standard and does not travel with in-ear monitors or a personal monitor rig. If your stage mandates IEMs, we need as much lead time as possible to arrange them, so please flag it at the earliest opportunity rather than on the day.

↑ UPSTAGE

↓ DOWNSTAGE · AUDIENCE · FOH

↔ Swipe to pan stage plot

CH	Source	Type	Notes
1	Stereo L	DI (1/4" TRS → DI box)	From Apollo Duo Twin at FOH — operated by artist's engineer
2	Stereo R	DI (1/4" TRS → DI box)	From Apollo Duo Twin at FOH — operated by artist's engineer
3	Vocal Mic	XLR	✖ Processed vocal only Onstage — festival provides mic (ideally wireless), cable, and stand

Artist Provides

Playback Engineer (Alexander Sansbury) — runs tracks and visuals from FOH (festival's engineer mixes the show)
1× MacBook Pro (Ableton — backing tracks + timed visuals) at FOH
1× Apollo Duo Twin interface at FOH
3× 1/4" TRS output cables

Festival Provides

Console access at FOH for artist's engineer
3× DI boxes (at FOH)
1× Table/workspace at FOH for the playback rig
1× Vocal mic (ideally wireless) + cable + stand (onstage)
2× Floor wedge monitors (onstage) — if your stage is IEM-only, please advise ASAP
1× Hazer machine minimum (VITAL)
Projector/screen or LED wall + HDMI (FOH → screen) or wireless display

Cable Map — Out of the Interface

Universal Audio Apollo Duo Twin. This is the whole signal path. Please patch exactly this.

Connection	Carries	Goes to
XLR → mic input 1	Vocal mic, raw	Into the interface. Stays there.
Line out 3+4	Backing tracks, stereo	DI → desk channels 1 + 2
Monitor L	Autotuned vocal (processed)	DI → desk channel 3

Crew Notes — Playback Operator + FOH Engineer

Playback Operator A/V Playback Tech

A/V Playback Tech runs Ableton + Console at FOH. Walk this through with FOH engineer at load-in.

Power: Both laptop AND interface plugged into power; lightning adapter connects interface to laptop.
Ableton: Sophia Stel full live set must be open. Tracks channel output set to 3/4. Audio I/O = Universal Audio Apollo Twin (⌘+, → Audio).
Console: Channel 1 only is in use for mic/autotune. Top knob sets Ch 1 send level — coordinate with FOH.
Headroom rule: Never let signal hit the top of the volume bar. Give FOH headroom — they bring it up downstream.
No other apps: Quit everything else on the laptop — especially Logic Pro (conflicts with Ableton/Console).

FOH Engineer Venue

All vocal FX live at FOH. Autotune is already on the Monitor L send from playback — don't tune again.

Vocal FX you handle: ~4 sec hall reverb + gentle compression. That's the package — leave delay/harmonies off unless asked.
Mic signal: you receive the processed vocal only — Sophia's Console chain with autotune already printed on it. No dry/raw vocal is sent to house or monitors, and none is to be patched in.
Mix priority: Vocals slightly more up front than typical band-mix balance — clarity over "sit in."
Soundcheck flow: EQ tracks (3+4) first, before involving Sophia. Then mic check.
Soundcheck songs: Everyone Falls Asleep → Taste → I Do or Molly in the Club. Be efficient — every extra song is wear on her voice.

✖Golden Rule✖

Sophia has a custom vocal chain. We only send that vocal.

✖Under no circumstances are dry vocals ever to be sent to the house or monitor mix✖

Stage Plot

Playback Tech — Spring 2026 A/V Playback Tech On Tour

Ableton tracks · Console Vocal Chain · Ableton synced visuals

EU/UK Booking: Michael Harvey-Bray · michael.harvey-bray@the.team
EU/UK Booking: Zuzanna Kuczborska · zuzanna.kuczborska@the.team

↑ UPSTAGE

↓ DOWNSTAGE · AUDIENCE · FOH

↔ Swipe to pan stage plot

CH	Source	Type	Notes
1	Stereo L	DI (1/4" TRS → DI box)	From Apollo Duo Twin at FOH — operated by A/V Playback Tech
2	Stereo R	DI (1/4" TRS → DI box)	From Apollo Duo Twin at FOH — operated by A/V Playback Tech
3	Vocal Mic	XLR	✖ Processed vocal only Onstage — venue provides mic (ideally wireless), cable, and stand

Artist Provides

1× MacBook Pro (Ableton — backing tracks + timed visuals) at FOH
1× Apollo Duo Twin interface at FOH
3× 1/4" TRS output cables
A/V Playback Tech (backing tracks + visuals only)

Venue Provides

3× DI boxes (at FOH)
1× Table/workspace at FOH for A/V Playback Tech
1× Vocal mic (ideally wireless) + cable + stand (onstage)
2× Floor wedge monitors (onstage)
Experienced FOH engineer for front-of-house mix
If equipped — Projector/screen or LED wall + long HDMI (FOH→screen) or wireless display
1× Hazer minimum (VITAL)

Crew Notes — Playback Operator + FOH Engineer

Playback Operator A/V Playback Tech

A/V Playback Tech runs Ableton + Console at FOH. Walk this through with FOH engineer at load-in.

Power: Both laptop AND interface plugged into power; lightning adapter connects interface to laptop.
Ableton: Sophia Stel full live set must be open. Tracks channel output set to 3/4. Audio I/O = Universal Audio Apollo Twin (⌘+, → Audio).
Console: Channel 1 only is in use for mic/autotune. Top knob sets Ch 1 send level — coordinate with FOH.
Headroom rule: Never let signal hit the top of the volume bar. Give FOH headroom — they bring it up downstream.
No other apps: Quit everything else on the laptop — especially Logic Pro (conflicts with Ableton/Console).

FOH Engineer Venue

All vocal FX live at FOH. Autotune is already on the Monitor L send from playback — don't tune again.

Vocal FX you handle: ~4 sec hall reverb + gentle compression. That's the package — leave delay/harmonies off unless asked.
Mic signal: you receive the processed vocal only — Sophia's Console chain with autotune already printed on it. No dry/raw vocal is sent to house or monitors, and none is to be patched in.
Mix priority: Vocals slightly more up front than typical band-mix balance — clarity over "sit in."
Soundcheck flow: EQ tracks (3+4) first, before involving Sophia. Then mic check.
Soundcheck songs: Everyone Falls Asleep → Taste → I Do or Molly in the Club. Be efficient — every extra song is wear on her voice.

⚠ ROLES — PLEASE NOTE: The artist's A/V Playback Tech operates Sophia's laptop at FOH for backing tracks and timed visuals only. The venue's FOH engineer is responsible for front-of-house mix. These are separate roles — please do not conflate them.

⚠ VISUALS (IF EQUIPPED): Sophia runs timed visuals from the FOH laptop via Ableton, synced to backing tracks. A long HDMI cable from FOH to projector/LED wall is required, or wireless display must be confirmed in advance. Screen must be operational at soundcheck.

⚠ HAZER: Atmospheric haze is vital to Sophia's show. Do not omit. Confirm availability when advancing.

SOUNDCHECK: 45 minutes minimum. Set: ~1 hour (timed to visuals — cannot be shortened).

Cable Map — Out of the Interface

Universal Audio Apollo Duo Twin. This is the whole signal path. Please patch exactly this.

Connection	Carries	Goes to
XLR → mic input 1	Vocal mic, raw	Into the interface. Stays there.
Line out 3+4	Backing tracks, stereo	DI → desk channels 1 + 2
Monitor L	Autotuned vocal (processed)	DI → desk channel 3

✖Golden Rule✖

Sophia has a custom vocal chain. We only send that vocal.

✖Under no circumstances are dry vocals ever to be sent to the house or monitor mix✖

Stage Plot

Without Playback Tech — 2026 No Travelling Tech

NA Booking: Erik Selz · erik.selz@roamartists.com
NA Booking: Spencer Pinson · spencer.pinson@roamartists.com

↑ UPSTAGE

↓ DOWNSTAGE · AUDIENCE · VENUE FOH

↔ Swipe to pan stage plot

CH	Source	Type	Notes
1	Stereo L	DI (1/4" TRS → DI box)	From Apollo Duo Twin at stage left — operated by Sophia
2	Stereo R	DI (1/4" TRS → DI box)	From Apollo Duo Twin at stage left — operated by Sophia
3	Vocal Mic	XLR	✖ Processed vocal only Onstage — venue provides mic (ideally wireless), cable, and stand

Artist Provides

1× MacBook Pro (Ableton — backing tracks + timed visuals)
1× Apollo Duo Twin interface
3× 1/4" TRS output cables

Venue Provides

3× DI boxes (at or adjacent to stage left laptop table)
1× Table at stage left — offstage positioning preferred
1× Vocal mic (ideally wireless) + cable + stand (onstage)
2× Floor wedge monitors (onstage)
Experienced FOH engineer for front-of-house mix
If equipped — Projector/screen or LED wall + HDMI from stage left table to screen, or wireless display
1× Hazer minimum (VITAL)

Crew Notes — Playback Operator + FOH Engineer

Playback Operator Sophia (self)

Sophia self-operates Ableton + Console from a stage-left laptop table. Reference for venue staff if asked — do not touch the laptop without instruction.

Power: Both laptop AND interface plugged into power; lightning adapter connects interface to laptop.
Ableton: Sophia Stel full live set must be open. Tracks channel output set to 3/4. Audio I/O = Universal Audio Apollo Twin (⌘+, → Audio).
Console: Channel 1 only is in use for mic/autotune. Top knob sets Ch 1 send level — coordinate with FOH.
Headroom rule: Never let signal hit the top of the volume bar. Give FOH headroom — they bring it up downstream.
No other apps: Quit everything else on the laptop — especially Logic Pro (conflicts with Ableton/Console).

FOH Engineer Venue

All vocal FX live at FOH. Autotune is already on the Monitor L send from playback — don't tune again.

Vocal FX you handle: ~4 sec hall reverb + gentle compression. That's the package — leave delay/harmonies off unless asked.
Mic signal: you receive the processed vocal only — Sophia's Console chain with autotune already printed on it. No dry/raw vocal is sent to house or monitors, and none is to be patched in.
Mix priority: Vocals slightly more up front than typical band-mix balance — clarity over "sit in."
Soundcheck flow: EQ tracks (3+4) first, before involving Sophia. Then mic check.
Soundcheck songs: Everyone Falls Asleep → Taste → I Do or Molly in the Club. Be efficient — every extra song is wear on her voice.

⚠ LAPTOP TABLE: Sophia operates her own laptop (Ableton — backing tracks + timed visuals) from stage left. A table is required at stage left; offstage positioning is strongly preferred. Do not attempt to connect to or adjust the laptop without instruction.

⚠ VISUALS (IF EQUIPPED): If the venue has projection or LED wall capability, an HDMI cable from the stage left table to the projector/LED wall is required — or wireless display connectivity must be confirmed in advance. Screen must be operational at soundcheck.

⚠ HAZER: Atmospheric haze is vital to Sophia's show. Do not omit. Confirm availability when advancing.

SOUNDCHECK: 45 minutes minimum. Set: ~1 hour (timed to visuals — cannot be shortened).

Cable Map — Out of the Interface

Universal Audio Apollo Duo Twin. This is the whole signal path. Please patch exactly this.

Connection	Carries	Goes to
XLR → mic input 1	Vocal mic, raw	Into the interface. Stays there.
Line out 3+4	Backing tracks, stereo	DI → desk channels 1 + 2
Monitor L	Autotuned vocal (processed)	DI → desk channel 3

Read First

This is a club / afterparty / pop-up configuration with a DJ.

This is not her live show.

This set-up is to be used only upon explicit instruction.

✖Golden Rule✖

Sophia has a custom vocal chain. We only send that vocal.

✖Under no circumstances are dry vocals ever to be sent to the house or monitor mix✖

Technical Rider

DJ Set — 2026 Club / Event Config

Live vocals over DJ-run tracks · vocal chain via artist's interface · two routing configurations

Manager / Tour Manager: Matthew Owchar · +1 (778) 960-0870 · sophiastelmgmt@gmail.com

⚠ DJ BACKLINE — PLEASE ADVANCE: Please send a full list of available DJ backline when advancing this show. Standard setup requested: 2× Pioneer CDJ-3000 + Pioneer DJM-A9 or DJM-V10 mixer. If the house rig differs, flag it early — the vocal routing below depends on the mixer's mic input.

Config A — Everything Through the DJ Mixer

For booth-driven rooms with no separate house console. The DJ mixer is the whole signal path.

Tracks: run by the DJ from CDJs into the DJ mixer channels
Vocal: venue-provided vocal mic → artist's interface vocal chain (Apollo Twin + Console autotune) → XLR out → mic input of the DJ mixer
Out: DJ mixer master → house PA
DJ rides the vocal/track balance from the mixer

Config B — Hybrid, Vocal Through FOH Preferred where FOH exists

For rooms with a proper mixing board and engineer. Tracks stay with the DJ; the vocal gets a real mix.

Tracks: run by the DJ from CDJs into the DJ mixer → mixer master (stereo pair) → house mixing board
Vocal: venue-provided vocal mic → artist's interface vocal chain → XLR/DI direct to the house mixing board (FOH) — bypasses the DJ mixer
FOH engineer: handles the vocal (~4 sec hall reverb + gentle compression; autotune is already printed on the signal — don't tune again)

Input List — Both Configs

Input	Source	Config A destination	Config B destination
Tracks	2× CDJ-3000 (DJ-run)	DJ mixer channels	DJ mixer channels
DJ mixer master L/R	DJM-A9 / V10 master out (XLR)	House PA	House mixing board (stereo pair)
Vocal ✖ No dry	Apollo Twin out (XLR) — autotuned chain	DJ mixer mic input	House mixing board (own channel)

Artist Provides

DJ running the tracks (artist's DJ, advanced per show)
1× Apollo Duo Twin interface, connected to 1× MacBook Pro running Console (vocal chain / autotune)
Output cables (XLR / 1/4" TRS) from the interface

Venue / Promoter Provides

DJ backline list in advance — standard request: 2× Pioneer CDJ-3000 + DJM-A9 or DJM-V10
1× Vocal mic, wired or wireless (wireless preferred when possible) + cable + stand — required, artist does not travel with a mic
2× Floor wedge monitors for Sophia in the performance area
Booth monitors for the DJ
Table/space in or beside the booth for the vocal rig + power
1× DI box + XLR run to FOH (Config B only)
1× Hazer minimum (VITAL)

⚠ ROLES: The DJ runs instrumentals only — Sophia performs all vocals live over them. The vocal is never played from the CDJs.

⚠ VOCAL CHAIN: The vocal mic — provided by the venue/event, Sophia does not carry a mic — runs into her Apollo Twin interface, which connects to her laptop running Console. Autotune and processing happen there before the signal hits your mixer/board. Sophia travels with the laptop and interface only. Both need power at the booth. Config A: the DJ mixer mic input receives a processed, line-ready vocal. Config B: FOH adds reverb + compression only.

SOUNDCHECK: 30 minutes minimum with the full routing in place (CDJs, mixer, vocal chain). Set: typically 30-45 minutes.

Hospitality Rider

Standard — All Shows

Dressing Room — Beverages

Kettle with green tea, Throat Coat tea & honey
1× bottle nice tequila + limes
Club soda (for mix)
Pineapple juice for mix (orange juice as backup if pineapple unavailable)
Still water (bottled)
8× White Claws or local flavoured hard seltzers
8× Beers — local lagers
4× Diet Coke or Coke Zero (to drink, not mix)

Merch

1× merch table at main audience ingress/egress, with lighting
Artist provides own payment terminals — no venue POS required

Advancing Contacts

Matthew Owchar (Manager / Tour Manager — Primary contact) — sophiastelmgmt@gmail.com · +1 (778) 960-0870
Miro Oballa (Manager / Legal) — miro@tomllawyers.com · +1 (416) 898-6476

Tax Documents

Withholding & Treaty Paperwork — US Shows

Sophia is paid via 17305648 Canada Inc. (Canadian corporation). The W-8BEN-E claims treaty benefits and reduces default US withholding from 30%; the CWA (Central Withholding Agreement) issued by the IRS further reduces the rate at-source for this tour. Please attach the appropriate document to your settlement paperwork.

W-8BEN-E All US shows

Signed W-8BEN-E for 17305648 Canada Inc. — claims Canada/US treaty benefits (Article XVI performing artist services; Article VII business profits). Reusable across every US show.

⬇ Download W-8BEN-E (PDF)

CWA Letter Tour-specific

IRS Central Withholding Agreement #2606963 — issued for this tour cycle. Apply the at-source rate per the letter; venue still issues 1042-S at year-end.

⬇ Download CWA #2606963 (PDF)

Settlement Notes for Promoters

Payee on settlement: 17305648 Canada Inc. (not Sophia Stel personally)
Wire/ACH details on request — contact Matt Owchar (manager) for the canonical USD wire packet
Send 1042-S to David Buss (tour business manager) at david.buss@rogers.com · (289) 808-8640
For questions on the CWA or withholding rate, contact David directly