Bookings and Production
The Surf Ballroom promotes in-house only (no co-promotes; no
live concert rentals).
Contacts
Jenna
Richtsmeier
Assistant Entertainment Director
Dusty Van Ness
Production Manager
Shane Cooney
Productions/Booking Director
Laurie Lietz
Executive Director
Loading Facilities
When traveling on Interstate 35, use Exit 194 (Hwy 18/122) to enter Clear Lake. Head west from the exit. Take Hwy 18 W until you reach Buddy Holly Place. Turn left (south). The Surf Ballroom is to your right after one stop sign.
Load-in Entrance located on west side of the
building.
Load-in Door Size: 6’ 3⁄4” wide x 8’ 8” high.
Stage Dimensions
- Front of Stage Width: 39’
- Mid-Stage Width: 31’
- Back of Stage Width: 20’
- Stage Depth (before permanent riser): 26’
- Stage Height: 38”
- Space from Back of Stage to Ceiling: 12’
Props
- 10 Risers: 4’x8’
- Riser legs: 6”, 12” & 18”
Electrical/Lighting
- Dimmers- Colortran I Series Quad Module. 48 channels on 12 rack mounts w/ 4 channels of 2.4KW each.
- 400 Amps Service (3 phase power)
- 2 Spots
Dressing Rooms/Production Offices
- 2 Dressing room in house with 1 full length mirror
each
- 14’4”x10’ 9” with stage access
- 11'9"x10'9"
- Additional space may be available. Speak with Jenna for details.
- No on-site laundry. Laundry services available within 10 miles.
Sound
| 12 | JBL Vertec VT4888 | 4-way line array loudspeaker (v.5 tunings) (L/R cinfiguration - 6 flown per side) |
| 6 | JBL VTX G28 | dual 18” subwoofer (3 ground stack per side) |
| 6 | Crown IT4x3500HD | 4 channel power amplifier w/DSP (v.5 tunings for VT 4888’s) |
| 3 | Crown IT12000HD | 2 channel power amplifier w/DSP (G28 subwoofers) |
| 1 | DBX 4800 | 4 in, 8 out digital signal processor (located at FOH, system control & matrix routing) |
| 1 | System Control | JBL HiQnet Performance Manager w/
Laptop (located at FOH, system control, monitoring, performance) |
- Console: Avid Venue SC48
- DBX 4800 Loudspeaker Management System
- 15 SM72 Stage Monitor 12” x 2”
- 12 Crown XTI 6002 Amp
- 1 SA 155-2 Drum Monitor Dual 15” x 2”
- 1 EV Dual 18” Drum Sub
Microphones: Assortment of professional microphones
Additional backline equipment is available if needed and cleared through Surf Ballroom management. Please ask for a separate list of backline equipment if it is required.
Various microphone stands and cabling and radial DI’s sufficient for normal production requirements.
Ballroom Seating Layout - General
