The Copper Tides (sample) started as a covers band at a Springfield pub in 2016. The covers went; the five of us stayed.
We write together, two evenings a week, in a rented room above a tyre shop (sample). A song is finished when it has survived ten shows.
We release our own records, run our own merch table and book most of our own shows. That is why the booking form on this site goes straight to us.
Our stage plot: the same drawing every sound engineer gets before a show.
Upstage, back wall
6 m
Bass, backing vocals
815
Mix 3, wedge
Drums
1234567
Mix 5, in-ear
Keys, backing vocals
101116
Mix 4, wedge
Guitar, backing vocals
914
Mix 2, wedge
Lead vocals, acoustic guitar
1213
Mix 1, two wedges
Downstage edge, audience this side
4 m deep
The stage from above, audience at the bottom, as we send it to every venue (sample). Each player stands on a tape cross; the chips are their channels on the desk, 1 to 16.
Five players from Springfield (sample), together since 2016. Positions and channels are the ones on our stage plot.
Bass, backing vocals
Upstage right
815
Plays a short-scale bass through the band’s own DI. Writes most of the bass lines on the piano first.
Drums
Upstage centre, on the riser
1234567
Counts every song in and keeps the click for the two songs with backing tracks. Brings the band’s own cymbals.
Keys, backing vocals
Upstage left
101116
Stage piano and an old organ sound, both in stereo. Arranges the harmonies and sings the high part.
Guitar, backing vocals
Downstage right
914
One guitar, one amp, a small pedalboard. Plays the slide parts on Tidewater and sings the low harmony.
Lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Downstage centre
1213
Writes the words and most of the songs. Uses her own vocal mic; the acoustic goes straight into a DI.
Around sixty a year (sample), mostly Thursday to Saturday, with a summer of festivals.
Our engineer, Mo Reyes (sample), mixes every show over 200 people; smaller rooms use the house engineer and our plot.
Self-released on vinyl, CD and download. Every record is mixed for vinyl first.
One van, five players, the backline and the merch. We arrive at load-in, not before.
Venues, festivals, weddings and support slots: tell us the date and the room.