Interested in performing at Timucua?
Timucua’s season runs from August to June.
We recommend booking no less than 6 months in advance to be included in our series.
Private rentals can be arranged on shorter notice.
Fill out this application to tell us more about yourself and what you do.
If you are a visual artist interested in working live on stage or exhibiting your work, fill out this application.
Equipment available
- piano: 6’6″ K. Kawai RXA, handmade in Japan, regulated to be even and very responsive
- drums:
- Sonor Special Edition Maple shells, 5 piece
- 3 rides and a crash (old K, Istanbul, Paiste)
- choice of two kicks:
- 20 inches, ported resonant head, foamed-in
- 18 inches, two full heads
- percussion: 2 congas, djembe, pandeiro, assortment of small hand percussion.
- upright bass: 19th century 3/4 German flat back with good sustain, easy to play. Recorded 20+ CD’S with Sam Rivers
- electric bass: not available right now
- bass gear: Phil Jones Super Flight Case
- guitar: Yamaha guitar with 2 humbuckers
- guitar gear:
- Crate Palomino 32w all tube class “A” 2 channel with footswitch
- Crate 5w all tube combo (for full out distortion)
- stage: 11.5 feet deep by 20.5 feet wide
- PA: Allen & Heath mixer with effects, 4 Tannoy powered speakers (2 800A, 2 V8).
Recording equipment
- great sounding room with some additional acoustic treatment possible
- DPA mics (2 omni pairs, one omni high SPL, one cardiod pair, one additional cardioid, one clip on 4099)
- Custom made Stereo Ribbon Blumlein pair, handmade for Benoit by Denial Mesanovic in 2014
- misc mics (2 Langevin large diaphragm, 2 414, 4 Peluso, 1 Cascade ribbon, 9 vocal mics, Sony M/S mic, etc)
- CraneSong Spider front end (2X, for 16 channels of audiophile bliss)
- Lucid clock distritutor
- Sound Devices 702 (also available for field recordings)
- Reaper PC based recording rig, with a few good plug-ins
- 4 headphone sets capacity, but only one mix
- 4 Panasonic 3MOS cameras, all mounted on remote controlled TP heads, BMD live switcher, records ProRes HQ at 4:2:2 color re-rendering
- FCP X video editing
Sound check at 6PM. Only 30 minutes to sound check, so keep that in mind.
Artist’s corner and gallery
- 7 shelves for paintings, with some hooks available for hanging (two spots are limited to 32″ height)
- music stands for bio, cards, etc
- basic easel with adjustable height, stool available
- room for display (prints, etc), but no special stand or rack
- adequate lighting for the pieces as well as the live working area
- It is best to arrive at about 6:30pm to give Benoit time to hang and light the pieces.