Drum Cafe West Coast Planner Pricing 2016

DRUM CAFE WEST COAST

2016 Program and Services Catalog

Welcome

Drum Cafe has delivered over 1 million events globally! We have worked with 1000’s of DMC’s, and
Event Planners, large and small. We believe we understand the goals and needs of the event industry.
As 2016 approaches, the meetings and events industry appears to have a solid foundation, with an

increased focus on optimizing spend and delivering results
(Amex, Meetings and Events Forecast, 2015).
Things we know for sure.
Millennials are an increasing force in workplaces and they desire
more creativity, immersive and engaging experiences; and the
challenge of active volunteerism and recreational activities.
In 2016 we are going to start seeing a recovery in meeting
and event activity from previous reductions in the aftermath
of the economic downturn. A 1.9% increase in N. America.

• There is an increase predicted for all types of meetings across the board with product
launches at 5.1% and trainings at 15.7%.

• Days per meeting on average is 2.5 days.
• Top 10 cities for events are Orlando; Chicago; Las Vegas; San Diego; Atlanta, DC; NYC;

Dallas; Nashville and Phoenix.
• The Top driver of sustainable engagement across the Board = LEADERSHIP.

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About This Guide

This guide aims to be a useful resource to help you understand our
company and its myriad of corporate programs and performances
in greater detail so that, as planners, we are asking the relevant
and tough questions in order to truly dive deep into what
clients really value as take-away’s. Despite what our
name suggests, Drum Cafe West Coast is not a physical
venue, but rather, an unforgettable rhythmic event that
travels to where YOU and YOUR Clients are.
We transcend the barriers that separate us, those
imposed by religion, gender, geography, and even
position in the organization, using the universal
language of drumming and rhythm to engage
people quickly and emotionally. We love what we
do because, at every turn, we find great meaning
behind our work. We shift attitudes and effect
change.
A full price list is available on request. We are always
happy to give you a ballpark figure based on the loose specifics of
your event. Please don’t hesitate to ask.

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“If you want to run fast, run alone.
If you want to run far, run together.”

Natalie Spiro came to the USA in 2000 from Our Story Drum Cafe began in Johannesburg,
South Africa with a Masters Degree in Industrial South Africa, moved by the experience of
Psychology and an MBA in Corporate Strategy communal drumming in Africa, and the
and Marketing. She held positions in top global passion to unite different groups of people
firms within the financial services and
hospitality industries, including together in South Africa’s post apartheid
holding a senior position at era. We came to the US in 2002 to
the corporate offices of Four share our knowledge and expertise
Seasons Hotels and Resorts. with US corporations bringing the
She became an owner/ metaphor of a universal language
partner in the world-wide to the corporate boardrooms.
Drum Cafe organization in As a world leader in inspiring
2002. and motivating people to bust
their silos, to harmonize as one;
Today, Natalie and her to work together as ONE team,
team at Drum Cafe West ONE community, we travel to
Coast facilitate events in each event with hundreds and
every sector—from high-tech, sometimes thousands of drums in
health, government, transportation, tow.
hospitality to education, finance, media,
telecommunications and more. Natalie has Natalie Spiro
close ties with some of the most powerful Owner, CEO
brands in the world including Google, Virgin Drum Cafe West Coast
Airlines, Microsoft, Yahoo, Intel and eBay. She
is a certified transformational and Integrative
life-coach, she is a Tedx speaker and delivered
a TEDx FiDI talk on the power of “Ubuntu.”

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What’s Inside

INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS PERFORMANCE

Engaging Interactive Programs Pure Entertainment
(Full Participant Interaction) (No Interaction)
8 Keynote with Drums 18 Zulu Drum and Dance

(Boomwhackers, Drum Sticks) 19 West African Drum and
Dance
9 Symphony of Rhythm - Interactive
with Boomwhackers 20 Brazilian Drum and Dance
Carribean Steel Drum and
10 Body Percussion Dance

11 Crash, Featuring Bucket Drumming 21 Stilt Walker Drum and Dance

12 Percussive Break-Outs 22 Afro Cuban Quartet

13 3-Part Conference Workshops 23 Flamenco Guitar Ensemble

14 GumBoots

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INTERACTIVE Get ready to be engaged...

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INTERACTIVE INTERAVTIVE

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KEYNOTE Video Link

INTERACTIVE • There is a drum for every participant
(20 people to 5000 people). Drum
Sticks, Buckets and Boomwhackers Consultative keynotes are typically 45-90 minutes
can be used instead of drums where long (scalable). They are customized to integrate your
production budgets are tight. client’s organizational messaging and conference
themes throughout the program.
• Well-suited to be featured as the
General Session Opener/Closer, as
well as the opening Keynote for the
entire conference.

• Program flows from initial non-
verbal communication and drum
call to customized scripted
narrative with all-hands and body
participation. A description of the
structured flow of the program is
available on request.

• Various percussion instruments can
be integrated to celebrate different
business units, geographic regions,
campaign themes, etc.

• Client Leadership can be
incorporated into the program.

• Drums can be purchased by clients
as take home reminders of the event
with or without corporate logo.
Pricing provided on request.

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Video Link SYMPHONY OF RHYTHM INTERAVTIVE
BOOMWHACKER PROGRAM
• There is a boomwhacker for every
participant (20 people to 10000 In this fully interactive program, the participants
people). use colored percussion sticks, which are tuned on a
pentatonic scale, to make music and harmonize as
• Well-suited to be featured as the one team.
General Session Opener or Closer, as
well as an energizer program after a
lunch or pre-dinner.

• This program can be both a
stand alone or an addition to our
Interactive Keynote Program.

• The 5 colors can be used to
represent different business units,
leadership styles, sales groups,
geographic regions, and the like
(discussed with client when building
content).

• Program flows from initial non-
verbal communication and drum
call to customized scripted narrative
flowing throughout the program.

• Boomwhackers can be purchased
by clients as take home reminders of
the event with or without corporate
logo. Pricing provided on request.

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BODY PERCUSSION Video Link Video Link

INTERACTIVE • Great for audiences of all sizes
• This program is MOST effective
In this fully interactive program participants body parts
for clients where a) budgets are are used instead of percussion instruments. It is com-
limited; and b) clients want a pletely upbeat and energetic. It gets delegates moving
dramatic high energy performance at the outset, pulling them out of their heads and into
incorporating the sounds and their bodies as they use their own hands, feet and hips
movement of the audience and still as percussive instruments. Participants will snap, clap,
allowing for full participation and and stomp their way into the groove!
engagement.
• Each event is customized with a
choreographed opening.
• Well-suited for an opening to a
conference or meeting; as a closer
to the conference or meeting; or
somewhere in the middle.
• This program can be both a stand-
alone program or an addition to our
Keynote drumming Program and/or
Symphony of Rhythm Program.
• We can weave some very high-level
and relevant messaging throughout
the interactive performance if client
desires.

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“CRASH” FEATURING BUCKET DRUMMING

• Audience size: 20 people to INTERAVTIVE
1000 people.
In this fully interactive program, participants are given
• There is a bucket and set buckets and drum sticks for an upbeat and energetic
of drumsticks for each interactive, fully participative program which includes
participant. a choreographed pure performance opener. Caution!
This may cause uncontrollable dance movement.
• Program can be fully
customized with a scripted
narrative woven throughout
the program.

• Program is fully scalable: 10
min to 60 min.

• Well-suited to be featured
as the opening to a
conference or meeting; as a
closer to the conference or
meeting; or somewhere in
the middle.

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PERCUSSIVE BREAKOUTS Video Link

INTERACTIVE • Audience size: 50 people –
250 people.
The Percussive Breakout Program is a detailed
• There are drums, workshop, taking both skill acquisition and business
boomwhackers, drum sticks analogies to a higher level. It can be presented in
and a variety of percussion conjunction with our flagship Interactive Keynote
instruments for each Program, Symphony of Rhythm Program or as a pure
smaller break out group. stand alone program. We take the time to split the
group into smaller ones for more focused learning.
• Program is fully customized
with a scripted narrative
woven throughout
the program and in
collaboration with client.

• Program is fully scalable: 45
min – 60 min.

• Well-suited to be featured
as either a stand alone
program, or partnered with
the interactive Keynote
Program.

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3 PART CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

• Audience size: 50 people to See what happens and is Sample Workshops INTERAVTIVE
250 people. possible when we come Workshop 1
together in one voice and Symphony of Rhythm
• We use drums, purpose...setting aside our Focusing on the collective energy and
boomwhackers, drum individual issues for one the individual contributions of the
sticks, egg shackers and objective. Drum Cafe will group to harmonize as one, to work
a variety of percussion guide participants through together as one team, to break down
instruments for these 3 mini-sessions as they en- barriers through a universal language.
workshops. gage numerous and various Workshop 2
percussion instruments to The Rhythm of Trust
• Program is fully customized drive the learning and the Appreciating the importance of trust
with a scripted narrative fun! It’s members working and understanding what to do when
woven throughout and learning together and working to build or restore broken
the program and in taking this same synergy trust.
collaboration with client. back to their groups, orga- Workshop 3
nizations and communities. The Rhythm of Collaboration
• Program is typically 2hr to Deeper dive into how we can better
3hr’s in length. 13 function as a team, within our
organizations and in our communities.
• Well-suited for all
conferences as a break-out
workshops.

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GUMBOOTS Video Link

INTERACTIVE • Audience size: 50 people to
250 people
In this fully interactive program, participants will snap,
• Participants receive a set of clap, and stomp their way into the groove! Bring your
gumboots as a take-away. organization together with this unique corporate team
building experience that uses gumboots as the tool.
• Program is fully customized This dance program portrays the unity built among
with a scripted narrative the mineworkers, who were brought unwillingly from
woven throughout the neighboring countries and local regions of South
program and in collaboration Africa. Despite their language and tribal differences,
with client. the workers used dance to bridge the communication
gap and cope with the brutality of their daily lives in
• Program is typically 30 to 60 the mines.
min in length. 14

• Well-suited for all conferences
and meetings to open or close
or place somewhere in the
middle.

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Get ready to be inspired!

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PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE

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PERFORMANCE TRADITIONAL ZULU DRUM AND DANCE

• Well-suited to be featured
as uplifting performances at
General Session Opener’s or
Closer’s, fundraising events,
pre or post dinner functions,
trade shows, parties
(celebrity or other), movie
premiers, product launches
and the like.

• Performance Groups range
from 3 to 8 performers or more
depending on audience size and
budget.

Highlight your event with cultural entertainment and give • Duration of Performances are
your guests a unique taste of South Africa. These talented scalable: 5 minutes to two hours
performers showcase traditional Zulu ceremonial, social, and (broken up into smaller length
folk dances and songs. Drums are an integral part of most vignettes) .
festivities and are incorporated into these performances.
• Beautiful, colorful, traditional
costumes worn by performers.

• Staging and secure floor is
needed.

• AV rider will be supplied to
client.

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TRADITIONAL WEST AFRICAN DRUM AND DANCE

• Well-suited to be featured as We have powerhouse drum and dance teams whose PERFORMANCE
uplifting performances at Gen- performance pieces are inspired by the music and culture of
eral Session Opener’s or Clos- Guinea, Senegal and Mali. Their choreography traces African
er’s, fundraising events, pre or roots throughout the diaspora.
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other), movie premiers, prod-
uct launches and the like.

• Performance Groups range
from 3 to 8 performers or
more depending on audience
size and budget.

• Duration of Performances are
scalable: 5 minutes to a two
hours (broken up into smaller
length vignettes).

• Beautiful, colorful, traditional
costumes worn by performers.
Staging and secure floor is
needed.

• AV rider will be supplied to
client

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PERFORMANCE BRAZILIAN DRUM AND DANCE • Well-suited to be featured
as uplifting performances at
Carnival is here! Samba, which mixes European melody General Session Opener’s or
and African rhythms, personifies the miscegenation that is Closer’s, fundraising events,
uniquely and unmistakably Brazilian. Our performance group pre or post dinner functions,
will whisk you away to the sights and sounds of Carnival, trade shows, parties (celebrity
where the syncopated beats and dancers costumed in or other), movie premiers,
elaborately-jeweled bikinis and traditional feathered head- product launches and the like.
dresses, will uplift and transport you away to the greatest
dance-party in the world! • Performance Groups range
from 3 to 8 performers or
more depending on audience
size and budget.

• Duration of Performances are
scalable: 5 minutes to two
hours (broken up into smaller
length vignettes) .

• Beautiful, colorful, traditional
costumes worn by
performers.

• AV rider will be supplied to
client.

Video Link

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STILT WALKER DRUM AND DANCE

• Well-suited to be featured as
uplifting performances at General
Session Opener’s or Closer’s,
fundraising events, pre or post
dinner functions, trade shows,
parties (celebrity or other), movie
premiers, product launches and
the like.

• Performance Groups range PERFORMANCE
from 3 to 8 performers or more
depending on audience size and
budget.

• Duration of Performances are Deeply rooted in
Yoruba tribal culture,
the masked dancer
scalable: 5 minutes to two hours on stilts, called masquerade, performs
(broken up into smaller length traditional and acrobatic ballet style of
vignettes). stilt-walking from the region of West

• Staging and secure floor is needed; Africa consisting of Guinea, Liberia and
private green room is required the Ivory Coast. The masquerade, or ‘Tall
as Stilt Walkers are, by tradition, Spirit’, acts as the spiritual authority of
masked to the rest of the world. the village and community and, along
with the music accompaniment, comes
to bring good luck, peace, prosperity and
• AV rider will be supplied to client. balance in all of nature.

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PERFORMANCE AFRO CUBAN QUINTET • Well-suited to be featured
as uplifting performances at
Our Afro-Cuban performance group comprises a large set General Session Opener’s or
of unique traditions influenced mostly by West African and Closer’s, fundraising events,
European (especially Spanish) music. It is often considered pre or post dinner functions,
one of the richest and most influential rhythms of the trade shows, parties (celebrity
world. The lyrical traditions with Afro-Cuban drumming and or other), movie premiers,
rhythms executed by our enthusiastic master percussionists product launches and the like.
will captivate, excite and inspire your audience.
• Performance Groups range
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more depending on audience
size and budget.

• Duration of Performances are
scalable: 5 minutes to two
hours (broken up into smaller
length vignettes).

• Beautiful, colorful, traditional
costumes worn by performers.

• Staging and secure floor is
needed.

• AV rider will be supplied to
client.

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FLAMENCO GUITAR ENSEMBLE

• Well-suited to be featured PERFORMANCE
as uplifting performances at
General Session Opener’s or A collaboration of instrumental guitar
Closer’s, fundraising events, and percussion playing originally inspired
pre or post dinner functions, compositions and favorites fusing Spanish,
trade shows, parties (celebrity Latin and Caribbean flavors, with a touch of
or other), movie premiers, jazz and flamenco styling’s. Think Gipsey Kings,
product launches and the like. in fact, one of the members is the Producer
of the Gipsey Kings and most are Grammy
• Performance Groups range recipients.
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more depending on audience 23
size and budget.

• Duration of Performances are
scalable: 5 minutes to two
hours (broken up into smaller
length vignettes).

• Beautiful, colorful, traditional
costumes worn by performers.

• Staging and secure floor is
needed.

• AV rider will be supplied to
client.

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LOGISTICS

Prgrams range from $1,500 to $25,000 (+). Pricing differs from
Program to Program and depends on:

• Number of participants attending the event.
• The city in which the event is taking place.
• Where equipment and musicians are located.
• Player availablity.

If the program facilitator and/or performer(s) must travel to the event,
additional transport expenses (example, airfare, ground transfers, per
diems, overnight surcharges and hotel rooms) will be assessed on an
event-by-event basis (See next page for details).

Similarly, for events that occur in a city where equipment and/or per-
formers are not local, round-trip charges for the transport and ship-
ping of equipment will be assessed on an event-by-event basis.

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Additional Program Costs to be added to Program Fees:
• Overnight Surcharge $100 per night per Musician. Please note, when our
group needs to arrive the day before an event due to set-up and sound
check, clients are charged $100 per diem which covers the day of arrival
and day of event.
• Transfers $100 per Musician. If the event is a multi-day engagement,
please charge an additional $30 per musician per day for ground transfers
beyond the day of arrival.
• Air Travel Quoted as a round-trip refundable coach class ticket. Tickets are
required to be refundable as our itineraries sometimes need to change as
events are booked.
• Accommodation for events requiring an overnight stay, client will supply
one room per musician preferably in the same hotel where the event is
taking place.
• Additional costs below are added on to the event fees depending on the
location where the event will take place and from where the team and
equipment are coming.
• Per Diem $100 per day per Musician.

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