FOR FREELANCE TECHNICIANS
FREELANCE GUIDELINES
What to expect when you work a show with LMG Touring: call times, billing, expenses, conduct, and who to contact.
THE ESSENTIALS
HOW WE WORK WITH FREELANCERS
For every tour, one crew member is designated as "report technician" for prep. The report technician is the representative who works directly with our client and touring team to communicate updates on site if PM/AE is not present.
Technicians are advised to arrive on show site approximately fifteen minutes prior to given call time to ensure the proper location/ballroom and to identify the LMG report technician. However, billable time does not begin until the actual client call time.
To bill LMG, LLC. direct for your services you will need to provide documents such as W-9, ACH information, and Certificates of Insurance showing General Liability and Worker's Compensation. Please email touringinvoicelabor@lmg.net for details. Additional direct billing information: • LMG Touring pays NET 7 for crew ON TOUR. From date that invoice is received by touring. • LMG Touring pays NET 30 for crew on Preps/One offs. From date that invoice is received by touring. • Send your invoice to touringinvoicelabor@lmg.net • All labor invoices should be billed to LMG Touring, LLC. • All invoices must have the word Invoice on them. • All invoices must have an invoice number. Please do not use our PO or Project Number as your Invoice Number. • All invoices must have the reference number we give you. (Project Number) • All invoices must have an invoice date. • All expenses must have a receipt. All receipts should be sent in a pdf format. Please, no unconverted photos.
There are companies LMG Touring, LLC. works alongside such as Mertz Crew, that offer pay agency for technicians. They will provide insurance to cover you. If you are paid through Mertz Crew you will need to adhere to their process rules. LMG Touring requires crew to submit for approval within 48 hours of the end date to ensure on time payment.
Expenses for touring technicians traveling to prep are covered by LMG Touring and can be expensed through Mertz Crew or directly on your invoice if you are paid directly. Expenses for touring technicians traveling home are covered by Production and need to be expensed accordingly. These expenses will not be approved by LMG Touring unless discussed in advance.
Due to the nature of our business, call times can change quite often. Every effort will be made to notify technicians of any changes prior to call time. However, it is the responsibility of the freelance technicians to provide proper and professional communication.
Dress codes vary from show to show. Show blacks (plain black pants, black shirt, black belt, and dark closed toed/steel toe shoes) are standard. Clothing with offensive, inappropriate designs, stamps or other company's logos, including your own are not allowed.
During the term of your employment, you agree not to solicit any employee or independent contractor of the Company, or Clients on behalf of any other businesses including your own.
Due to the confidentiality agreements in place between you, the Company and the Client, please be advised that you cannot make mention by name or post photos or videos of any events on any social media sites. We require you to always adhere to our confidentiality policies. In situations where we are allowed to post content about events online or on social media, permission to post must be granted by a designated Company representative or directly by the Client. Avoid any defamatory, offensive or derogatory content.
If a technician hired by LMG Touring is cancelled off a touring project within 24 hours of their first call time, we will pay the amount equal to the first days' call duration. If a technician hired by LMG is cancelled after they have already started work but before the end of the project, LMG will pay the amount equal to the next days' call duration. Payment of any applicable fees will not apply if a technician hired by LMG is removed from a show including, misconduct, failure to execute the expected scope of work or other negative circumstance without limitation.
Show Portal is what LMG Touring uses to provide information about the upcoming events. The link to access Show Portal is included in your confirmation. If you have trouble accessing Show Portal, please let the coordinator know so they can take the appropriate steps. The email you sign up with Show Portal must match the one you receive confirmations from. If you do not use the same email, you will not be able to access Show Portal.
WAREHOUSE PREPS
WHERE YOU'LL PREP
If you are required to prep our show, you will be prepping at one of these three warehouses.
PREPPING IN ORLANDO?
FIND YOUR BUILDING
Our Orlando campus at 2350 Investors Row has three buildings. Building 1 handles audio preps, Building 2 handles video and media server preps, and Building 3 handles lighting and LED preps, tour preps, and studio rehearsals.
Park in any spot in the front unless otherwise instructed. Please verify with your lead where to report to; some projects will have more specific instructions.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
If there are further questions you can reach out to the Technical Project Manager or Account Executive for this tour. They will be able to answer questions that cannot be found on Show Portal. If you need their contact, please reach out to touringlabor@lmg.net.


