Biography
SticKeys is a high-energy mashup band blending Western hits with Eastern musical flavors, delivering live performances that engage audiences.
SticKeys is led by Amr Galal, a professional drummer with over 20 years of experience performing with top artists like Amr Diab, Hamza Namira, and Aziz Maraka.
Amr performs alongside Heba Solieman, a pianist, keyboardist and composer with a Master’s Degree in Theory and Composition and has played with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra and leading conductors across Egypt.
Together, we offer:
Live performances for corporate events, hotels, and large-scale shows
Opening acts or tailored special performances
Immersive audiovisual experiences with curated visuals
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Talent Card
Musician
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Band
Fusion, Pop, Rock
Festival, Public Event, Corporate Event
English, Arabic
Awards and Recognition
NA
Group Members
Heba Solieman
Pianist
Experience
Opening Act for Aziz Maraka at Sawy Cultural Wheel
2025
Song list
- Mashup
Requirements
- Notes:
- This technical rider outlines the essential specifications required to ensure a smooth,
- professional, and artistically successful performance.
- ● All equipment must be in excellent working condition, fully tested and verified before
- the event.
- ● Any substitutions or deviations must be approved in advance by Stickeys’s
- management, agent, or sound engineer.
- ● While flexibility is appreciated, all technical standards must be strictly met.
- ● Qualified technical staff must be available for setup, soundcheck, and
- troubleshooting.
- ● For questions or clarifications, please refer to the contact details.
- STAGE PLAN:
- ● Minimum Usable Stage Area: 10m × 7m, excluding video screens and lighting rigs.
- ● Drum Riser: 2.2m × 2.2m × 0.4m, carpeted.
- Positioning (Facing Audience):
- ● Front Left: Drums + ST IEM + Wireless SM58 + Wired SM58.
- ● Front Right: Piano + Keys + ST IEM.
- ● Center: 4 monitors.
- MIXING CONSOLE LOCATION:
- CONSOLE: Center of audience area, not under balcony or against wall
- Station Table: A stable table or equipment rack (min. 1.5m x 0.6m x 1.5m) must be
- provided adjacent to the console to accommodate a laptop, playback system, and outboard
- inserts.
- DI Boxes: 9 mono DI boxes must be provided at the monitor position with clearly labeled
- jack inputs and corresponding multicore/jack connections.
- Talkback: A dedicated monitor talkback microphone with on/off switch, mounted on a
- stand.
- Network: Long Cat6A Ethernet cable from the Console to center stage.
- Power: Universal 220V power (international sockets) must be available at the monitor
- position.
- Lighting: Adequate working light must be provided at both FOH and Monitor consoles.
- Cover: Outdoor venues must provide weather protection (gazebo or tent) for both
- consoles.
- BACKLINE: Microphones and Stands
- Microphones:
- ● 1x Shure Beta 91A.
- ● 1x Shure Beta 52A.
- ● 4x Shure SM57..
- ● 3x Sennheiser e604 or Shure BETA 98.
- ● 3x Neumann KM184 or Shure SM81 or Sennheiser e614.
- ● 1x Shure ULX-D handheld with SM58 capsule.
- ● 1x Shure SM58.
- ● 2x Shure SM58 mics with on/off switches.
- STANDS:
- ● Mic Stand: Combination of short and tall boom stands.
- ● Keyboard Stand: 2x heavy duty, stable stand in excellent functional..
- ● Music Stands: 2x.
- ● Laptop Stands: 1x.
- BACKLINE: Di Boxes:
- 14x high quality mono DI boxes (Klark Teknik preferred), each with reliable 1/4” jack
- cables (various lengths, with spares).
- Unacceptable DI Brands: Behringer, Samson.
- BACKLINE: Piano:
- ● Yamaha Motif XS8 or Montage M8X or Nord Stage 4.
- ● 1x adjustable piano stool (professional, height adjustable).
- BACKLINE: Drums:
- ● DW Collectors Series.
- ● Shell Sizes: 20" kick, 10" rack tom, 12" rack tom, 14" floor tom, 16" floor tom, 18"
- floor tom, 14"x5.5" snare, 13"x7" snare.
- ● Cymbals: Hi-Hats, 17” crash, 18” crash, 19” crash, 20” ride (not crash ride), 6”
- splash, 8” splash, 10” splash, 18" Trash, 20" Trash, Stack: 16” minimum.
- ● Drumheads: Remo Emperor (new or excellent condition).
- ● Hardware: 2x Snare Stands, 5x Boom Cymbal Stands, 1x Hi-Hat Stand, 1x Drum
- Throne.
- Sound Requirements:
- Main PA System: L-Acoustics, Adamson, Clair Brothers, d&b audiotechnik (or equivalent
- professional-grade systems).
- Unacceptable PA Brands: RCF, dB Technologies, KV2, Audiofocus.
- Mixing Console: Yamaha DM7 or CL3.
- Monitors/Wedges: 4 identical 1x15" professional grade monitors (Preferred models:
- L-Acoustics X15HiQ or Meyer MJF series, Martin LE1500).
- Side Fills: Ground-stacked, full-range cabinets with dedicated subwoofers. Flown systems
- are unacceptable.
- Unacceptable Side Fill Brands: dB Technologies, RCF, Audiofocus, KV2.
- In-Ear Monitors (IEMs):
- ● 2 wired stereo IEM systems.
- ● 1 wireless stereo IEM systems (Shure PSM 1000 preferred).
- ● 1 Audio Technica ATH-M50x.
- Stage Power:
- ● Voltage: 220 - 240V available across the stage.
- ● Outlets: Universal outlet types (adapters must be provided if other standards are
- used).
Packages
Opening Act
Duration:
02:00
Includes:
Visuals
No of sets:
3
Excludes:
Sound Equipment
Price
AED 17997
Questions See more
How many band members?
2