Information for artists on Expaterience

We’re excited that you’ll be performing on Expaterience!

Here you’ll find all the practical information for your performance and about our broadcast.

Expaterience is produced by RTV Discus.
Address of RTV Discus’ studio and offices:
De Dreef 247
2542 NG  The Hague
Click here for location & directions on Google Maps.

By car:
Free (but often crowded) on-street car parking spots in the neighborhood.
Note: metered parking in effect between 6 PM and midnight.
Click here for a quick overview of our studio location in The Hague, and in the Vrederust neigborhood.

By public transportation (HTM):
HTM tram line 9 to Vrederust: tram stop ‘De Dreef’ (end of line), approx. ten minutes walking.
or
HTM bus lines 21 or 25 to Vrederust: bus stop ‘Lozerlaan’ (end of line), approx. five minutes walking.
Click here for walking directions from the tram and bus stops.

Arrival time:
You are expected at 10:30 AM to set up your instruments and do a sound check. The live broadcast starts at 11:00 AM sharp and ends at 1:00 PM.

Please mute your phones before the broadcast begins (silent, not vibrate!) and follow any further practical instructions from our host/hostess and studio staff.

Practical & Technical Information:

• About 5 to 6 songs can be played. This number depends on the scheduling of the interviews and the number of guests. The sixth song may be omitted if more time needs to be devoted to a particular topic or guest.
• We anticipate an average duration of 3:30 to 4:00 minutes per song. If any songs are much shorter or (especially) much longer, please let us know in advance so we can accommodate them in our schedule.
• We’d like to know the song titles you’ll be playing in advance so we can display them at the beginning of each song and so the presenter can also introduce and/or end the songs if necessary.
• The stage is 3 m², so a drum kit is unfortunately not possible. Small percussion instruments, such as bongos or a cajon, are welcome.
• We have a mixing console that can accommodate up to 5 instruments/vocals.
• We’ll provide the necessary sound equipment and cables. Do you have any special requests? Let us know!
• During the broadcast, there will also be time for a short interview (approximately two to three minutes): a brief chat with the presenter about who you are, any special details about your music, any upcoming concerts, etc. (as a preliminary step). This conversation usually takes place around (the beginning or end of) one of the last songs you’ll play.
• The show will be filmed with 4 cameras (3 mobile, 1 stationary). Between your performances, during conversations with guests at the table, you will occasionally appear in the background.
• During your performances, guest changes may occur. This means that when a conversation ends, guests will leave the table and our studio staff will direct new guests to their table, all simultaneously and within a minute—while you’re playing. It may seem hectic and even chaotic in the studio, but you won’t see that on TV; your performance will be shown without interruption—and hopefully, it won’t be too distracting during your performance.
• Our studio, including the restroom, is wheelchair accessible.

Biography & Photo:
We would appreciate receiving a short biography and a photo so we can post it on our website. We would appreciate receiving this information no later than one week before the broadcast.

You can also submit the requested information above (song titles, special requests, etc.) using the form on this page.

Waivers of Personality Rights and Copyrights
As an online audiovisual production, each episode of Expaterience will be streamed live over the
internet, and will afterward be stored indefinitely and made available via websites and social media
platforms for on-demand viewing, on an unrestricted, worldwide basis.

Neither personality rights nor copyrights shall be invoked or claimed by any person entering
RTV Discus’ studio premises and/or attending Expaterience and/or participating otherwise.
Click here for the complete Provisions regarding Studio Rules, Waivers of Personality Rights and
Copyrights, Disclaimers, Exclusions of Liability, and Privacy Statements.

For extensive information and statements pertaining to exemption clauses, exclusions of liability, more detailed copyright and privacy statements (GDPR compliance), user agreement etc., please refer to the relevant texts on RTV Discus’ website (in legally prevailing/binding Dutch language):
rtvdiscus.nl/gebruiksregels-privacyverklaring-uitsluiting-aansprakelijkheden

How to watch Expaterience:
The live broadcast can be viewed between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM via the livestream on our website and our Facebook page.

In the evening, the show can be seen as a semi-live program between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM throughout the The Hague region on Den Haag TV—see the Den Haag TV channel overview via the various TV providers in our region. In addition, Expaterience can also be viewed between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM via the Den Haag TV website—so also for anyone without a TV connection and for those interested outside the The Hague region, on desktop and mobile.

After broadcast, every episode of Expaterience can be viewed on-demand, on our website, on our YouTube and social media channels, on desktop and mobile devices. 

We look forward to seeing you!

The Expaterience team