JANDS NEWS
Vertec - International News
16 November 2009
INDIA'S G.I.R. 2009- BANGALORE
Produced and promoted by Rock Street Journal and staged at the palace grounds in Bangalore, India on October 25th, sound for the 2009 G.I.R. (Great India Rock) festival was supplied by V&P Sound Pvt Ltd. JBL VERTEC VT4889 fullsize line array system with V&P's 2269H-loaded JBL CSR subwoofers, and JBL VRX932LA's in use for center fills. Featured local and international artists included acts like Inner Sanctum, Kryptos, Parachute XVII and Benea Reach.
GREAT NORTH RUN - U.K.
The world's largest half-marathon event, the Bupa Great Runs take place in various locations on a regular basis. The recent Bupa Great North Run from Newcastle to South Shields (21.7 kilometers/13.5 miles) attracted more than 50,000 competitors. Nitelites (Newcastle, UK), in cooperation with Adlib Audio, provided a large JBL VERTEC VT4889 system including more than 100 enclosures. These were staged along the route in various positions, using both ground-stacked and suspended arrays.
CHINA'S NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION - BEIJING
On October 1st, China's ACE Professional Sound & Lighting deployed a massive, distributed array system featuring JBL VERTEC VT4888 midsize line array elements with supporting VT4882 midsize arrayable subwoofers for a huge crowd watching more than 200,000 event participants in the country's National Day Spectacular celebration at Tiananmen Square. The event commemorated the 60th Anniversary of the country's 1949 revolution. Total street frontage along the parade route requiring audio coverage measured nearly 10 km (6.2 miles).
THE PRODIGY ROCK BELARUS
October 5th in Minsk, Belarus, hard-rock fans enjoyed a high-energy performance by demanding international headline act The Prodigy. To meet the group's concert rider requirements, a large JBL VERTEC VT4889 fullsize line array system with subwoofers was provided by Art Studio Pro with support from UBS (Universal Baltic Sound).
NEW YORK'S MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME CONCERTS
HBO (Home Box Office) will present a special 4-hour broadcast presentation, airing on 11/29/09, of the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts, which featured performances by U2, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Aretha Franklin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Metallica, Stevie Wonder and many other legendary performers. Two star-studded nights of performances were captured on video at the sold-out live shows which took place October 29-30. Firehouse Productions (New York) provided multiple arrays of JBL VERTEC VT4889 fullsize line array elements with supporting VT4880A arrayable subwoofers, fully powered by Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers and managed by system engineer Mark Dittmar.
DON HENLEY, CANADA & USA TOUR 2009
