| NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA, July 12, 2006 -- Dubai's Aviation
Club, a tennis stadium that
doubles as a live performance venue
for music lovers in the U.A.E. (United Arab Emirates) recently
hosted Lionel Richie in concert. Vibe entertainment L.L.C., a growing events company in the Persian
Gulf region, promoted
the concert for a 6,000-person audience. Sun Light & Sound
Productions
provided a JBL VERTEC line array system for
the award-winning, soulful vocalist and his entourage.
"The Aviation Club venue has hosted many prestigious concerts,
such as Sting and Pink Floyd. Architecturally, it resembles an
arena, with high rise seating areas that surround the stage,
covering 180
degrees," explained Tariq Khalid, technical director
for Sun Light & Sound Productions. "Due to size
constraints of
the venue, the far-side seats had to be sold to meet the demand
for tickets to Lionel
Richie's show. This presented interesting
challenges for the sound crew, which we met with a system
design providing a 180-degree coverage pattern with four
separate suspended arrays...two main hangs
and two separately
controlled side hangs for outfill along with improved low-frequency
array control."
The main sound reinforcement system consisted of 20 JBL
VERTEC VT4888 midsize line array elements
flown to a height
of 10 meters (33'), and a total of 18 VT4880 full-size subwoofers,
which were
positioned directly beneath the suspended line arrays.
The JBL arrays were powered by a combination of
Crown MA3600 and Crown MA5002 amplifiers.
Additional JBL enclosures
were used as front-fills for
the VIP audience seating zones. Signal
processing for
system management included dbx DriveRack
480's
and a BSS FDS-366.
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"The Lionel Richie concert was an interesting blend of
vocal
ballads and a powerful rhythm section with rich
low-frequency
reproduction requirements," noted
Khalid. "We drove the JBL
VERTEC subwoofers with
an auxiliary-bus feed to increase
separation control
and improve very low-frequency sound quality.
This proved to be very successful, and even gained us a mention
from the local newspaper the following
day, referring to the 'more
advanced sound system' which reproduced 'every tone of Lionel
Richie's
husky vocals, like melting chocolate.' Our system, and
our crew, performed flawlessly."
Sun Light & Sound Productions serves a wide range of theatrical
and musical events throughout the
region from their base in
Dubai. Recent concert support has also included shows for
Missy Elliott and
Busta Rhymes (at the 8,000 seat Media City
Amphitheater) and the Shaolin Monks (at the Madinath
Jumeirah
MPV Arena).
"JBL relies on professional, regional firms like Sun Light & Sound
Productions to help uphold our
worldwide reputation for premium
fidelity and concert-quality sound reinforcement, through the
correct
application of our products in the field, and to meet the
needs of international artists who specify the use
of our products
worldwide" noted David Scheirman, Vice President, Tour Sound
for JBL Professional.
"Tariq Khalid and his team do an excellent
job of both."
Sun Light & Sound Productions can be reached in Dubai by
phone at +971-4-3550300. Contact the company via email at
slspro@emirates.net.ae.
About JBL Professional:
Headquartered in Northridge, California, JBL Professional is
the world's leading designer, manufacturer,
and marketer of
professional loudspeakers for recording and broadcast,
musician, cinema, touring sound,
commercial sound and
contracting applications. Celebrating its 60th Anniversary in
2006, JBL Professional
is the proud recipient of the 2005
Technical GRAMMY® award. JBL Professional is part of the
Harman
International network of professional and consumer
audio companies. For complete product and company
information, go to the JBL Professional website at
www.jblpro.com.
About The Harman Pro Group:
Headquartered in Northridge,
California, the Harman Pro Group is part of Harman International
Industries,
Incorporated (www.harman.com), a leading
manufacturer of high-quality, high fidelity audio products and
infotainment systems for the automotive, home and professional
markets. The Company's stock is traded
on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol: HAR. Harman Pro Group companies
include AKG
Acoustics, BSS Audio, dbx, Crown International,
JBL Professional, Lexicon, Soundcraft, and Studer.
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