| NORTHRIDGE,
CA, December 28, 2004 – Demonstrating the flexibility
and unmatched reliability of the JBL VERTEC® line array system,
Huntington Beach, CA-based Sound Advice LLC has been awarded
the sound rental contract for the national tour of the Peter
Pan stage adaptation. Starring Tony Award nominee and two-time
Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby in her farewell performance, the
tour commemorates the 100th anniversary of the immortal James
M. Barrie tale, and is being staged in numerous week-long productions
across the USA throughout the coming year. The timeless musical
masterpiece launched on September 24, 2004 at The La Mirada
Theatre For the Performing Arts in La Mirada, California.
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Sound Advice LLC President Julie Ferrin is the Sound Designer
on the current tour. Ferrin has designed and engineered sound
for McCoy Rigby Entertainment for more than 10 years and served
as Sound Engineer for a segment of the tremendously successful
1997 tour of Peter Pan that earned an extended run on Broadway
and wrapped up with an Emmy Award-winning A&E Special.
Ms. Ferrin and assistant Brandon Rice fully understand the
many challenges faced by a touring musical stage production,
which is why she chose a JBL VERTEC line array system. The
setup contains 16 VERTEC VT4888 midsize line array speakers,
two full-size VT4880 subwoofers, JBL Marquis Series front-fill
and onstage monitors, and Crown I-Tech power amplifiers. “We
are in a new venue every week and I need a system that is going
to be flexible and deliver the sound that I need,” Ferrin
said. “One week we were challenged with a venue with
no rigging points, so we had to ground stack the rig. I was
excited to see how it would work, and it was great. The coverage
was good and the crew had it together in record time!”
Sound Advice LLC is representative of a new breed of savvy,
sophisticated, audio vendors who combine theatrical design
expertise with touring rental sound packages. “By bringing
the best that concert sound technology has to offer into the
musical touring production world, Julie and her staff are helping
to raise the bar on what audiences expect, and experience,
when they attend a favorite, timeless stage show like Peter
Pan,” commented David Scheirman, Director, Tour Sound
for JBL Professional. “This show’s sound design,
and the JBL VERTEC system being deployed by Sound Advice LLC
around the nation, is an excellent showcase for how clarity,
dynamic headroom capabilities and venue coverage can all be
improved within the theatrical sound industry.” With plans to tour
nationally through July 2005, Ferrin’s
hectic schedule calls for quick setup and breakdown of the staging
equipment. “We typically have eight hours to load in and
we open the show on the same day,” Ferrin said. “Having
a VERTEC system makes that possible. This rig is so easy to assemble.
We are flying eight per side and we are consistently getting
the arrays in the air in less than an hour. Even the local stagehand
crews are excited to be working with them!”
Sound Advice LLC can be contacted at www.soundadvicedesigns.com
or 714.894.5355.
Caption: Brandon Rice
(at left) and Julie Ferrin of Sound Advice LLC onsite at the
production of Peter Pan in Seattle’s
Fifth Avenue Theater.
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.
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),
(NYSE: HAR), 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, DigiTech, JBL Professional, Lexicon, Soundcraft,
and Studer.
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