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Because of the triangular shapes of the screens Protec was unable to hang the screen from truss so instead had to ground stack, which because of the size of the screen presented it with rigging challenges, all overcome easily enough though. All panels had to be safely secured to a scaffolding structure at the rear of the screens.
Rigging was managed by the tech team from Sensation. All external runs were rigged using Protec’s Total Fabrications XO truss system. The black XO truss took care of the external runs of the set to form the straight runs, so they could also attach the lighting poles and the set panels. On the larger triangle this had to be craned up because the Protec team pre-rigged the entire truss structure with all the cables which was then set in place and locked off.
For the main rig the smaller triangles were set flush against the layered scaffold but for the outer triangle it was in at the bottom but hung out at the top for which they used their Tomcat Superbeam truss which enabled it to be attached throughout the structure and provide really strong points which they used as their spreaders.
For Backline, Protec provided its industry-standard Pioneer DJ equipment – including Pioneer DJM 900 Nexus, Pioneer DJM 2000 Nexus and eight CDJ 2000 Nexus; this allowed it to have two complete DJ set-ups plus a spare.
Summing up the event, Simon Travis said the event was fantastic. “This was due to the combined efforts of Envie Events, Backbone International who were hired by Envie Events to help coordinate the technical production, the Sensation crew and Protec. We worked together as a great team to ensure we could get everything built and the show delivered to the plan that had been designed.”
Commenting on the production and working together with Protec, Envie Events said, “Protec has extended experience in AV technology in the region and that it’s very pleasant to work with professionals of the industry on projects like Sensation and Tomorrowland –which the two companies recently worked on together as well. The Protec team always has a solution ready for every obstacle during build-up and thinks along with the promoter to satisfy the needs of the customer and the overall show experience. Working together with Protec is an easy job since they have all the knowledge and equipment to make them the perfect partner for the technical production for Sensation any many other shows.”
Envie added: “Dubai is one of the world’s greatest cities in terms of tourism traffic including entertainment, lifestyle, shopping, nightlife, fashion, music... This has not only been the main reason why we started operations here, but also why we think the future is so much more bright with this market expanding exponentially due to its immense potential to attract the foreign and global population throughout the year. As for the venue – Meydan – it brings its challenges but having experienced partners really makes the difference. From the account manager to the stagehands on the floor and everyone in between, they all are very professional and always try to work towards the best solution.@
Nicolas Vandenabeele, director of Envie Events concluded, “It’s been an absolute roller-coaster with Sensation this year. I loved the sky-rocketing energy and innovations that were in the show, and all of it would not have been possible without the support of all our partners.”