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to name only a few. This year's Dubai event featured Mr. White, Sam Feldt, Danny Avila, Don Diablo, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano and Steve Angello.
Protec were well aware of the high production values set by producers, organisers and promoters, Envie Events, with whom they have worked closely on events in the past. Responsible for some of the most spectacular, immersive and innovative dance music events in the Middle East, they put high store in state-of-the-art lighting, pyrotechnics and sound design.
Organisers and Producers – Envie Events, is the brainchild of two Belgian entrepreneurs who moved to Dubai in 2011 with goals of transforming the electronic dance music industry of the Middle East. Barry Pavic, an ambitious promoter in mind, joined forces with long-time friend and innovative marketeer, Nicolas Vandenabeele, to come up with a brand that has transformed the
nightlife and music scene in Dubai – home to people
of over 187 nationalities and
a melting pot of diversity.
Having hosted the
first world exclusive
open- air edition of
Sensation in Dubai
in 2015, two Mega
Night Club
operations in Europe
and various annual
partnerships with globally-renowned concepts such as Sensation, Tomorrowland, WMC Miami, and Summer Clubbing Ibiza, Envie Events is well on track to become the ultimate destination of choice for events and concerts in Dubai – attracting
the entire MENA Region and beyond.
The company's Managing Director, Barry Pavic says, “Attracting a global clientele and elevating the overall guest experience completely from Entrance to Exit”, is the ultimate goal – which translates into shows that fans want to keep returning to. “We strive to make sure that everyone has a good time.”
With such a strong reputation to preserve Protec combined their resources to provide industry standard
ETA – January, 2018 LIVE Video, Audio, Lighting, Backline, Stage & Set elements
and full rigging services.
Tasked with project managing the event for Protec was Simon Travis, interfacing with Envie Events, Backbone International and the Sensation crew from Holland.
Travis said: “Meydan is very different from the usual kind of dance music venue, particularly because it's a race track so we had to consider the horses stabled there, in terms of noise levels. We had restricted time slots where we could carry out the work. The noise was very strictly controlled as they didn't want to freak out the horses, though they did move them off site for the show day.”
The team from Envie Events added, “Meydan is a great venue with more than 8,000 parking spots, exceptional infrastructure facilities and perfect distance from downtown Dubai makes it a very attractive venue for
a global series like Sensation. Working on Meydan does bring its challenges
and having an experienced partner like Protec really makes the difference”.
When asked to detail Protec's involvement, Travis continued, “The audio was fairly straightforward. We provided 32 flown
L- Acoustics K2's on the main hangs, above which were two K1 subs on each of the
hangs all powered by 11LA-RAKs containing 18 LA8 amps. For the front fills they set four positions of 12 L-Acoustics Karaen closures, powered by the LA 8amps. Subwoofers comprised 30 SB28s – 15 aside. L-Acoustics amps and speakers were also used for DJ monitors and wedges which comprised three Kara elements per side on top of a pair of SB18 subs.”
The company used a DiGiCo SD10 as their FOH mixing desk with all amplifiers networked so they could be close monitored, with signal transmission via Neutrik fibre optics. Processing comprised Antelope Audio lsochrone OCX Clock, Lab Gruppen Lake LM44 processors, MAC laptops controlling playback and processing (including Smaart), and DIs for DJ equipment.
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