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A total of 15 L-Acoustics LA8’s and 3 L-Acoustics LA4X amplified controllers were used to power the speakers, all talking to an L-Acoustics network manager to control the EQ and time alignment. Communications were taken care of by Protec’s Freespeak ii, allowing the 10 crew on comms
to wirelessly communicate effectively over the entire venue. Production requested 42 radios
and Protec supplied their extensive range of DP2400’s to cater for this.
“In all, the venue sounded great, all sound seemed to resonate from the stage and propagate throughout the venue seamlessly. A large amount of time was spent liaising with the venue and working on Soundvision, to develop an effective system for the new super club. I was extremely happy with the results and look forward to working with the venue again in the future.” Dan Dignan – Senior Sound Engineer at Protec.
Elrow’s travelling roadshow has the reputation of being sensory and visual and Protec’s lighting department produced a colourful, punchy, totally immersive experience to compliment the costumed dancers, confetti and CO2 canons. Designed by chief lighting designer at Protec, Aaron Russ, and operated by Daniel Ivanovski the show got rave reviews from the client, DJs
and guests.
It was a one and a half day set up for all rigged fixtures and atmospheric effects. Equipment used included 36 x Robe Pointe, 20 x Robe Spikie, 6 x Clay Paky mythos, 6 x Clay Paky k10 b-eye, 12 x Clay Paky show batten 100, 8 x SGM Q7, 2 x SGM p2, 2 GrandMA 2 full size, 2 x Luminex network switch, 2 x GrandMA 2 8 port node, 1 x Wysiwyg rack, 2 x FQ100 smoke machine, 2 x ATMe haze generator and 8 x American DJ UV Cob canons. In the DJ booth Protec supplied 4 x source 4 mini and 6 x SGM p5.
According to Daniel, “The design worked rather well and the robe pointes being the work horse
of the show had more than enough punch to produce a very visible and powerful beam with good colours in a venue this size.”
Luckily, at this time of year the weather isn’t too hot, but protecting the lighting control gear from an ever moving sun was nonetheless a minor challenge for the lighting team particularly whilst trying to program the show. A standard challenge with outdoor events in Dubai, this was nothing new for Protec’s experienced crew.
Project Manager Robert Handley recalled comments such as ‘amazing’, ‘incredible’, ‘insane’ and ‘stunning’ from the audience and both the promoter ‘elrow’ and the client, SOHO Beach Club were delighted with the energy, the fun, the music and the whole atmosphere of this epic party.
Overall, the show went super smoothly and there were lots of fist bumps and smiling faces from the production team as guests wandered out laden down with inflatables and props in very high spirits. “It was an incredibly fun show to do and everybody is already looking forward to the next instalment in Dubai and of course, working with the promoter ‘elrow’ and the client SOHO Beach Club again,” Handley concluded.
Photo Credit: Dubai Night