The Sounds of Summer Ring Out with Meyer Sound Self-Powered Line Array Systems
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All across the northern hemisphere, the busy summer music season is in full swing, with an abundance of tours and festivals making Meyer Sound their first choice for supplying high-fidelity sound at events ranging from in-the-round concerts to massive outdoor festivals; from North America to Europe and Asia; and from soulful jazz music and heavy metal to the Princess of Pop. With the power, consistency, and reliability proven to withstand even the most extreme atmospheric conditions, Meyer Sound's self-powered systems are a mainstay on the summer festival circuit year after year. Perennial European favorites have long relied on Meyer Sound loudspeakers, including the famed Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, Germany's Moers, Sziget in Hungary, and a multitude of other outdoor festivals in Norway, Sweden, Spain and the UK. In Eastern Europe, Slovenia's Festival Novo Mesto is supplying Meyer Sound systems for a range of musical celebrations including Festival Lent and Rock Otocec, while To Breathe as One 2009 Song and Dance Celebration will attract a massive crowd to Tallinn, Estonia, with reinforcement provided by local sound company Eventech. Across America, the festival scene also promises to deliver topnotch listening experience for visitors from near and far, with Meyer Sound systems powering stages at Michigan's Rothbury Festival (Thunder Audio), Colorado's Mile High Festival (Dowlen Sound), and Wisconsin's Summerfest (Clearwing Productions). At MX Beat in Guadalajara, Mexico City-based CREA provided a MILO line array loudspeaker system, which delivered high SPL throughout the performances of Cat Power, Mystery Jets, and Sebastian Tellier, despite the unpredictable weather. "Temperatures in Guadalajara could fluctuate between zero and 37 degrees Celsius (32 – 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit)," says Saul Rodriguez, production manager of MX Beat. "Meyer Sound gear was really the only choice for such demanding conditions." A growing number of festivals in Asia are turning to Meyer Sound systems this year. In Bangalore, India, the 24x7 Rockathon is being considered for an entry into the Limca Book of Records for the longest continuous musical concert and live webcast, with 50 bands playing for four days with reinforcement from a Meyer Sound system provided by Reynolds Sound and Lighting Services. "We had three teams working in shifts while the system delivered diligently 24 hours a day without a glitch," says Felix Remedios of Reynolds Sound and Lighting Services. "It was an impressive showcase of the reliability of Meyer Sound equipment." In the touring world, Meyer Sound MILO line array loudspeaker remains a de facto standard among the largest and highest-profile tours. Metallica, the grand masters of metal are rocking arenas across Europe with a MILO line array loudspeaker system provided by Thunder Audio. Britney Spears and André Rieu are each taking a MILO system on tour, provided by Montreal-based Solotech. The Bay Area's ProMedia/UltraSound chose Meyer Sound systems for Dave Matthews Band and The Dead, while East Rutherford, NJ-based Masque Sound is supplying the Celtic Woman tour across the US. In the UK, Capital Sound's MILO rig is following Il Divo's world tour across several continents, and Canegreen's Meyer Sound systems have been booked solid for tours with Paul Weller, The Enemy, and Ray LaMontagne. For more information about festivals and tours using Meyer Sound equipment this summer, please visit: http://meyersound.com/applications/livesound/ June, 2009 |
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