ArtEZ originated in 2002 through a merger of the Art Universities of Arnhem, Enschede and Zwolle. The ArtEZ conservatory, with more than 900 students and 260 teachers is one of the larger Dutch conservatories. ArtEZ has worked with Live Music as contractor for years and had chosen Sound Projects systems as reinforcement for different auditoria.
The new DreamLines are being flown and the additional subs are concealed under the stage so the concert hall appears to be more open. Live Music MD Bart Smits comments: "The slim DreamLines give more than enough coverage/dispersion and SPL. And with the additional two SP2-15 subs that are being built in the stage, you get the feeling to hear a complete system anywhere in the auditorium, without seeing much of it."
The management required a system as unobtrusive as possible and the customised Dreamlines were coated in the RAL colour of the walls. Director of ArtEZ Arnhem Thom Koldenhof says: "The Dreamlines fit perfectly in our auditorium; I'm very satisfied about that. But more important is the sound, which is so perfectly transparent. On a Nigel Kennedy CD which I know very well, I heard things I had never heard before."
Smits adds: "The fixed DreamLines are connected in such a way that anyone with a signal can easily obtain the perfect reproduction. Due to the efficient engineering and the shape of the DreamLine, Sound Projects created a concept that makes it easy to reinforce any venue for any purpose, even with difficult acoustics. The sound quality is very high."
Live Music also supplied a Roland M400 digital console for this ArtEZ concert hall. "Via Ethernet the stage box is connected with the mixer where everything can be stored," notes Smits.
(Jim Evans)
