Tryvann is noted for hosting the music festival named after it, as well as for being the most popular meeting point for the Russ, the name given to students who have finished their last year of Videregående skole and hold massive graduation celebrations during the months of April and May.
This year, Tryvann Festival welcomed around 10,000 people, and included sets by DJs including DJ Klaas, Xzibit, Adam Tensta, DJ Antoine and MC Roby Rob. About 35 large buses - rented by the various student groups - decked out with sound and lights stationed themselves on a gigantic esplanade spanning an area equivalent to roughly three football pitches. The space surrounding each bus was filled with approximately 40 speakers. In total, more than 1,500 speakers and 500 to 600 moving heads were used.
EHS Teknisk Avdeling, which distributes D.A.S. Audio in Norway, provided the entire infrastructure for the event. EHS enlisted the help of rental company Pro Systemer, which provided the D.A.S. systems for this specific event.
One of the buses had a total of 20 Aero 38A self-powered line array systems, 10 per side, together with 16 LX-218A powered systems, eight ground-stacked per side next to four Aero 182A 2K subwoofer speakers. "The D.A.S. systems for this event provided excellent sound; the power of the systems with Aero speakers was incredible. This is Pro Systemer's second project with D.A.S. and they are very satisfied", says Pal Gulbrandsen from EHS.
Gulbrandsen adds: "The difficulties were mostly in that, as it was an open space with different music on at the same time on different systems, the infrastructure had to perform very well, as there was plenty of competition. It's funny, but you can find the latest in staging, lights and sound technology at this event. You practically leave Frankfurt and see the latest trends from the trade fair already being used at this festival."
For the smaller buses, EHS rented a total of 18 DR-115A powered loudspeakers, "Generally speaking, each vehicle had four speakers together with a mixer and a CD player", says Gulbrandsen.
(Jim Evans)
