One of the focal points of interest was the booth of Dynacord and Electro-Voice's African partners Audio Visual Engineering (AVE), where visitors could enjoy live demonstrations of Dynacord D-Lite and VariLine loudspeaker systems and Electro-Voice Tour X and XLC loudspeaker systems.
In addition to daily 90-minute audio training sessions - which, besides covering the basics, included a line-array workshop and dealt with special aspects of limiters and loudspeaker controllers - the fair's four-day programme included twice-daily Open Mic sessions offering up-and-coming performers a chance to demonstrate their talent on stage. These, like the audio workshops and product demonstrations, were enthusiastically received by visitors.
"Around 300 people attended the demos and the training sessions attracted some 180 participants," reports Dynacord and Electro-Voice technical support manager Anthony Sawyer, who supported the AVE team at the 7th Kenya Music Week. "Factor in the live concerts and 'Open Mic' sessions, and this year we were able to convince some 1,700 visitors in all of the quality of our systems."
(Jim Evans)
