Global Kingdom upgrades with DiGiCo and KLANG
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Realising that during this challenging time, their ministry is more critical than ever for those who depend on their support, inspiration, and community, Global Kingdom pivoted according to the needs of the moment. Working closely with Apex Sound & Light and GerrAudio Distribution, they adopted a solution that serves the needs of today and tomorrow with the addition of a DiGiCo Q338 mixing console and KLANG immersive mixing platform.
Tom Lodu, manager of operations & special events for Global Kingdom Ministries states, “This (effort) is not a band-aid. This is the level of quality we are implementing going forward, and we want to do it with excellence.”
Founded in 1956, Global Kingdom has grown substantially and now operates out of a facility able to host an on-site congregation of nearly 2,000 on any given Sunday, and streams live services to 32 countries around the world.
Audio director, Joshua Rambajue, who began performing at the church as a musician before taking on his current role, explains that the scope of the musical component to their services ranges from basic setups with just a singer and a guitar to a full praise band featuring anywhere between three to eight vocalists. This latest upgrade, however, also supports a wide range of other musical activities.
“What this allows us to do is to capture every Sunday meeting, not only for archival purposes but also for mix down and the posting ‘worship moments’ online, featuring performances with or without our congregation present. And that wouldn’t have been possible if we weren’t able to multi-track using the new system.”
Global Kingdom and Apex have had a lengthy relationship, says Liz Woods, director of integration & sales at Apex: “Since the mid-1990s we have supported Global Kingdom’s growth and helped them with any equipment and technical knowledge they require. They’re very forward-thinking and know a lot about audio equipment, and when we proposed the new DiGiCo Quantum system they expressed a lot of interest having been familiar with the launch of the new Quantum technology.”
“I bought my first Soundcraft console from Apex many years ago and they’ve always been incredibly supportive in helping us achieve our goals and providing us with clear information to make decisions,” Lodu notes. “So, after we began having issues over the last few years with our previous console, we decided to make a change and Apex was great about providing different options for Josh and his team to try out. Ultimately, we decided to go with the DiGiCo Q338 because, knowing where Josh and the production team want to go, we felt it would take us to the next level and feed that vision, not only for today but for the future.”
DiGiCo’s Dante and DMI-KLANG cards were also motivators for the purchase, Rambajue says: “We wanted to make sure our new console would pair well with the Dante network we built earlier last year, and with the DiGiCo S21 we use to handle our broadcast mix.”
While the capabilities and flexibility the DiGiCo, KLANG, and other Dante equipment provided were key to Global Kingdom’s choice of the products, their long relationship with Apex, and the dedicated support Apex and GerrAudio typically provide were equally important considerations. “I can’t speak highly enough of both of them,” Rambajue says.
