Over the years, artists for whom Northeastern Production Systems has provided live production services include Al Green, Heart, Patti LaBelle, Bill Cosby, KC and The Sunshine Band, Public Enemy, Chuck Mangione, the Spinners, and the Goo Goo Dolls.
According to founder Ray DiBiase, the key to Northeastern Production's success and growth has been its ability to provide a variety of different services as the company has evolved. "First we added lighting in the late 1970's, then in 1990 we decided our destiny was in total production packages," DiBiase said. "We proceeded to purchase staging, stage roofs, backline systems and concert barricades. The next step was power generators in the mid 1990s and in 2000 we started employing video projection."
"When our company began 35 years ago, so did our relationship with JBL," DiBiase said. "The days of our component systems using JBL 4550's for subs, and JBL 4560's for low mids are long gone."
In the early 1990's, Northeastern Production Systems purchased its first two-box modular, packaged JBL system which consisted of the Concert Series 4850 top boxes and 4842 subwoofers. The company still has a 32-box Concert Series speaker system in operation with 16 JBL 4850 loudspeakers and 16 4842 loudspeakers. "In the right situations, this 4850/4842 front-loaded system still has a useful place in our world," DiBiase noted.
As the standard for live audio loudspeaker systems evolved to line arrays, DiBiase chose JBL Professional's Vertec line array system. "Veteran customers like Northeastern Production Systems really demonstrate the long-term business value of JBL transducers and systems," observed David Scheirman, vice president, tour sound for JBL Professional.
(Jim Evans)
