The organisers entrusted responsibility for providing the sound reinforcement at two of the most important functions to Sound On Stage Events. The Dubai-based company was responsible for prestige stage productions in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, where well-known Arab artists performed with ensembles of up to 45 musicians.
The event in the Abu Dhabi Exhibition Centre in the nation's capital drew over 10,000 visitors. The main PA comprised 12 Electro-Voice X-Line line array elements and six Xsubs, whilst 14 XLD281 compact line array elements served as side and front-fills and 16 Xw12 monitors (along with Plasma P1 and Plasma P2 drum fills) rounded off the sonic image. The power was provided by 24 TG7 and TG5 amplifiers. The integrated RCM-26 modules afforded the Sound On Stage Events team the luxury of remote control and supervision.
"We wanted to make sure that all those who attended would retain positive memories of this event," says Mazen Saad, co-owner and managing director of Sound On Stage Events. "The competition in the market is stiff, which is why, whatever the production, we do our utmost to deliver the finest sound quality possible."
In Al Ain, the second largest city in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, Sound On Stage Events again relied on Electro-Voice equipment. The audience of 3,000 in front of the open-air stage in the Al Ain Heritage Village, for example, was served by a main PA comprising 16 Electro-Voice XLD 281 line array elements and four Xsubs, complimented by four Rx 112/75 (front-fill), 12 RX 115/75 (monitors and side-fills), and TG and P3000 amplifiers.
"The XLD system combined with the TG amps delivered a level of performance at the open-air stage in Al Ain that was more than remarkable," reports Rawad Saad, "whilst the director of the Abu Dhabi Culture and Heritage Committee, our client in the nation's capital, told us that of all the stages in Abu Dhabi, ours had the best sound - something of which we are rather proud and that allows us to approach future events with even greater confidence and motivation."
(Jim Evans)
