Harman Professional India's Audio and Lighting
solutions at Justin Bieber concert in India
It was a dream concert not just for all the “Beliebers” but also
for everyone involved in the production as the one – of – a – kind
concept demanded high production values of international
standards, best of the equipment and top of the line crew.
Production of this stature possess many challenges on the
teams and The Purpose World tour came with its own. Sunil
Karanjikar, Application Engineer, Harman Professional India
joined hands with Sound.com team and worked on the system
design for the show. Commenting on the system design he said,
“Working on a project this scale with one of the top Touring
artist presents its own set of challenges. The sheer size of
the venue calls for a lot of precision as an error of a couple of
degrees in the Horizontal and/or Vertical aiming of the arrays
can literally put huge amounts of audience out of the coverage
areas. The fact that Mumbai is extremely Hot and Humid at
that time of the year meant that the Audio crew could only
work through the night to execute this project. Although the PA
design and positions were marked in CAD, we realized other
elements such as scaffold for Screens etc. had changed since
original design. We had to quickly re map PA positions to ensure
we were still getting the intended coverage”. He further added,
“Working through the night made it much easier to execute the
set-up efficiently. With 214 VTX and VerTec Loudspeakers and
170 Crown ITech HD Amplifiers used on the project, we had to
design a robust and redundant network system to control the
System keeping in mind the extreme heat during the day and
time of the event. The production quality was top notch with a
great display of Lighting and Pyrotechnics. Ken “Pooch” Van
Druten is one of the best Mix Engineers on the circuit today and
he ensured that the Audio System was used to the maximum
with some brilliant Dynamics throughout the concert.”
For the concert, the venue was deployed with a complete
Harman PA solution with JBL VTX V25II used for the main
powered by Crown amplifier T12000HD, Flown subwoofers VTX
S28, ground Subs VTX G28, Front fills – VTX V20, Side fills LR
– VT4888, Delay LR and Outer LR – VT4889. For the first time in
India there was a side flown subwoofer rig to throw a lot of Bass
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into the stands and improved the low frequency extension right
behind in the ground.
Rig used at the Show:
64 JBL VTX V25-II used as Main PA LR and OUTER LR
24 JBL VTX S28 used for FLOWN SUB LR
36 JBL VTX G28 used for GROUND SUBS
24 JBL VT4889 for DELAY LR and 30 for DELAY LL RR
24 JBL VTX V20 for FRONT FILLS
12 JBL VT4888 for SIDE FILLS
172 Crown iTech12000HD amplifiers
32 MAC Quantum Wash
132 Mac Aura XB
32 Martin Led Atomic 3000
Having the largest inventory of Martin Professional lighting in
India, Star Dimensions took the baton of delivering the visual
spectacle for the show. While acoustically the venue posed its set
of challenges, the soaring temperature took its own toll on the
crew and the power eating equipment especially lighting but the
never say die spirit of the whole crew delivered a perfect show at
the end! Martin Mac aura XB wash played a key role at the main
stage, they were subtle yet impactful.The inventory used for
the show included 136 Mac Aura XB, 40 Mac Quantum Wash, 36
Atomic 3000 LED.
Commenting on the successful show, Prashant Govindan,
Sr. Director Harman Professional India said, “It gives me
immense pride in saying that we have broken all our previous
benchmarks with the successful production of the show and
added another feather to our crown. It is the dedication of our
esteemed partners such as Sound.com and Star Dimensions,
which never let them stop striving to outperform in their
respective fields, and Harman Professional India is committed to
support them in every execution”.