TORONTO —Sandy Audio Visual (SAV) and PA+ are planning an elaborate setup to support the technical needs of the Grand Musical Evening planned for Rogers Center here on Nov. 3. Indian film composer, singer and lyricist Maestro Dr. Ilaiyaraja will lead more than 100 Western and South Asian musical artists on stage. The audio setup will include 96 JBL VerTec 4889s, 12 4887s and 30 4880 Subs, all powered by Crown I-Tech 12000 HDs and Crown I-Tech 5000 HDs, with four Yamaha PM5D-RH FOH consoles and four Yamaha M7Cl-48s at monitors for control.
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Dr.Ilaiyaraja is known by the title ‘Isaignani’ in Tamil, which means Maestro. He has won four Indian National Film Awards; three for Best Music Direction and one for Best Background Score. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award from the Government of India. His works are mainly in Tamil, but has also scored music for numerous films in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and Marathi. He is the first South Asia-based composer to create a full symphony performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in England. An Ilaiyaraja composition, Naanthaan Ungappanda, was also heard during the opening ceremony of 2012 London Olympics.
To support this event, which is expected to draw over 38,000 people, SAV Productions in association with PA+, has configured a large Harman system featuring 138 JBL Vertec line array elements including 96 JBL Vertec 4889s, 12 JBL Vertec 4887s, and 30 JBL Vertec 4880 Subs. The arrays will be powered by Crown I-Tech 12000 HDs and Crown I-Tech 5000 HDs. At Front of House there will be four Yamaha PM5D-RH Digital Consoles with four Yamaha M7Cl-48 Digital Consoles controlling monitors.
