PORTO, Portugal – NEXT-proaudio provided sound reinforcement for two concert setups for three performances in Portugal by the British band James. Promoted by PEV Entertainment and in support of the band’s La Petite Mort album, two of the three shows were staged in northern Portugal with NEXT-proaudio’s sound reinforcement. The first of those two shows took place at the São Bento railway station in Porto; it was offered by the band as a surprise to its fans and it was a free event. The band noted that they played “a couple of tunes and answered some questions of the public.”
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The systems for these two different concerts were supplied by the rental company Technosound, which provided full technical production services for the two events with the use of two NEXT PX System (Stackable System) for the small venue and the LA12 (Line Array System) for the big venue.
The first one, on Nov. 27, was a mini-concert. James attracted more than 2500 people for this intimate concert where the band was close to the fans at the most beautiful train station in Portugal.
“What can I say about NEXT PX System? Very fast to install and a real plug’n’play system! Very well-tuned. The venue was not easy and I was surprised with the sound clarity thanks to the controlled directivity (60×40). Now, I want to test it deeply as soon as possible” explained Quico Serrano, FOH engineer for the event.
The second concert was on Nov. 28 in Guimaraes Sports Arena for more than 7500 people. The arena was completely full of enthusiastic fans that vibrated with the old and new songs of the Manchester band.
To provide sound reinforcement for the spectators on the biggest show, Technosound deployed a NEXT LA12 line array system comprising 16 NEXT LA12 line array elements and 16 NEXT Las218 front-loaded subwoofers ground stacked, 8 in each side.
“For all types of shows that I do, I use NEXT LA12. It is very clear in the vocal range and has full body, even at very high SPL. The high and low frequencies have clear sound. At the end of the gig there is not ear fatigue “, said Pedro Santos Technosound Sound Engineer.
