CHICAGO — Sound Works Productions (Frankfort, IL) provided NEXO and Yamaha gear to support the audio needs of a New Year’s Eve party held in the Grand Ballroom of the Palmer House Hilton. Billed as “Big Night Chicago,” the event, featuring DJ duo Brody Jenner and William Lifestyle, among others, was attended by more than 3,000. Daniel Nickleski, Sound Works’ owner/director of operations, noted that the NEXO GEO S12 boxes helped serve as a solution to the venue’s rigging challenges. The setup also included NEXO PS10s as front fills and delays.
“The Grand Ballroom at the Historic Palmer House Hilton Chicago is a unique space, states Nickleski. “For this event, we couldn’t hang anything from the ceiling and needed to have a system that was light enough to be supported by ground lifts. The shape of the room is special as well; a large oval room with very high ceilings and a deep rectangular room off the back half.
Performances included DJ duo Brody Jenner and William Lifestyle among others. “With DJs on New Year’s Eve, we also needed a rig that has high SPL. The NEXO GEO S12 boxes gave us the lightweight footprint and pattern control, and the RS18’s Ray Subs made sure everyone felt the lows.” Nickleski said the balance of the coverage was achieved with NEXO PS10s as front fills and delays. The rig was the obvious choice for this event.”
A Yamaha LS9 Digital Audio Console performed at front of house with NX Amps handling all of the power and processing.
For more information on Sound Works Productions, visit (www.soundworkspro.com).
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