CHICAGO — Revelers in the Windy City counted down the final minutes of 2015 in style at Big Night Chicago — the newest addition to the Big Night America New Year’s Eve Series, the largest New Year’s Eve party in the country, which took place this year in five cities with over 22,000 people attending.
The 2015-2016 Big Night Chicago event was an all-inclusive affair at the historic Palmer House Hilton hotel in the heart of the city’s downtown loop area and combined top production values with multiple themed party areas and 10 bands and DJs.
Production company Sound Works Productions, Inc., of Mokena, IL (just southwest of Chicago) was tapped to provide audio production, lighting and video for five event rooms, the largest of which consisted of 14 NEXO GEO S1210 line array boxes, eight RS18 Ray Subs, 14 PS10 speakers, and six NX4x4 amplifiers. Six of the PS10s were used for delays and fills in the main room, with eight PS10 speakers used in the breakout rooms.
“The lack of rigging points in the main ballroom had us turning to lifts for the NEXO S12 system,” said Matt Wilson, account manager at Sound Works Productions. “However, because the box is lightweight, we were able to get more boxes onto the lifts, which helped with coverage of the room as well as the high SPL’s required for the event.”
But convenience aside, the main reason for opting with the NEXO rig was more straightforward, added Wilson. “We decided to use NEXO because of its plug and play capability. You simply plug it in and it sounds great!”
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