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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Travis McGee, Griffin Public Relations & Marketing (212) 481-3456 Ext. 24 [email protected] PREMIER SOUND SERVICES DEPLOYS JBL VERTEC®, VRX AND SRX LOUDSPEAKERS FOR DENNIS DeYOUNG WITH THE BATON ROUGE SYMPHONY NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA, December 18, 2007 — Demonstrating the compatibility of JBL Professional’s various loudspeaker product lines, regional rental company Premier Production and Sound Services (PSS) provided full audio and lighting production for Dennis DeYoung’s recent concert at the Baton Rouge River Center in Louisiana. The November 16 th performance featured classic hits from DeYoung’s tenure as front man for Styx including “Come Sail Away” and “Mr. Roboto,” as well as songs from DeYoung’s solo albums. The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra provided musical accompaniment along with DeYoung’s current five-piece rock ensemble. Premier Production and Sound Services provided a live sound reinforcement system that included JBL VERTEC® line arrays supplemented with VRX and SRX Series portable loudspeakers. The main PA system included a pair of thirteen-element arrays, each including nine VERTEC VT4888 midsize enclosures and four VT4887A compact line array enclosures as downfill support. Two columns of four JBL VRX932LA portable line arrays each were hung flanking the main arrays for outfill coverage. A single row of 18 SRX728S subwoofers arrayed in front of the stage provided low- frequency output. The subwoofers were progressively delayed from center to outside to a form a controlled, cardioid coverage pattern. A total of 16 SRX712M loudspeakers were used as stage monitors. SRX722F loudspeakers provided additional front fill. Crown I- Tech 8000 amplifiers powered the system, which also included Soundcraft MH2 and Series 5 consoles at front of house with an additional Series 5 monitor console. Premier Production and Sound Services deployed JBL VERTEC, VRX and SRX loudspeakers for a recent Dennis DeYoung concert in Baton Rouge, LA.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Travis McGee, Griffin Public Relations & Marketing (212) 481-3456 Ext. 24 [email protected]
PREMIER SOUND SERVICES DEPLOYS JBL VERTEC®,VRX AND SRX LOUDSPEAKERS FOR DENNIS DeYOUNG
WITH THE BATON ROUGE SYMPHONY
NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA, December 18, 2007 — Demonstrating thecompatibility of JBL Professional’s various loudspeaker product lines, regionalrental company Premier Production and Sound Services (PSS) provided fullaudio and lighting production for Dennis DeYoung’s recent concert at the BatonRouge River Center in Louisiana.
The November 16th performance featured classic hits from DeYoung’s tenure asfront man for Styx including “Come Sail Away” and “Mr. Roboto,” as well as
songs from DeYoung’s solo albums. The Baton RougeSymphony Orchestra provided musical accompanimentalong with DeYoung’s current five-piece rock ensemble.
Premier Production and Sound Services provided a livesound reinforcement system that included JBLVERTEC® line arrays supplemented with VRX and SRXSeries portable loudspeakers. The main PA systemincluded a pair of thirteen-element arrays, eachincluding nine VERTEC VT4888 midsize enclosures andfour VT4887A compact line array enclosures as downfillsupport. Two columns of four JBL VRX932LA portableline arrays each were hung flanking the main arrays foroutfill coverage. A single row of 18 SRX728Ssubwoofers arrayed in front of the stage provided low-frequency output. The subwoofers were progressivelydelayed from center to outside to a form a controlled,cardioid coverage pattern. A total of 16 SRX712Mloudspeakers were used as stage monitors. SRX722Floudspeakers provided additional front fill. Crown I-Tech 8000 amplifiers powered the system, which alsoincluded Soundcraft MH2 and Series 5 consoles at frontof house with an additional Series 5 monitor console.
Premier Productionand Sound Servicesdeployed JBLVERTEC, VRX andSRX loudspeakers fora recent DennisDeYoung concert inBaton Rouge, LA.
According to Russ Bryant, co-owner (with Brian Gordon) of Premier Productionand Sound Services, VERTEC’s rider-friendly features and easy setup factoredinto the company’s decision to purchase the system. “VERTEC has become anindustry standard. Its coverage is smooth and even, it’s extremely powerful forits size and is quite versatile as far as the coverage patterns we can create withthe arrays,” Bryant said. “The VERTEC speakers give us a large advantage inaccurately directing the sound. Being in an arena, we were able to point thesound directly at the audience, and the VERTEC line arrays gave us a lot ofcontrol in doing that successfully.”
Additionally, with the help of JBL’s new VERTEC v4 DSP presets, PSS quicklyand accurately tuned the system for the Baton Rouge River Center. “With JBL,they’re not just delivering loudspeakers, they’re doing everything they can on apersonal level to make the system work for their users,” noted Bryant.
To that point, JBL’s commitment to customer service has ensured a successfulrelationship between JBL and Premier Sound Services for years to come. “Thesupport of the JBL team has been unrivaled in my opinion,” Bryant noted. “Theproduct development vision of David Scheirman [JBL Professional’s VicePresident of Tour Sound] helped us decide to go with JBL and Paul Bauman’stechnical expertise has been a huge help since we purchased the system. Weattended a recent VERTEC Training Program session in Northridge, where RaulGonzalez [JBL Tour Sound Field Engineer] took the time to sit down with us andpersonally look at the specifications for the Baton Rouge River Center. He talkedthrough it with us and confirmed what we already believed: that VERTEC wasthe best choice for us, and for that venue.”
For more information on Premier Production and Sound Services, please call 225-923-0228 or visit www.psssound.com.
About JBL Professional:Headquartered in Northridge, California, JBL Professional is the world’s leadingdesigner, manufacturer, and marketer of professional loudspeakers for recordingand broadcast, musician, cinema, touring sound, commercial sound andcontracting applications. JBL Professional is the proud recipient of the 2005Technical GRAMMY® award. JBL Professional is part of the HarmanInternational network of professional and consumer audio companies. Forcomplete product and company information, go to the JBL Professional websiteat www.jblpro.com.
About the Harman Pro Group:The Harman Pro Group (www.harmanpro.com) is the world’s largest providerof professional audio products and system solutions for commercial sound,contracting, tour sound, recording and broadcast, musician, portable PA andcinema applications. The Group is headquartered in Northridge, California andincludes industry leaders AKG Acoustics, BSS Audio, Crown International, dbx,DigiTech, JBL Professional, Lexicon, Soundcraft, and Studer. The Group is part ofHarman International Industries, Incorporated (NYSE: HAR), a leading supplier
of high-quality, high fidelity audio products and infotainment systems for theautomotive, home and professional markets.
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