First Indian summer dance festival supplied with L-Acoustics
Published: ASIA
INDIA: The first multi-stage summertime dance music festival in India recently took place in Bangalore with J Davis Prosound & Lighting supplying L-Acoustics rigs for each of its four stages. Named Submerge Supernova, the event took place in Bangalore at the E-Zone Club.
The event marked the first time that a dance music festival of this scale had been held in India, with a host of internationally renowned DJs performing including Markus Schulz. Other artists included DJ Swing, DJ Clitus, Vachan Chinapa, Arjun Vagale, Ma Faiza, Dale Anderson, Nawed Khan, Brute Force, DJ Ajit, Techno Tourettes and Anish Sood. The event was judged so successful that a second Submerge Supernova has already been planned for the winter months.
L-Acoustics V-Dosc enclosures with SB 218 subs were used for the main area (named This Stage), the poolside dance area (named That Stage) and an indoor area (dubbed That Too). The official second stage, called the Other Stage, used a system based on L-Acoustics Arcs constant curvature line source boxes. A Dolby Lake Processor was also supplied alongside BSS Omnidrive loudspeaker management, while LA 48a amplifiers were deployed for power.
J Davis Prosound & Lighting was also responsible for the lighting and LED designs, supplying PR Lighting beams, Clay Paky Alpha Spots, Robe washes, and, for the first time at a dance event in Bangalore, an LED mesh.
Following the event, chief sound engineer Santana Davis, mixing alongside S Kumar, described working with the Submerge crew as ‘an absolute delight’. Submerge’s technical head, Srikanth, added that without the ‘brilliant lighting and PA setup provided by J Davis, this wouldn't have been half the experience it was’.