JBL and AVD help make inaugural Equitana Sydney event a success
Published: ASIA
AUSTRALIA: A JBL VerTec PA system provided the audio coverage for a 5,000-seat venue named The Dome at the recent inaugural Equitana Sydney event held at Sydney Showgrounds.
Audio Visual Dynamics supplied the sound, lighting, and visual equipment. For the audio, The Dome was equipped with a VerTec PA system consisting of four centre hangs to cover each quadrant. Each hang consisted of one V2-4882 subwoofer, three 4888 top boxes and three 4886 boxes serving as under hangs.
Aside from The Dome, the event, (which reportedly attracted over 45,000 guests), featured over 300 horses, five indoor demonstration arenas, two large outdoor competition arenas, 200 education presentations and demonstrations, and more than 280 trade stands.
‘The production challenges were enormous and the event could not have succeeded to the degree it did without a very skilled, dedicated – and patient – production crew,’ commented Colleen Lethbridge, production and media manager for Equitana.
‘The AVD team worked with us from the beginning to develop The Dome venue, offering advice and design ideas, and ensured that we got the most from our budget. They also advised us on sound, lighting and vision requirements for the other indoor arenas, the outdoor competition arenas, as well as the lecture theatres. They got it right every time!’ she enthused.
Dave Rees from Deluxe Audio operated the audio for the event, and said that the JBL equipment ‘sounded great and provided excellent coverage’. Jands distributed the VerTec system.