SSR Jakarta supports Indonesian Idol contestants
Published: ASIA
INDONESIA: Indonesian Idol broadcaster RCTI and SSR Jakarta recently announced a partnership agreement that will see show finalists visit SSR’s facility for vocal coaching and rehearsal sessions where they will work with a plethora of industry standard equipment.
SSR Jakarta will be assisting and supporting the 12 finalists, who will participate in vocal coaching sessions every Wednesday and band rehearsals every Thursday ahead of the live shows on Fridays.
The executive producer of Indonesian Idol 2012, Fabian Dharmawan stated that it was important to find ‘the best resources’ to create the show, and that after vocal directors, coaches, choreographers and music directors were selected, the next step was to find a good studio facility with ‘the best staff and facilities to help with the programme’.
SSR Jakarta will support the students by providing access to its inventory of equipment. This includes ML4000 and GL2400 analogue consoles from Allen & Heath, as well as an iLive T80 digital live desk from the manufacturer. In the way of speakers, the contestants will get to work with EAW JFX 260i cabinets and SBX 220 subwoofers, as well as Mackie SRM 450 active speakers. The recording facility also counts an XTA DP444 audio management system amongst its inventory, as well as various Crest power amplifiers. Additional equipment includes an Avid Pro Tools HDX system with HD I/O, Pro Tools 10, Novation 49SL and a 255 MkII midi controllers, an outboard effect rack (in GS-R24), an Apple iMac, Logic Pro 9, a Prepellerhead Reason 6 virtual studio rack, as well as a wealth of musical instrument equipment.