Middle East talent showcased at Peace One Day concerts
Published: MEA
UAE: Fifteen of the region’s production and technical services companies have combined to supply equipment, crew, skills, resources and expertise for three-days of concerts in support of Peace One Day.
The concept for the concerts was germinated by Jo Marshall from Al Laith Event Services, who is a passionate supporter of Peace One Day. ‘We have a reputation for staging world class events here in the UAE and neighbouring countries, so this seemed an ideal opportunity to help raise the profile of a great cause, in the process showcasing the premium standards and quality of work that companies and individuals based here can produce,’ stated Mr Marshall.
As well as the charity, Mr Marshall particularly wanted to emphasise the single technical discipline expertise and knowledge available in the UAE. In addition to Al Laith (staging, structures and production infrastructure), providing services were Delta Sound (audio), Creative Technology (video) and Neumann & Müller (lighting). HQ Creative came onboard to handle production management, with a team led by Nadine Manning, plus nine other sponsors, who contributed backline (Musician’s Warehouse), furniture (Harlequin), draping, dressing and starcloths (Showtex), crewing (Gulf Crewing), site power and distribution (Gulf Show Power), branding and printing (Prolab). Artist booking and liaison was handled by The Aviation Club.
Delta Sound supplied an L-Acoustics sound system which was designed by Rob Eatock. The main left and right hangs were flown just inside the Space Roof, comprising eight V-Dosc elements each with three dV-Dosc downs. Mr Eatock commented on how easy it was to fly the arrays off the Space Roof.
The front fills were two stacks of three dVs, with another two stacks of three dVs for outfills, complete with six ground stacked SB218 subs per side.
The FOH desk was an Avid Profile, which was specified by Ali Campbell's engineer Dan Bartley, on which he took advantage of all the onboard processing and effects. A Yamaha PM 5D was used for monitors, mixed by Carl Rosamond for Ali Campbell and Delta’s Rob Turner for all the other bands.
The monitors supplied were 12 Audio Analysts FR12 wedges, together with L-Acoustics Arcs as side fills, with Campbell and band bringing their own Sennheiser IEM and wireless mic systems. For all the others, Delta supplied a standard mics-and-stands package with an assortment from all the leading brands.
Andy Jackson, MD of Delta Sound UAE shared the positive post show vibes: ‘It was an absolute pleasure to be associated with such a fantastic evening, and work with so many motivated people, all focussed on providing the great production values for which we are known.’
‘The teamwork was outstanding. While everyone concentrated on making their own dedicated areas work, when needed, they also pitched in and helped one another, all of which made the production run like a dream,’ concluded Mr Marshall. ‘Everyone’s had a great time and we now have a solid foundation on which to build future Peace One Day live events in the UAE.’