SLS SUPPLIES RAHAT FATEH ALI KHAN SHOW

SLS PRODUCTION DEPLOYS TURNKEY SOLUTION – INCLUDING NEWLY PURCHASED INFILED LED SCREENS – FOR THE PAKISTANI SINGER AT COCA-COLA ARENA.

Legendary Pakistani singer and musician Rahat Fateh Ali Khan wowed his loyal Dubai fanbase with an intimate performance at Coca-Cola Arena. PME Entertainment engaged SLS Production, through Account Manager, Vishnu Venunath, to provide a complete audiovisual setup for the show, with the company deploying its newly purchased INFiLED LED screens as part of a turnkey package.

SL S recently expanded its LED inventory with the purchase of 1,000 sq m of INFiLED GXMK2 4.6mm – much of which was deployed on this project, along with three NovaStar H2 processors and six CVT4K fibre optic converters, Analog Way Aquilon RS3 processing, and Resolume Arena 7 software. Video HOD Edgar Pulido oversaw the video supply, with Video Operators Clinton Due and Joni Mercado on hand during the show.

Lighting HOD, Praveen Jayakumar worked alongside Lighting Engineer, Hemanth Rao to deliver a rig that included Claypaky Sharpy Plus, Robe MegaPointe and Spiider, Vari-Lite SL NITRO 510C, and Martin ERA 800 Performance fixtures, along with MDG ATME hazers – all controlled via an MA Lighting grandMA2 full size console, with a grandMA3 light as backup.

The artist’s audio rider called for a JBL PA including Vertec 4889, 4888, 4880-A and 4887 loudspeakers, which SLS supplied from its inhouse inventory. Audio Engineer, Joswin Arahna set up a DiGiCo SD10 at FOH, as well as a Yamaha CL5 at monitors. Eurotruss HD/FD 34 and HD 44 truss was used, alongside electric hoists. Rigging HOD, Kevin Shyam shared his thoughts on the gig: “This set was no less of a challenge than we are used to working on,” he commented. “Working in challenging and minimal time frames has become routine for us. Day in and day out, we work hard behind the scenes to pull off magnificent visual feasts like this.”

Project Manager, Shubham Yesale concluded: “With limited setup time of only 18 hours and derig time of just four hours, we had to be on top of every little detail. It is always said that teamwork makes big jobs easy – and that was very much the case for this project.”

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