KV2 COVERS JERASH FESTIVAL

TRIAD LIVE PRODUCTIONS SELECTS A KV2 AUDIO SYSTEM FOR JORDANIAN ARTS AND CULTURE FESTIVAL.

The Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts, traditionally held in July, transforms the ancient Jordanian city of Jerash into one of the world’s liveliest and most spectacular events. In December 2022, after a three-year, pandemicenforced absence, the festival was back in force with an impressive line-up of top regional artists including Tamer Hosny, Marwan Khoury, Asi Hillani, and Rabeh Saqer to name but a few.

For the eighth year running, Amman-based live production specialists, Triad Live Productions was tasked with full audio and lighting production for the event, with a KV2 sound system selected to cover the audio requirements. “The setup this year was a little different,” explained Triad General Manager, Amjad T. Marar.

“In the main 5,000-capacity South Theatre, we were required to install a large truss structure on stage with a height of 16m. Ultimately, that worked to our advantage as we flew a VHD2.0 cabinet left and right at 16m that took care of the upper tier seating; and thanks to its vertical dispersion of 40°, it also provided perfect coverage all the way down to the bottom of the middle seating section.”

Another pair of VHD2.0s were ground stacked left and right at the front of the stage at a height of 6m – on top of the subs – to cover the lower seating areas. “We deployed a total of eight VHD4.18s and four VHD2.16 ground stacked left and right,” he added. “A double ES1.0 system and four ES2.16s acted as side fills and 20 EX12 stage monitors completed the system.”

For the smaller, 2,000-capacity North Theatre, Triad opted for a double ES1.0 system supplemented by four ES2.16 subwoofers. “The sound we achieved was incredible to say the least,” affirmed Marar. “We’ve been working with KV2 Audio for 15 years now, and we have not had a single complaint from anyone. For my money, these are the best sound systems on the planet.”

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