PRODUCTION PROFILE: Osheaga
Below: Solotech Project Manager, Eric Labbe; Meyer Sound’s Touring Liason expert, Lee Moro; Pierre-Luc Rompre, Commercial Director at Stageline.
three days! It was an honour and privilege to be involved again.” Festival support can be a challenge for a manufacturer, as many visiting engineers have their own preferences, but for Moro it’s always interesting to observe those who may be experiencing Meyer’s new products for the first time. “They’re under pressure since many artists don’t soundcheck. The direction of our new systems has been received really well and allowing touring engineers to just do their job, which is to mix without having to worry about
the system at all.” A big plus point for the Osheaga promoters was Meyer Sound’s virtual prediction software, MAPP, which is very precise and in turn allows sound designers to provide a solution that meets the needs of the festival. This software combined with the Leo / Lyon set up for the two mains stages became a real feature of Oshega’s production this year. Moro continued: “This year was a split system with four hangs of eight Leo over six Lyon. It worked so well that the same system was used for the following weekend’s
festival on the same site, Heavy Montreal. We’re also reconfiguring it for ilesoniq.” In effect, the Meyer Sound Leo self-powered linear systems and Lyon line array combination has been welcomed by three different types of event on the same site, which must adhere to the same noise licenses. Osheaga is the mainstream indie and hip hop event, Heavey Montreal is the hard rock / metal festival and ilesoniq offers an urban EDM lineup, proving that this system combination is an ideal choice for any genre when supplied by Solotech’s audio
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