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October 11, 2012 – For Immediate Release
Sound Image Turns to HARMAN’s JBL VERTEC® Line Arrays for Indoor/Outdoor
Audio System at LC Pavilion
NORTHRIDGE, California – Delivering world-class audio to one of the most unique live music venues in the United
States, Escondido, California-based Sound Image recently upgraded the audio system at the Lifestyle
Communities (LC) Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio with HARMAN’s JBL VERTEC® line arrays.
The LC Pavilion, owned by PromoWest Productions, serves as both an indoor and outdoor venue, with a single
stage that can be used for the indoor space (which seats 2,200 people) or for the outdoor lawn area (which
accommodates 5,000 people). A large, single divider separates the indoor space from the outdoor space, through
which the stage—and the accompanying sound reinforcement and lighting systems—can be moved and
reconfigured. This enables the LC Pavilion to be used year-round.
According to Tim Burris, Director of Production for the LC Pavilion, the venue needed an audio system to
accommodate the top-level tours it hosts throughout the year. “We needed a new system that would provide a
higher level of quality for the fans and would be rider-friendly for the touring acts that play at the LC Pavilion,” he
said.
The new system features a total of 24 VERTEC VT4888 midsize line array elements (12 per side), powered by 24
Crown I-Tech 12000 HD amplifiers. The Pavilion employs HARMAN’s HiQnet System Architect™ for system
configuration and monitoring.
“We were really enthusiastic about this project because LC Pavilion is such a great music venue,” said Dave
Shadoan, President of Sound Image. “It is so unique and is such a great space—we had a lot of fun designing the
system and I think it turned out really well.”
The VERTEC system is performing flawlessly, Shadoan added. “It covers
the venue like a glove,” he said. “There were a couple of unique
acoustical characteristics to the space that we thought might be a
challenge, but the coverage from the VERTEC line arrays turned out to
be absolutely spot-on for that venue.”
“It’s a huge upgrade and puts us on the same playing field with other
major venues around the country,” Burris added. “The system is
performing extremely well and the touring acts that play here are very
happy.”
“Sound Image did a great job,” Burris concluded. “I have had tour
managers and production managers that are ecstatic that PromoWest
hired Sound Image for this install, because of their reputation for
excellence.”
Sound Image upgraded the audio
system at the Lifestyle Communities
(LC) Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio
with JBL VERTEC line arrays.
For more information on Sound Image, please visit www.soundimage.com
For more information on PromoWest Productions, please visit
www.promowestlive.com
HARMAN (www.harman.com) designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment
solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets – supported by 15 leading brands, including AKG,
Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon and Mark Levinson. The company is admired by audiophiles across multiple
generations and supports leading professional entertainers and the venues where they perform. More than 20
million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has
a workforce of about 13,400 people across the Americas, Europe and Asia, and reported sales of $4.4 billion for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012.
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