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from JBL Website
 Anaheim, CA - June 19, 2007
In a sign of continued worldwide adoption
of JBL Professional VERTEC® line arrays, Meeting Services Inc. recently
produced AARP’s Feria de la Segunda Juventud (Festival of the Second
Youth) at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan. The event
featured appearances by noted celebrities including Gloria Estefan and
Chi Chi Rodriguez. Local rental services provider Ricky’s Audio
Corporation provided live audio for the event, using their new JBL
VT4888DP line array system.
AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) is a
non-profit, nonpartisan membership organization for people aged 50 and
over. With more than 38 million members, AARP continues to expand its
worldwide outreach. Case in point, Feria de la Segunda Juventud was
AARP’s first national Hispanic event, drawing more than 15,000 members
and guests. Nearly 60 exhibitors filled a 40,000-square foot exhibit
floor. Day one of the two-day event included presentations by Chi Chi
Rodriguez and Dr. Nancy Alvarez, while the second day featured Gloria
Estefan and a closing concert with Jose Feliciano and Arturo Sandoval.
The second day also included an onsite taping of “The Cristina Show,” a
popular daytime television program hosted by Cristina Saralegui.
JBL VERTEC line array systems were specified by Meeting
Services, which handled all aspects of staging, video, lighting and
audio production. Sound reinforcement on the main stage included a
total of 16 VT4888DP powered line array elements arranged in a
left-center-right format, with two arrays of six on each end and a
center array of four.
JBL SRX712M portable loudspeakers were specified for use as foldback
and front fill speakers. A dbx 4800 loudspeaker system controller was
used in coordination with the VERTEC DP Series system to manage array
zoning and equalization functions.
“With JBL’s VERTEC DP Series, a powered system equipped with JBL
DrivePack® technology, we are able to save floor space by eliminating
traditional power amplifier racks, while simplifying both the array
setup and cabling requirements to drive the system,” said Ken Freeman,
Technical Sales Manager for Meeting Services. “Ricky’s Audio did a very
good job as a local vendor, and our client was extremely pleased with
the results.”
According to Freeman, the VERTEC system provided a high-performance
solution that facilitated a very quick setup. “We were working with a
limited time frame, but the VERTEC arrays are so light, we had it set
up and performing accurately in half the time it takes with other
competitive models,” he said.
“AARP’s Feria de la Segunda Juventud is an excellent example of a
high-profile, multi-media corporate event, and the various challenges
that it represented for Meeting Services were readily met by powered
VERTEC line arrays,” said David Scheirman, Vice President, Tour Sound,
JBL Professional. “All of us at JBL are pleased to see VERTEC and AARP
making their Puerto Rican debuts together, and we look forward to
seeing more successful projects completed by growing rental sound
companies like Ricky’s Audio as VERTEC’s presence expands throughout
the Caribbean and beyond.”
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Ken Freeman
Technology Sales Manager
(858)348-0630
Matt LeVeque
Director of Audio/Visual Services
(619)525-5444
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