FARMINGDALE, PA — Sponsored by 84 Lumber, the 84 Lumber Classic is a PGA event held at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort's Mystic Rock golf course, and this year's Classic featured back-to-back concerts with Clint Black and the Black Eyed Peas, with a movable stage and audio system provided by Satin Sound Systems of Hermitage, Penn. One of the main challenges for Satin's John Durisko and crew was setting up for live concerts while a professional golf tournament was underway.
"We couldn't do sound checks for the shows," Durisko recalls, "because we couldn't make any noise before the tournament was over for the day."
The loudspeaker array consisted of left and right hangs of 10 Martin Audio W8Ls with one W8LD downfill cabinet at the bottom of each for front fill and a total of 24 WSX subwoofers configured differently for each act.
For Clint Black, Durisko and company used a more traditional set up for the subs of two wide and three high on each corner, with two high and six wide in front of center stage.
The Black Eyed Peas wanted front of stage center kept clear for videographers who provide a live feed of the show projected from a rear video wall, so the subs had to be switched to three wide, four high on each side.
Martin Audio and Crest provided amplification, while each act brought their own consoles. Clint Black's engineers used a Yamaha PM5D for FOH and DiGiCo for monitors, while the Black Eyed Peas had Digidesign VENUEs for FOH and monitoring.
The crew from Satin Sound Systems included system techs John A. Durisko, Mick Respoli and Soren Beiller.
