SANTIAGO, CHILE — Robbie Williams recently played the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile as part of his current "Close Encounters" world tour, and a crowd of 50,000 people came to see and hear the English pop artist and songwriter, whose career began as a member of the band Take That. As part of the celebration of its 90 years in the nation, Citibank was the official sponsor of the concert in coordination with CIE Chile. Sound services for the Robbie Williams world tour are being coordinated through U.K.-based Britannia Row Productions. For the Santiago National Stadium show, local Chilean rental vendor Cristian Olavarria Ltd., a rental company in sound reinforcement, supplied a total of 72 VT4888DP powered mid-size line array elements from JBL's VerTec DP Series, as part of the temporary sound system. Sound design was reviewed in collaboration with independent UK-based engineer Tony Szabo, along with system engineer Sherif El Barbari, who is responsible for audio systems configuration for Williams' shows worldwide.
Each of Cristian Olavarria Ltd.'s new powered VT4888DP three-way midsize line array elements is equipped with JBL DrivePack technology, including an integrated electronics package pre-configured from the JBL factory. The JBL DrivePack features Crown's BCA (Balanced Current Amplification) technology, incorporating Class I circuitry. The JBL DrivePack units include an auto-sensing Universal Power Supply and a fan-free, passive, cooling design.
"Global touring artists of Robbie Williams' stature have very demanding requirements," noted David Scheirman, vice president, tour sound, JBL Professional. "When such a major show agrees to perform for massive audiences in far-flung regions, the tour production staff must be secure in knowing that all of their audio requirements will be accommodated."
For more information, visit www.jblpro.com.
