The Oscars may be the biggest show in L.A.
each February, but the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards® Party isn’t
far off. Audio rental company Mastermind Production Group Inc. was hired to
provide live sound reinforcement for 2017’s star-studded event, which featured
a live performance from rock-funk band St. Paul & The Broken Bones in the
main tent.
With space at a premium, Mastermind needed
to deploy a compact sound system that could meet strict weight and size
restrictions, while delivering plenty of output and the highest quality sound.
Mastermind didn’t know who the talent would be until a couple of weeks before
the event, so they also needed a system that could handle any type of
performance. In order to achieve these
goals, Mastermind selected a JBL VTX V20 rig for its compact footprint, versatile
performance and transparent sound quality.
“The VTX system is easy to deploy and the
sound is clean, full and punchy,” said Chad Griswold, owner of Mastermind
Production Group Inc. “At 88 pounds per box, we were able to hang enough V20
loudspeakers to achieve the performance and output of a much larger rig. The
rig sounded great out of the box and we were confident the system could handle any
type of performance. We were told it was the best rig they’d ever had at the
event.”
The JBL system deployed by Mastermind
Production Group Inc. included 8 VTX V20 loudspeakers per side, 6 VTX-S28 subs
hidden below the stage, 6 VT4886 per side for out fill, 5 AC18 for front fill,
2 SRX712M monitors for delay and 2 x VRX918S monitors for drum subs. In
addition to the VTX system in the main tent, Mastermind deployed JBL Professional
speakers for the entire event, including a DJ tent and three ancillary tents that
were used for the other festivities of the evening.
