In the winter
months much of Norway is transformed into a winter wonderland, blanketed in a
layer of snow, but summer brings the heat to many parts of the country, which
makes it great outdoor weather for hiking, swimming and… live music events.
The bars and
restaurants along Oslo’s famous pedestrian street Karl Johan have formed the Strøksforeningen
Studenterlunden association which organizes live entertainment and other
surprises that inevitably occur on the most vibrant street in the city. From
June 15 to August 18, the association’s creators seem to bring the highest
quality of performers. Music lovers of all types are drawn and welcomed because
of its’ far-reaching appeal with great performances from legendary musicians
and new upcoming artists alike. The Karl Johan’s Sommerservering (opening of
summer dining at Karl Johan Street) kicked off on June 15th to the tunes of the
band The Real Thing. The outside jazz concert had good visibility for the
audience but the sound needed to cover an outdoor area and had to be spread 180
degrees without obstructing access to the scene. K-array’s KR402 with Python
tops was perfect for this event. Long throw length and clarity was essential
for a good concert experience at this location, and K-array delivered this
without a problem\” commented Kenneth Hollås, Product manager at First
Audio AS, K-array’s distributor in Norway. When we started packing for the
event we figured that we didn’t need that much space and used a Citroën
Berlingo to transport the compact K-array gear for the concert. After rigging
the stage with sound, we had about 20 minutes to run a sound check. This was
made simple for us with the K-array sound system because of their good system
processors.
Mads Gudem
Christensen and Fredrik Aleksander Kindberg of Dinbestefest.no AS the
audio and lights-rental company were contacted by First Audio and asked to
deliver sound for this concert because they are one of few rental-companies in
Norway that owns a K-array KR402 sound system. “The system is compact and
delivers great sound quality with long throw characteristics and minimal
obstruction of the stage view” Mads Gudem Christensen stated. “The stage
was already set up when we arrived, and Dinbestefest.no AS did the rigging with
help from Kenneth Hollås which took about a total of two hours” Mads Gudem
Christensen continued.
The entire
system comprised two KR402 and two K-FLY2. Two 21” KMT21 subwoofers
lined the front of the stage, 2 x 2 meter KP102 were flown with a K-FLY2 in
front, while 2 x 2 meter KP102 were flown 90 degrees to FOH to cover the side
of the stage. The arrangement was superb for an audience positioned in a “T”
formation.
“Dinbestefest.no AS is very satisfied with K-array’
products and we have delivered sound for various events, from private parties
and RUSS (the Norwegian grad students that equips buses with lights and sound
systems for big parties to celebrate) to jazz concerts and electonic festivals.
We used four KMT21 and two KP102 for a 6mx6m DJ-tent at the Solar Weekend
Festival in Oslo, and got a lot of positive feedback on the sound versus the
size from both the arrangers and the audience.”?
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