Lithuania - ProDJ, a technical service provider based near the Baltic coast in western Lithuania, delivered the audio for Arrival From Sweden – The Music of ABBA using Outline’s GTO C-12 and Mantas 28 loudspeaker systems.
A full-service provider specialising in television, festivals, opera, sporting events, and arena-scale concerts, ProDJ was selected by Medusa Concert (Sweden) to deliver the sound reinforcement for this tribute show. The performances featured original ABBA musicians alongside the Kaunas Symphony Orchestra.
ProDJ’s partnership with Arrival From Sweden began in 2018 at the Palanga Concert Hall, where a permanently installed Outline Superfly and Mantas 28 system continues to deliver audio performance to this day. The performance impressed not only the audience but also FOH engineer Chrille Sjöblom, who recognised the potential for future collaborations.
In 2019, ProDJ supported three consecutive concerts in the Baltic capitals Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius and continued working with the band on a successful 2023 tour, before embarking on the even more ambitious 2024 tour.
Dovydas Bajoras, founding partner of ProDJ, elaborated: “At the very beginning of our work with the band, we were using our old sound system, which had several significant limitations: it was heavy, difficult to manage, and struggled to deliver consistent sound coverage across venues. We pushed it to its limits but quickly realised that we needed better technology, which led us to upgrade to Outline in 2020.”
In 2020, ProDJ invested in the Mantas 28 [Golden Configuration], a system so impressive that they soon acquired another identical setup, followed by the GTO C-12.
Bajoras explained: “While we appreciated the capabilities of the GTA Otto amplifiers in our old system, it was clear an upgrade was necessary. Despite the challenges of COVID-19, we acquired the Mantas 28 system in 2020. Its performance was so remarkable that we quickly added another identical system, followed by the GTO C-12, further enhancing our capabilities.”
The 2024 tour, titled The Music of ABBA in Symphony, was a blend of ABBA’s timeless hits performed live with the Kaunas Symphony Orchestra. The tour visited major Lithuanian cities, including Šiauliai, Kaunas, Vilnius, and Klaipėda, drawing thousands of fans to arenas ranging from 2,500 to 6,000 seats.
