Sonilum, the Santa Cruz based sound reinforcement company, was in charge of all the technical details and audiovisual setup under the direction of Abelardo Suarez. As with the recent Chayanne concerts held in Bolivia, the area technicians were Juan and Paulino Montaño for stage and structures, Carlos and Walter Paichucama for audio, Richard Yañez for electrical power and generators, and Freddy Romero for video and giant projection screens.
For the front-of-house P.A., Sonlilum installed twenty-eight Aero 48 line array speakers, fourteen at each side of the stage with four CA-28A's flown under the Aero 48's for near fills, and ST-218's for low-end reinforcement. These speakers were placed on a 28m wide by 12m deep stage raised two meters above the ground with 12m tall, high-resistance rigging side wings. All of the media and press representatives who attended the event, as well as the sound and stage technicians of the guest performers, praised the Aero's sound quality and performance as well as the overall technical work.
Audio signal processing was accomplished through D.A.S. Audio's DSP-3V and DSP-1 Sub digital processors designed specifically for the Aero line array system, which combine digital signal processing with analog level controls, and the system was powered by Crest amplifiers. A Crest Century console was used for monitor mixing and a Yamaha PM-4000 was used for front-of-house mixing with Yamaha (SPX-990) and Lexicon (PCM-70) multi-effects processors.
A huge part of the show was the event's audiovisual setup, which included two giant rear-projection screens (four-meter-wide by three-meter-tall) with two 3,500-lumens projectors and one 5,000-lumens projector at the back of the stage all with their corresponding metallic support structures.
Festimusic opened with national musicians and bands like Jalea followed by H3O, which raised the excitement level in expectation of the "Golden Girl". With six dancers and four musicians on stage, the Mexican idol began her dynamic performance capturing the audience with songs like "Lo haré por tí", "My friend" and "Quiero que me quieras", which secured her position in latin pop stardom.
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
