"To get ready for Electric Castle, we travelled to many different festivals throughout Europe," said artistic director of Electric Castle Festival, Teodor Negrea. "I always pay attention to the sound. I have to say, once we got Set Up, a local d&b audiotechnik system provider on our team, we were able to bring our festival to the next level. Our audio was on par or better than any festival I've been to."
An easy assertion to make, but Andy Loy, front of house engineer for Slovenian/American DJ sensation Gramatik, walked the audience before his show. "I heard everything from a full orchestra to EDM acts and the rig performed great throughout the whole audience space. I have always really liked d&b systems, the B2 is still one of my favourite sub cabinets because of its nice, punchy, round low end. But now, with the J-SUB I can really get the super low frequencies that come along with working with an EDM artist like Gramatik."
Dan Belivan of distributor dB Technolight, who first sold the d&b J-Series system to Set Up, had anticipated this moment. "Romania has been gaining increasing traction in the EDM market, our own Sasha ranks easily alongside DJ Fresh, while Subcarpati find themselves on many a live stage around Europe these days. Set Up saw the potential of this emerging market in Eastern Europe and moved in to action. I was really glad when they finally made their choice to buy the first d&b J-Series for Romania."
"The cardioid J-SUBs are immense," confirmed Set Up's system technician Ionut Croitoru. "We had to cover an area of seventy by 35m, so decided the J-Series was best for the space and the electronic music. Working with the ArrayCalc and R1 Remote control software, it was so easy to set up the arrays in a smooth and accurate design."
"It was such a wonderful week," concluded Negrea. "This year the EC Festival was one of the biggest in Eastern Europe. People couldn't help but dance and have fun, which was our goal from the start. One great party."
(Jim Evans)
