The Just Give Me Jesus Series is a collection of unique events designed to be a life-changing revival for women. The most recent Just Give Me Jesus event took place twice over the weekend of September 29, drawing an average attendance of 17,000 per event.
Because the stage was located in the centre of the arena, John Lacina of P.A. Plus designed an "in-the-round" loudspeaker system that included 72 Vertec VT4889 full-size line array elements and 32 VT4887 compact models. This gave a total of 104 full-range Vertec enclosures in the system design, which was carefully formatted in co-ordination with four massive video projection screens. Eight VT4880 subwoofers were also deployed. The system was powered by Crown I-tech amplifiers. Additionally, JBL SRX 712M loudspeakers were used as stage monitors.
Since private boxes at the ends of the arena were not occupied, P.A. Plus took advantage of this space by hanging additional Vertec clusters to create a more intimate sound reinforcement setting, with the temporary-installed system tailored to the architectural characteristics of the venue and precisely focused at the target seating areas.
"Because the seats at the ends of the arena don't go up as high, we set up a series of line array clusters of varying sizes," says Mike Dilullo, account manager for P.A. Plus. "We had four hangs of 10 and another four hangs of eight, with underhangs of four VT4887's on each"
"The Vertec system was hung and tested without a hitch," says Dilullo. "Thanks to the light weight and reliable sound of the Vertec line arrays, we were able to analyse the arena and execute the setup flawlessly."
In the hands of a growing worldwide group of professional rental companies, JBL's Vertec systems are finding their way into an ever-wider range of public, civic, religious and entertainment events says the company. "With this production, P.A. Plus provides an excellent example of how focused and professional crews, equipped with the correct tools, can provide stellar sound reinforcement results for challenging events," says David Scheirman, vice president, Tour Sound for JBL Professional.
(Chris Henry)
