CHICAGO—Pitchfork Music Festival, held July 19-21 in Chicago’s Union Park, brought the best of emerging music to over 50,000 attendees. The Festival has been drawing huge sold-out crowds since it began in 2006. This year, 40 artists entertained on three stages including Bjork, Solange, Lil B, R Kelly, Savages, The Breeders, Swans, and Wire.
Gand Concert Sound of Elk Grove Village, IL, aka ‘the NEXO guys’, provided audio production for both the Red and Green stages, Red stage included 15 NEXO GEO T line array boxes per side, 16 NEXO CD18s, a Yamaha CL5 digital audio console at FOH, and a Yamaha M7CL for monitors.
The Green Stage audio set up consisted of 18 GEO Ts per side, 20 CD18s, and Yamaha PM5D-RH digital consoles for front of house and monitor mixing. NEXO PS15R2s were supplied for the both the Red Stage (passive) and Green Stage (bi-amped) along with NEXO NX4x4 amps for mains and Yamaha T5n amps for subs, front fills and monitors, along with NEXO NX241 and 242 processors. Alpha E/f and S2 side fills were used on the Green stage.
“Of all the fests in the USA, Pitchfork stands out as the place to be for fans of up and coming bands and indie’s who have established themselves as must-see acts,” says Gand President, Gary Gand. “It’s a great test of what our audio production set up centered around the NEXO systems can do. From a solo harp player to a 20 piece hardcore rap act and all points in-between, bring it on!”
“Many, many kudos to Gand from the audio folks that the artists brought, and from us,” states Mary Jones, director of Pitchfork Festival Artist Production & Artist Relations.
For more information on Gand Concert Sound, visit www.gandconcertsound.com.
For more information on Yamaha and NEXO products, visit www.yamahaca.com.
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About Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc.:
Celebrating 125 years of Passion and Performance, and 25 years in the manufacturer of high quality digital audio consoles, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. (YCAS) provides a full line of integrated professional audio products offering complete systems solutions for the broadcast, sound reinforcement/installed sound, touring, commercial recording, and post production markets. With the addition of NEXO to the product line, the company remains the official U.S. and Canadian distributor for all NEXO speaker models. YCAS offers comprehensive in-house and field product training for its customers, a dedicated dealer network, and 24/7 technical support.
