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NEWS 23<br />
engineers sent out from NEXO’s newlyformed<br />
Engineering Support Division –<br />
Val Gilbert, Mark Bollenberg, Leo Manhimho<br />
and Theo Said.”<br />
NUAR amplification<br />
Led by Chow Shui Wing, the Top Plot International<br />
engineering team resourced the<br />
event with their own systems, bringing in<br />
additional inventory of NEXO’s STM Series<br />
modular line array from Showco to handle<br />
the four principal stages of the festival.<br />
Clockenflap’s much-admired location is<br />
huge; the cable requirement alone was<br />
15km! In addition to the seven performance<br />
stages, PA was supplied in backstage<br />
VIP lounges and band common rooms.<br />
“Magnetic Asia, the festival organiser, has<br />
extremely high standards,” comments Denis<br />
Baudier. “These were matched by Top Plot<br />
International’s own exceptional professionalism,<br />
not just the meticulous preparation<br />
before the event, but by having a large<br />
team on site to sort out last-minute problems.<br />
I was very impressed by the teamwork<br />
between Top Plot guys and the GL<br />
Events staff who coordinated the overall<br />
audio systems. They were supported by four<br />
The floor plan and CAD site drawings,<br />
providing stage dimensions, together with<br />
the height and load factor of the PA towers<br />
were sent to NEXO’s engineering support<br />
team in early August. “I used our proprietary<br />
NS-1 modelling software to design the<br />
different systems and specify the equipment<br />
well in advance,” says Val Gilbert. “It<br />
worked exactly as we predicted it would,<br />
I think there was only one cabinet change<br />
for some frontfill. What we promised the<br />
promoters in a computer model was exactly<br />
what was delivered in the field. “This was<br />
largely due to the outstanding beforeduring-after<br />
job done by the Top Plot<br />
engineering team, who worked so hard on<br />
advance prep. With 15 km of cable being<br />
delivered across a festival field where some<br />
of the stages were 3 km apart, this was not<br />
an easy job. Magnetic Asia (the promoters)<br />
have high standards, but I believe we<br />
exceeded their expectations.”<br />
NEXO STM groundstack at the Electriq stage<br />
Top Plot International<br />
www.topplot.com.cn<br />
NEXO<br />
www.nexo-sa.com<br />
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