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“For the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, we just used the largest sound system this country has ever seen at a sporting event. We used 100 VerTec speakers (distributed in 25 stacks of 4) and that was just for the stands! We also used JBL field-of-play loudspeakers at numerous points in the stadium – stage monitors, athletes speakers, paging loudspeakers (in the tunnels), for the VIP areas, etc. , in total deploying over 220 loudspeakers, all powered by Crown’s amplifiers, and networked using HiQNet system architect for remote control of every single speaker in the venue. We were determined to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles like a very tight schedule and heavy rains, and managed to do our nation proud by putting on a truly memorable audio spectacle.…”
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- Warren D’Souza, owner, Sound.com (in center) – 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi, India, October 2010
(Sound.com & Norwest Productions)
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“For the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, we’re using JBL’s new VT4886 subcompact line array system
as focused down-fill arrays to reach the critical front-row seats. For its small size this rig is surprisingly
rich, full and powerful…”
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- Jeff Peterson, Green Audio, system engineer MTV 2010 VMA’s, September 2010 (rental system provider: ATK/Audiotek)
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“The JBL VerTec VT4889/VT4880A rig sounded really good, and I had a great time. It was good working with V&P SOUND in Bangalore. The company is very professional…”
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- Brian Griffin, FOH Engineer, Lamb of God (2010 Summer Storm Festival, India)
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“We are touring this season with a large JBL VerTec rig from Maryland Sound. Kurt Springer and the MSI guys are taking great care of us. The VerTec cardioid subwoofer arrays are working out really well. The three bands together make a tremendously entertaining rock show and I’m enjoying the consistency of having the same VerTec rig in all the different venues on this tour….”
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- Chad Singer, FOH Mixer (Kansas: United We Rock USA Tour with Kansas, Foreigner, Styx – May 2010)
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“When Memo heard the JBL VERTEC system, he was very pleased, and congratulated us for making the system sound so good. We aligned the main system with the side hangs and subwoofers with Memo and his system engineer, and the results were very good….”
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- Jonathan Barros, system engineer for Prosonido (left) and Guillermo “Memo” Gomez, FOH engineer for Ruben Blades (right)
(Ruben Blades, Todos Vuelven Tour, Quito, Ecuador – April 2010)
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“I just love JBL VERTEC!”
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-Davide Micheli, Event & Technical Manager, Madema SpA (Italy)
(Onsite with a VERTEC DP Series system at Rome’s Primo Maggio Festival, May 1st 2009, one million-person audience for 30-act festival featuring Vasco Rossi, Edoardo Bennato, Alessandro Mannarino, Robben Ford, Caparezza, Subsonica and others)
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"JBL's new V4 DSP presets for VERTEC are remarkable. I've heard and used several iterations of VERTEC drive files over the last few years, and with V4 it’s really on the money. Just sit back and mix."
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-John Cooper, FOH Engineer, Bruce Springsteen (2009 World Tour)
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"VERTEC is our speaker of choice for all TV and special events. It is lightweight and very flexible in its rigging options. The sound quality has always made our clients and engineers very happy, and the fact that it sounds great makes it use on this high profile event a no-brainer…."
- -Mark Dittmar, System Engineer, Firehouse Productions (2009 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductions with Jeff Beck, Metallica, Little Anthony & The Imperials, etc.) (Bryan Olson, Owner, Firehouse Productions at left. Mark Dittmar at right)
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Televised
Events & Awards Shows
Jeff Peterson, Green Audio, System Engineer MTV 2010 VMA’s, September 2010 (rental system provider: ATK/Audiotek)
"For the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, we’re using JBL’s new VT4886 subcompact line array system
as focused down-fill arrays to reach the critical front-row seats. For its small size this rig is surprisingly
rich, full and powerful…
"
Mark Dittmar, System Engineer, Firehouse Productions (2009 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductions with Jeff Beck, Metallica,
Little Anthony & The Imperials, etc.)
"VERTEC is our speaker of choice for all TV and special events. It is lightweight and very flexible in
its rigging options. The sound quality has always made our clients and engineers very happy, and the fact that it
sounds great makes it use on this high profile event a no-brainer…."
Bob Goldstein, President, Maryland Sound (Inauguration of President Barack Obama, Washington D.C., January 2009)
"We are extremely pleased with the superb JBL VERTEC line arrays…we are able to achieve the highest sound fidelity possible, vastly superior to that which was available only a few years ago. Given the harsh environmental conditions we were working in, which has brought sub-zero temperatures and lots of precipitation, the equipment worked flawlessly with no failures."
Mark Dittmar, system engineer, Firehouse Productions (Live Earth, Giants Stadium, July '07)
“JBL VERTEC line arrays are ideal for an event like this because they’re very easy to hang and they provide highly focused sound without a lot of tinkering. Equally important is their reliability, which is a huge benefit for such a large event like this, when time is at a premium and we have to sound-check for about 20 different acts.”
John
Pernal, Production Audio Mixer, 2005 Billboard Latin Music
Awards
"Occasionally
I am required to mix on other loudspeaker systems, but JBL’s
VERTEC is the only one I request..."
Juan
Turro, System Engineer, 2003 Billboard Latin Music Awards (Miami
Arena, May 2003)
"We've
seen that VerTec really delivers in demanding situations..."
Miss
Universe Pageant, Mark Dittmar
"It would have been very difficult to do this event with
anything else but Vertec."
Billboard
Latin Music Awards, Hector Rosa
"I'm really liking the sound of this VerTec line array system..."
Image
Awards (Universal Ampitheater), Michael Abbott, "It's
probably the best sounding show I've ever had in this venue..."
"ESPY"
Awards, Mike Stewart, "The extensive flexibility
of array configurations with VERTEC really let us dial it in..."
Latin
Grammy Awards, Rob "Cubby" Colby, "...we
needed everything to go right and the performance of JBL's new VerTec
system was a great part of it." |
Corporate
/ Industrial Events
Paul
Deuschle, On Stage Audio (Fox Broadcasting Company’s
Upfront event, New York City, May 2006)
“ We’ve used JBL VERTEC systems for a number of live
productions over the past several years because they’re
extremely light, easy to set up and very easy to control. "
Joe
Casanova, Audio Products Manager, Video Equipment Rentals (Irving, Texas office, November 2005)
" V.E.R. could have bought any brand of line array
we wanted. We chose JBL VerTec for several reasons. It has that
classic
JBL sound, plenty of power and yet a high-fidelity, pure sound.
We're getting lots of calls to rent it already."
Steve
Kuithe, (A1, FOH Engineer, Microsoft “Going Beyond” Conference
at Atlanta World Congress Convention Center) July, 2005
“The JBL Vertec system exceeded everyone’s
expectations. Most of senior management from AVHQ’s national
office here in Atlanta came by to observe one of the conference
sessions. Everyone is extremely pleased with the sound of the
rig, as well as the aesthetics.”
Ross
Radig (PNP Inc.), Merle Norman Cosmetics corporate event
(Chicago O'Hare
Hyatt Ballroom, May 2005)
" The
VerTec rig sounded wonderful, and overall the sound of
the event in the room was great. In fact, our client said it
was the best-sounding show they have had in years!"
John
Griffith, Sr. Lead Technician, Markey's Audio Visual (Indianapolis,
IN)
"Easy
to setup and rig, very clear audio, and plenty of output. Stunning
speakers, really!"
Greg
Beatrice, Audio Engineer, Hi-Tech (Georgia Chamber
of Commerce Annual Meeting, World Congress Center
(
January
2003)
" We find JBL's VerTec to be the industry leader
for line array systems. We get a fast load-in, and easy rigging.
I can achieve useable, quality audio in no time at all. This
system
makes my job as a Front-of-House engineer very smooth..."
Harold
Blumberg, system engineer, Mazda National Dealer meetings
(November, 2002)
"We just used VT4889's
in Vegas at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, ground-supported in
the seating stands. It sounded fantastic, and the new VT4880 subwoofers
are wonderful."
Ken
Newman, Audio Engineer, Nike National Brand Meeting (Hollywood,
FL Convention Center)
"VerTec
has exceeded my expectations for ease of use, pattern control,
gain before feedback, overall sound and SPL."
Jim
Risgin, Vice President Engineering, On Stage Audio
“The fidelity and punch VERTEC delivers is truly stunning.
JBL has delivered a system with functionality that will work in
just about every venue and application I can think of…”
Mark
Podany, Audio Director, A.V.W.
( SIGGRAPH 29th Intl. Conference
on Computer Graphics & Interactive Techniques, San Antonio, TX
- July, 2002)
" It would have been difficult...if not impossible...to properly
cover this theatre venue with any other system. "
Chris
Carlton, F.O.H. mixer, Discovery Toys Annual Corporate Event (Cincinnati Convention Center, July, 2002)
" These arrays have such great coverage..."
Ben
Farney, Audio Director, Vista Productions
"JBL's Vertec is the best P.A. we've ever bought. And JBL
Professional has given us the best customer support we've ever had."
Philip
Barrett, event sound designer/mixer
"The system was enjoyable to mix on, with a nice linear power
curve and clean, fast transients...."
John
Schneck, Owner, Custom Audio (Honolulu, Hawaii)
"VerTec is exactly as advertised. This rig is easy to fly,
simple to EQ, and it really sounds great..."
West
Anaheim Plaza Hotel, Anaheim, CA, Dennis Moody, F.O.H. mixer, Dave
Weckl Band
"A
full, sweet-sounding P.A. I barely had to even touch the program e.q...."
National
Assn. of Elementary School Principals, Scott Gould
"Our new VERTEC system with its flexible array hardware let us make
a significant sound quality improvement in this reverberant venue."
Utah
Governor's Gala 2001, Michael Nelson, Rocky Mountain Audio Visual,
"The size, the light weight, and the smooth coverage, and most
of all the pristine audio quality are all important..."
Democratic
National Convention, Patrick Baltzell
"...it
would have been difficult to do this show with other systems."
Microsoft
Conference 2000, Andrew Waterman
"...we get very
even coverage and excellent fidelity."
Comdex,
"Thorny" Yuill-Thornton,
"I think this
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Concerts / Tours
Chad Singer, FOH Mixer (Kansas: United We Rock USA Tour with Kansas, Foreigner, Styx – May 2010)
“We are touring this season with a large JBL VerTec rig from Maryland Sound. Kurt Springer and the MSI guys are taking great care of us. The VerTec cardioid subwoofer arrays are working out really well. The three bands together make a tremendously entertaining rock show and I’m enjoying the consistency of having the same VerTec rig in all the different venues on this tour….”
George “Barney” Barnes (FOH engineer, Gibson Ampitheater at Universal Citywalk, Los Angeles) – June 2009
“JBL VerTec is absolutely the right choice for this venue. The ‘right stuff’, as they say. We have to meet rider requirements for a wide range of international acts. I can’t even remember the last time a visiting artist’s engineer thought he needed to bring in his own rig from the tour trucks…”
Bernie Velluti, FOH mixer (3 Girls & Their Buddy tour 2009 – Emmylou Harris, Shaun Colvin, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller / Greek Theatre, Los Angeles)
“I’m quite familiar with VerTec from my touring work with Allison Krause and Union Station. It’s a smooth, powerful, precise system. With the VT4889 rig installed here, soundcheck went very quick and easy. I think we had to barely touch only about three e.q. filters …”
Stan Doty, FOH mixer (Wilco 2009 USA tour / Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles – June 2009)
“We have three sold-out shows here this week. We’re carrying a FOH package and monitors, relying on available theater-venue racks & stacks like we’re doing here in this venue. I’ve used six or seven VERTEC rigs at other shows recently. The system’s performance is good. Very good…”
Art Isaacs, system engineer, Maryland Sound (Seal 2009 North American tour)
"We are fielding the new VT4880A arrayable subwoofers on this tour, very pleased with the performance. And the flexibility of the VERTEC suspension hardware is superb. Being able to couple VT4887A compact down fill units to our main VT4889 arrays works out quite well."
John Cooper, FOH Engineer, Bruce Springsteen (2009 World Tour)
"JBL's new V4 DSP presets for VERTEC are remarkable. I've heard and used several iterations of VERTEC drive files over the last few years, and with V4 it's really on the money. Just sit back and mix."
Andy Meyer, FOH engineer, Motley Crue (on tour 2008)
“With JBL’s new V4 DSP presets, VerTec is completely different, it is awesome. With V4 presets the PA becomes transparent. You do not focus on the loudspeaker as the sound source when listening, you identify the instrument and its placement in the mix. VerTec, with the new V4 presets properly implemented, is truly the best bang for the buck, period.”
Chan Lee Sound & Light, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
"The VerTec VT4880 subwoofers are really giving us a surprise. We’ve been fielding our new system for different rave and concert events of many different types."
Corey Stone, F.O.H. Mixer, Don Williams (St. Johns, Newfoundland,
Canada, May 2006)
“ At last! Finally, a P.A. that I can mix on, focusing
on the music instead of worrying about the system…”
Arne
Boveng, Owner Tachyon Productions - Kalispell, Montana
Sept. 2005
“We
had a great time with FOH mixer Kevin Ellson – and
VerTec definitely rocks!”
Jim
Logan (Logan Productions) – event: Taste of Delafield
(Wisconsin,
USA, July 2005)
“I love our new JBL VerTec PA. I’m glad
to have made this investment.
And the guy next to me thinks it sounds amazing.
At least, that’s what he tells me to my face…”
Moises Tagle, Owner, Concert Services (Audio Production Director,
Festival Baja el Sol, Los Angeles Coliseum) July 2005
“We chose JBL’s VerTec VT4889 because to date
there is no other box that projects as well and is so true to its
specifications. ….”
Kevin
Freeman, FOH soundmixer (Brad Paisley - Purdue University
- March 2005)
“ I
love the warm, full sound of the 12’” low frequency
section in JBL’s VT4888 midsize line array system.
We have been having great success on the road with our
shows whenever we use VERTEC systems around the country.”
Clyde
Bodell, Owner, Stage & Sports Audio
"JBL VERTEC is the best sound system we have ever used
here at the Florida Strawberry Festival.”
Steve Poulton, President/CEO, Audio Excellence (Albuquerque,
New Mexico -
October 2004)
“We looked at other line array systems before selecting
JBL's VerTec, but nothing else comes close if you examine the
whole picture: rigging, weight, price, sound, rider acceptability,
and overall return on investment.”
Nick
Mourn, System Engineer (Rock Jam, Grand Junction, Colorado
- August 2004)
"Its amazing how large an area we can cover and
how far we can throw with our new VERTEC VT4889 system. And JBL's
Line Array Calculator software
is right
on the money."
John
Pellowe, F.O.H. mixer (Luciano Pavarotti, June, 2004 - Cyprus)
"The sound from the JBL VerTec line arrays was
the best I have ever heard from a system of this kind...simply
perfect.
Karl "Lugus" Lugmeier,
Production Supervisor, Audio/Visual, Mandalay Bay (August
2004)
(Rental sound system provider: On Stage Audio)
"We've been doing concerts here for six years now,
and line arrays have finally made it easy. Especially this one,
JBL's VerTec.
John
Kearns, system engineer (ZZ Top - Pacific Ampitheater, August
1, 2004).
"VerTec® Power. Punch. Precision rigging. Predictable
coverage. Works for me!"
Jay
Waller, Owner, Stage Pro (Country Jam 2004 - Grand Junction,
Colorado)
"...the
sound was dramatically more consistent because the coverage of
our new VERTEC system is so smooth and predictable.”
Bryan
Olson, owner, Firehouse Productions
"...this
system really shows why it stands apart from the others..."
Ramon
Perez, F.O.H. soundmixer, Gran Silencio (Premios: Lo Maximo
de la Musica, featuring Molotov, Gran Silencio, Yerba Buena,
etc., James L. Knight Event Center, Miami, FL) - November
2003.
Rental sound system provider: Acoutech
“ This
JBL VerTec system is very powerful...”
John
Drane, system technician, David Bowie North American Tour
2003-04
" Okay, it's easy to rig
and sounds great."
Paul
Winkler, Vice President of Operations, Corporate Sound
" JBL's
VerTec is by far the smoothest system I have worked on..."
Brandon Merritt, FOH/System Engineer, Corporate Sound (Kyle
Jennings concert,
Kalamazoo Speedway, Michigan, May 2004)
"The VT4889 is the most accurate line array
system I have heard, the components
all work
together in a virtually seamless manner..."
Pete
Keppler, FOH mixer, David Bowie world tour (April 2004)
"We decided on a JBL VerTec line array, it's
the best rock 'n' roll PA out there."
"Big
Mick" Hughes, F.O.H. mixer, Metallica (March, 2004)
"VerTec's
15's support a strong, relentless guitar sound"...,
Bob
Goldstein, President, Maryland Sound LLC
"The
JBL VerTec system is very flexible, offering high fidelity, superior
output power and simple rigging compared to other line array products."
Howard
Jones, Vice President of Audio, Q (Nashville, TN)
“ ...we require loudspeaker systems
with excellent coverage and output power capabilities when dealing
with challenging buildings like the Astrodome.”
Robert
Collins (F.O.H. mixer, Eric Clapton world tour, 2003 - 2004)
" VerTec?
Now this is a right proper, professional P.A. system. Enough
said."
Rob Mailman (F.O.H. mixer, SANTANA world tour) - November 2003
(Rental sound system provider: Sound Image)
"The JBL VT4889's offer a significant advantage
during setup & takeout due to simpler handling, lower weight and excellent
rigging compared to some of the other line array options out there."
Rich
Davis (FOH mixer, Jimmy Buffett) - 2003 USA Nationwide Tour
(rental system vendor: Sound Image)
"This entire
sound system package is well thought-out, and we're experiencing some great-sounding
shows."
Kurt
Joachimstaler, System Engineer, Bruce Springsteen World Tour (September
2003)
(Rental system vendor: Audio Analysts)
"JBL VerTec's
slick rigging, lightweight boxes, and excellent projection capabilities give
us a tremendous advantage..."
David
Morgan, F.O.H. mixer (Steely Dan, Simon & Garfunkel, Lionel
Ritchie,
Whitney Houston, etc....)
"VerTec
is the first-call
line-array option".
"Dr.
Don" Pearson,
Chief Engineer, ProMedia/Ultrasound (Grand Opening, White River
Ampitheatre, June '03) & James
Geddes (FOH mixer, Heart, 2003 Summer USA tour)
"Since
investing in JBL VerTec, we've been very satisfied."
Monty Lee Wilkes (FOH mixer: Lisa Marie Presley, Britney
Spears, B-52's, Live,
The Go'-Go's, etc.)
"One
of the things I like about Vertec is that everything is
right where it needs to be
when I turn it on"
Frank Provenzano, Jr., Owner, Pro-Sho Inc., (2003 Coney Island
Seaside Summer Concerts)
"JBL's VerTec line array is the best system we have ever
used."
Chris
Mentzel, Creative Audio (Diamond Rio, N.I.U. Convocation Center,
Dekalb, IL - April 2003)
" I still can't believe that such a powerful rig
can be so small..."
Steve
Colby, F.O.H. soundmixer, Boston Symphony Orchestra Pops Concerts
(Atlantic City, December 2002)
(System provider: Scorpio Sound)
" After using VerTec, I have to say, I love this
loudspeaker system!"
George
Wehrlin, F.O.H. mixer, Meatloaf (Fundraiser, Big Brothers of Boston,
Park Plaza Castle - November, 2002)
(System provider: Scorpio Sound)
" The intelligibility and coverage are very good,
even in a room as difficult as this one. I'm looking forward to
continuing to mix Meatloaf on this PA...."
Jim
Yakabuski, soundmixer, Luis Miguel world tour (Spain, October, 2002)
" The rig has plenty of headroom, great high frequency
definition, and excellent pattern control on the low and mid frequency
sections of the system..."
John Kerns, F.O.H. mixer, No Doubt (2002 Tour)
“With
these new additions to the VERTEC family, JBL has advanced line array
technology to a new level..."
John
Cooper, F.O.H. soundmixer, Bruce Springsteen (2002 World Tour)
"JBL really has it nailed! The clarity, fidelity and power
are remarkable, and the sound is consistent from show to show...."
Pablo
Wheeler, F.O.H. mixer, Bob Dylan (2002 Newport Folk Festival
- August 3rd, 2002)
"I absolutely love mixing on this system! The JBL VT4880
subwoofers are most impressive..."
Bill
Fitch, Owner, Sound by Fitch ("An American Celebration",
Cleveland Orchestra, Public Square, Cleveland OH) - July
1, 2002.
"We'll offer a toast and congratulations...JBL has a real
winner with VerTec!"
Lenny
Kravitz 2002 World Tour
- Dave Natale, F.O.H. soundmixer
"the new VT4880 subs are quite impressive. Without question
- this system rocks!”.
Woodstock
en Beauce Festival, Quebec, Canada, June 2002)
- Jan P. Janvier, Tour Manager and F.O.H. mixer, B.T.O.
"The JBL VerTec rig is absolutely amazing. Only 12 boxes
per side, we're seeing 120dB...."
Woodstock
en Beauce Festival, Quebec, Canada - June, 2002
- John O'Sullivan, F.O.H mixer, Honeymoon Suite
"I’m really happy to see that JBL has done such a good
job developing their VerTec line array, the system sounds amazing...."T
elluride
Bluegrass Festival (Colorado), June, 2002
- Kevin Hartman, FOH Mixer
" I had more SPL and gain-before-feedback than ever before..."
Quebec
National Holiday Celebration, Canada, June, 2002
-Martin Pare, System Engineer (Axion, Inc.)
" It is amazing the SPL and coverage we can get with only
12 VT4889's per side."
Sammy
Hagar & David Lee Roth, USA
Tour, June 2002
- John Muldowney, System Engineer, Audio Analysts
"The new VT4880 subwoofers are a really strong addition."
Being able to hang subwoofer arrays next to the VT4889's gives us
a very powerful low end."
New
Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, April 25, 2002
- Steve Folsom (FOH Engineer, Melissa Etheridge)
"This system is working out really well here at the New Orleans
Jazz & Heritage Festival. I love the definition on VerTec...I
want to use it on my next tour!"
Crosby,
Stills, Nash, & Young North American Tour, Madison
Square Garden, New York, Feb. '02
- Dave Lohr, system engineer/co-mixer
"VerTec has more clarity and punch than any other line array
system."
Greater
Grace Temple with Grammy award-winning gospel artist Kirk
Franklin, Feb. '02
-Jay "Hot Sam" Barth, Senior Sound Engineer, Creative Audio
LLC
"The new JBL line array system is doing everything we ever
dreamed of..."
Valentine
Super Love Jam Concert, with Rose Royce, The Manhattans,
The Delfonics, Barbara Mason, The Duke of Earl. Feb. '02
- Mark Cockriel, Owner, On Cue Systems (Phoenix, AZ)
"how so much low end can come from such a small enclosure
is unreal..."
Winston-Salem
Symphony Christmas Concert, Dec. '01
- Cliff Miller, President, SE Systems, Inc., Greensboro, NC
"JBL didn't miss a thing when they put this package together."
Neil
Diamond 2001 USA Tour
- Stanley Miller, Audio Director and FOH Engineer
"With
JBL’s VERTEC, mixing is actually fun for me again...”
Power99FM
Jam (Puffdaddy, DMX, Busta Rhymes, , etc.)
System Owner : Soundlab.
Venue: First Union Center, Philadelphia PA, October '01
- Kevin E. Wayns, Production Mixer
"JBL's
VERTEC system made it easy for me to obtain high SPL's with a great
deal of intelligibility..."
Young
Guns & Legends Concert : Tucson, AZ - Nov. 17 '01)
- Keith Glenn, F.O.H. Engineer, Marshall Tucker Band
"...Excellent
clarity and definition, with plenty of headroom."
Last
Damn Show', St. Petersburg, FL - October '01
- Eddie Gonzalez, Head Sound Engineer, Off The Wall Sound & Light
"This system
hooks up like a dream. We just used VERTEC in a covered baseball stadium
for a hip-hop show..."
Smokeout
2001, Blockbuster Pavillion, Oct. '01
-
Mike "G" Gonzalez, FOH Mixer, Cypress Hill
"I have been mixing for 16 years, and in that time I have used
a lot of rigs. JBL's VERTEC system is the first P.A. with enough punch,
power and headroom to change my thoughts about using line arrays".
Aerial
Theater, Houston, TX - Oct. '01
- Tristan Mallett (FOH mixer, Ray Davies)
"The VERTEC system has superb coherence and excellent impact.
I loved mixing on this rig!"
CEDIA
2001 - Indianapolis Convention Center (September '01)
- Paul "Pappy"
Middleton, FOH Soundmixer, Bonnie Raitt (owner, Palmyra Studios, Texas)
" This P.A. is really sweet. The highs and lows have excellent
definition, a really sweet sound. I had a great night mixing on VerTec...
" Creation
2001 Festival Worship segments, Rita Springer, Paul Balouche, Lincoln Brewester etc. -
Davy Moire,
FOH mixer
"In festival situations like this, you need a rig that's
ready to rock. This one certainly is..."
Creative
Audio (Creation 2001 Festival, The Gorge) - July 26 - 28 '01
- John O'Neal, System Engineer
" Our company has been responsible for sound at this event for
four years, and this time we're getting more compliments than ever
before..."
Wango
Tango, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, June 2001, Erroll Brown, FOH Engineer,
Shaggy, "The
VERTEC has an excellent full-bandwidth sound that is hard to believe
from such compact arrays..."
Creation
2001 Festival (The Gorge, Washington) - July 26-28 '01, Jay Lipschutz,
FOH Mixer, "My first experience with this rig has been very good. Excellent
fidelity, a real sense of power and headroom. Nice musical detail."
Wango
Tango, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, June 2001, Scott Harmala, ATK/Audiotek, "This system is like a pallette upon which the different
artists' mixers can paint any number of musical pictures...."
Wango
Tango, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, June 2001, Kevin Hovey, FOH
Engineer, Jessica Simpson, "We'll be specifiying
JBL VERTEC for use on our upcoming nationwide tour...."
Folklife
Festival, Mercer Arena, Seattle, WA, Steve Boyce, Morgan Sound "The
phone has not stopped ringing since we debuted our new JBL VERTEC
system...."
Styx,
USA Tour 2001, Las Vegas, NV, Gary Loizzo, FOH mixer
"We have tons of headroom, with power to spare..."
Blockbuster
Pavilion, Devore, CA, Brad Madix, F.O.H. Engineer.
"This system is very transparent, and responsive to e.q. ...there
does not seem to be a lot of masking, like resonances and interferences
that you can get with a lot of other systems..."
Prince
(Hit & Run Tour, 2001, Horace Ward, "The VERTEC system
is so clean and distortion-free, it can develop a higher SPL than
you realize..."
Star
96.7 Fan Nation Festival, Eric Williams, Flag Systems,
"VERTEC
is perfect for outdoor shed venues like Verizon Ampitheater."
Styx/Bad
Company, Albert Leccese, Audio Analysts, " If you're going to buy a line array system, you might as well
get into the best one available..."
KISS
Tour (Australia), Kenneth "Pooch" Van Druten, "In-your-face
impact, and we need that with this band..."
Bon
Jovi (Australia), David Eisenhauer, "Good detail
and accuracy, excellent power and headroom..."
Spinal
Tap at NAMM, J.D. Brill, Schubert Systems Group,"...
has an absurd amount of output power and headroom."
Folklife
Festival, Mercer Arena, Seattle, WA - June 2001,
Steve Boyce, Morgan Sound, "Our clients are extremely impressed with
the seamless coverage and excellent fidelity we are now able to supply
for their events. The phone has not stopped ringing since we debuted
our new JBL VERTEC system last month." |
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International
- Warren D’Souza, owner, Sound.com (in center) – 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi, India, October 2010
(Sound.com & Norwest Productions)
“For the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, we just used the largest sound system this country has ever seen at a sporting event. We used 100 VerTec speakers (distributed in 25 stacks of 4) and that was just for the stands! We also used JBL field-of-play loudspeakers at numerous points in the stadium – stage monitors, athletes speakers, paging loudspeakers (in the tunnels), for the VIP areas, etc. , in total deploying over 220 loudspeakers, all powered by Crown’s amplifiers, and networked using HiQNet system architect for remote control of every single speaker in the venue. We were determined to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles like a very tight schedule and heavy rains, and managed to do our nation proud by putting on a truly memorable audio spectacle.…”
- Brian Griffin, FOH Engineer, Lamb of God (2010 Summer Storm Festival, India)
“The JBL VerTec VT4889/VT4880A rig sounded really good, and I had a great time. It was good working with V&P SOUND in Bangalore. The company is very professional…”
-Jonathan Barros, system engineer for Prosonido (left) and Guillermo “Memo” Gomez, FOH engineer for Ruben Blades (right)
(Ruben Blades, Todos Vuelven Tour, Quito, Ecuador – April 2010)
“When Memo heard the JBL VERTEC system, he was very pleased, and congratulated us for making the system sound so good. We aligned the main system with the side hangs and subwoofers with Memo and his system engineer, and the results were very good….”
-Bernard Gramann, Technical Manager, Selby Production (South Africa) – April 2009
The annual Starlight Pop Opera concert at the Durban Country Club had a requirement for
orchestral high fidelity audio. Selby Production deployed VerTec VT4888DP arrays along with
VT4882DP arrayable subs. “I used JBL EON510’s as compact FOH monitors. Once properly
delayed in relation to the VerTec DP arrays and set at the right level they became totally
transparent, I was very impressed with how well they blended with JBL’s V4 DSP tunings…”
Davide Micheli, Event & Technical Manager, Madema SpA (Italy) (VERTEC DP at Rome’s Primo Maggio Festival, May '09)
“I just love JBL VERTEC!”
Gamesh G.M., System Engineer, Rock Ethos, February 2009 - Bangalore, India (Rental System Provider: V&P Sound Pvt. Ltd.)
"The recent Rock Ethos 2009 show, one of southern India’s largest outdoor festivals, was mind-blowing in terms of the sound impact provided by our JBL VerTec system. This was the common feedback from our clients, the various bands who performed, their engineers and audience alike…all were impressed with the VerTec system's capabilities. It has wonderful coverage characteristics, is much clearer, has better fidelity and more headroom than any other system. And the vocals sound very clear and natural..."
-Warren D’Souza, owner, SOUND.COM 54th Annual Filmfare Awards, Yash Raj Studios, India
"As far as speaker systems go for televised awards shows, there is no secret… from the Oscar’s to the Grammy’s the de facto standard system in use is the VerTec product range. We were actually so delighted with the sound of our VT4887 system on this show that on the first rehearsal night, we immediately placed an order for more cabinets."
Peter Racy, System Engineer, Gabisom Audio Equipment (Rock In Rio Lisboa 2006, Portugal) - June '06
"Our JBL VERTEC VT4889/VT4880 system performed exceedingly well at this year's Rock In Rio event. We served a variety of world-class artists ranging from Sting, Roger Waters and Santana to Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns 'n Roses and Jamiroquai. We received nothing but praise from band engineers, artists, promoters, audience members and the regional press...."
Mr. Mallesh.T - Senior System/Mix Engineer, V & P Sound Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India (G.I.R. 2008)
"At The Great Indian Rock 2008, our VerTec system went up very quickly, it is indeed very easy to set up for a gig & move on to the next one. The VT4889 has excellent long-throw capabilities and I am very pleased with the performance of the system. We are now using JBL's new V4 DSP presets, and did not have to use much EQ on the system for the festival. In my opinion the combination of VT4889 & VT4880A subs using V4 "X" presets has more impact and pristine clarity than any other system."
Zakir Hussain, Taher Sound & Light (address by Ms. Sonya Gandhi, President of Congress, Anantapur, India – September 2008)
"For this major public event, we provided sound for a massive crowd numbering more than 700,000 persons. VT4889’s with full-size VT4880 and VT4880A subwoofers, supplemented with VRX932LA’s and SRX725’s for remote signal-delay array positions, enabled us to cover a very large area. Having used our system for large, high-profile projects like this, we are very confident about JBL VERTEC and its capabilities."
Mr. Vishnu Pandit, V&P Sound – Praja Rajyam political party event for one million persons, INDIA, August 2008
"Our team has been very pleased with the performance of the JBL VERTEC system for this and many other applications," advised Mr. Vishnu Pandit of V & P Sound. "The VERTEC boxes are lightweight. The rigging is fast and secure. The JBL transducers are robust. Overall, our staff engineers and clients alike find the system to be very flexible, with exceptional audio fidelity."
Yousef Filali, owner, Filali Music (Morocco) - World Sacred Music Festival, June '07
"We were very satisfied with the first use of our new JBL VERTEC system at the Fez Festival of World Sacred Music, not only with its output capabilities but also with its musical quality. Bab Boujloud is a vast area and can accommodate an audience of several thousand people. Our first event with VERTEC was a real success.”
Massimo Micheli, CEO, Madema S.P.A. (Italy) - October 2005
"JBL's VERTEC DP Series is the perfect loudspeaker system for our company. It is light, powerful and
sounds fantastic! We are very proud to be among the first owners of this new system in Europe."
Desmond Lee, Chan Lee Sound & Light, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
“ The output we can get from these enclosures outdoors is really powerful.”
Brian
Ellsworth, Eastern Audio Ltd, St.John’s, Newfoundland,
Canada (May 2006)
“We
have already seen an increase in business as a result of our new VT4888DP-AN
system”
Oscar Fragio, Commercial Director, Apogee S.A. (Spain)
"We’ve
had tremendous success with our JBL VERTEC systems..."
Massimo Micheli, CEO, Madema S.P.A. (Italy) - October 2005
"JBL's VERTEC DP Series is the perfect loudspeaker system
for our company."
Warren D'Souza, Owner, Sound.com (India) - October 2005
"The excellent fidelity,
ease of rigging, and light weight of the enclosures have given us a very effective
new tool for our rental inventory."
Chris
Tzountzourkas, Managing Director, HM Audio (Victoria, Australia)
“VERTEC
certainly delivers more clarity and punch than other line array
systems. And the high fidelity and low-frequency
capabilities of our new system is quite amazing.”
Misu
Cernea, Owner-partner, SFINX Experience (Bucharest, Romania)
- July 2004
"My partner and
I reached the conclusion that JBL VerTec is the best system
available on the market for our needs. The compatible electronics
from BSS and Crown make it a solid package for us.”
Kevan
Patten, F.O.H. mixer, "Boyz ll Men" (Ultra Football
Field,
Manila, Phillipines, Feb. 2004)
"It's always a big
relief to find VerTec on a show!"
Ivan
Gradinarov - General Manager, Joker Media ( Bulgaria)
“With VerTec we have the advanced equipment necessary
to satisfy European and international touring standards for concert
sound..."
Hakan
Ozekici (Co-owner / Technical Director, DOGUS Ses) (Istanbul Maslak
Park concert series, Turkey, July 12, 2003)
"After hearing a number of other line array systems
from other manufacturers, JBL's VerTec is clearly the best-sounding..."
Air
Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, Wayne Holung, Managing Director,
Pristine Music Promotion, Ltd. - Jamaica.
"We wanted not just any line array system, but the
best available."
Yukihisa
Tsukada, System Engineer (Misia "Kiss In the Sky" Tour,
Japan - November, 2002).
(concert sound company : Soundcraft / ARTE' Inc.)
"We've used several different systems in Tokyo's
Yoyogi Sport Arena, which is known for being a difficult acoustical
environment for concerts. VerTec has given us the best intelligibility,
I think, of anything used in that venue so far".
Frank
Agarrat, Chief System Engineer, St.Kitts Music Festival, June
2003
" The
high fidelity, and the low-frequency capabilities of the JBL VerTec
system, are amazing."
Ettore
DeDivitiis, FOH mixer, Tom Cochrane/Red Rider (Canadian tour,
Spring 2003)
“ The tonal qualities of the JBL VerTec system
always stayed the same..."
Satoshi Tsushima, F.O.H. Engineer (Tamio Okuda tour, Budokan
arena, Tokyo,
March 2003)
" The JBL VerTec system as supplied for our
concert tour by TwoMix Inc. is clear and powerful..."
Fernando Perez, F.O.H. engineer for Mexican rock group MANA (Guayaquil,
Ecuador
- April 12, 2003)
" I am amazed with the performance of JBL's VerTec
line array..."
Roberto Ramos, Owner, R4 Som, (Volkswagen 50th Anniversary Corporate
event, Sao Paolo, Brazil - March 2003)
"We are very impressed with the powerful acoustical capabilities
of the VerTec system."
Benny Suherman,
Event Organizer, International Open Dancesport Championships
2003 (Jakarta, Indonesia)
"...this
is the best sound I have ever
heard..."
Chen Xi Yun,
Head Mixing Engineer, Shanghai TV (China National Holiday Celebration,
Hong Kou Stadium, Shanghai, China) - Sept. 2002
"The output power capabilities of a VerTec system
far exceed its size."
Hanns
Hommen, Owner, Crystal Sound (SWR-3 New Pop Festival, Germany, Sept.
2002)
"VerTec offers low weight, high power, excellent fidelity."
Miguel
Escada, Engineer, co-founder, Auditiv (Queima Das Fitas Festival,
Portugal (May 2002)
"The JBL Vertec system is very easy for visiting engineers to
mix on...it has excellent natural sound and great definition."
Dag
Stephen Solberg (FOH engineer & sound crew chief (2001 Sports
Awards, Hamar Olympic Ice Hockey Arena, Norway)
"To
me, VerTec really puts JBL back at the top of the business."
SchoolDisco.com
New Year's Event (Docklands Arena, London, U.K.
"The system supplied by AdLib Audio Hires, and the sound of the
show, was perfect."
Beijing,
China - Nov. '01, Bingo Tso, A.C.E. (Advanced Communication Equipment,
Ltd.)
"...VERTEC
is like a work of art, every aspect of the system design is well thought-out."
Patrick
Engereling, FOH mixer, PUR Jubilee Tour 2001 "We've
easily been covering outdoor crowds of 20,000 on tour with just two
12-box arrays. The system scales up nicely with additional VT4889's
for larger crowds, like tonight's 75,000 person audience..."
Sirius
Schalltechnik Services Gmbh, Germany, Wolfgang Neumann, Owner.
"I can't even imagine doing this show with any line array system
other than JBL VerTec."
UNIVERSAL
BALTIC SOUND / AUDIO AE Ltd., Edmund Zazerskis, Chief Engineer "I think, VERTEC is the best system I have ever mixed on!....
Sirius
Schalltechnik Services Gmbh, Germany, Wolfgang Neumann, Owner.
"We had the first open air shows this week with our new JBL VERTEC
system and I have to say that it`s the best line array system I have
ever heard."
CRYSTAL
SOUND, Germany, Hanns Hommen, "The
low frequency energy from this array is surprising...for our first
concert the subwoofers were barely needed."
GLAY
Japan Arena Tour, Hiroshi Inoue, Hibino, "So much
power from such a compact device is a real technical achievement."
RMC
Lighting & Sound, Helsinki, Finland, Timo Kainulainen, "...very familiar with the differences
that VERTEC offers. The lighter weight box, more output power, the
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Sporting Events & Venues
Ken Freeman,
Audio-visual technical director, Meeting Services, Inc. (X-Games,
Staples Arena, Los Angeles - August 2004)
"...we're getting lots of compliments."
XFL,
Jeff Cohen,
"...the fidelity and lack of distortion of this new line array
system is remarkable."
XFL
PacBell Park, Greg “Chico” Lopez , “VERTEC
has the slickest rigging system of any line array out there..."
Liberty
Bowl, Chuck Wells, Maryland Sound, "
It's impressive how much SPL you can get from such
a relatively small system!" |
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Themed Attactions and Performances
Calvin
McCarthy, President, SW Audio-Visual (Kelowna, British Columbia)
"JBL VerTec made the best business sense as
an investment for our growing firm."
Julie
Ferrin, Sound Advice LLC (USA national tour of Peter Pan,
2004-05)
“One
week we were challenged with a venue with no rigging points,
so we had to ground-stack the rig. I was excited to see how
it would work and it was great. The coverage was good and
the crew had it together in record time!”
Mark
Cockriel, system engineer, Iowa State Fair (August 2004)
“ Our
new JBL VT4889 rig with flown VT4880 subwoofers is the best-sounding
PA we’ve ever used at this fair. Power, fidelity,
and lots of compliments from the entertainers...”
Tony
Shondel, production manager, Orange County Fair grandstand
stage (July 10-August 1, 2004).
"VerTec does everything a line array is supposed
to do, and it's designed so well that even production managers
who don't
normally
mess with sound systems can put it up and take it down!"
Robert
Sanchez, Audio Engineer A1, American Audio Visual
Our
client commented, 'We've never heard a hangar sound as good as
a hotel ballroom before!'. Without VerTec it would have been difficult
to achieve such excellent results."
Tommy
Hensley, PA mixer, Grand Ole Opry (June 2003)
"VerTec is much clearer, and has better fidelity
and more headroom than our older installed system..."
Gary
Poole, F.O.H. Engineer, Dora The Explorer, Radio City Music
Hall (March-April
2003)
" ...This is by far the best it has ever sounded
in this venue."
Dan
Gerhard, Sound Designer, 2002 Radio City Christmas Spectacular®,
New York (November 2002 - January 2003)
"VerTec provides excellent full-range sound for
music from the orchestra as well as pristine clarity for spoken
word..."
Hoon
Chul Ahn, F.O.H. Soundmixer, World Cup Opening Ceremonies
"
JBL's VerTec
system is providing exceptional coverage in this 63,000 seat venue."
Harold
Richter, owner, Richter Scale Productions
(2002 Olympic Torch Relay Tour, USA, Dec. '01-Feb. '02)
"VERTEC is a superb performer on the road. And it makes good
business sense."
Inland
Christian Mens' Conference, Ontario, CA, Steve Sockey
"JBL's
VERTEC system raises the bar for loudspeaker performance..."
Cirque
Eloize, Barney Beninger
"...we
have detailed audio requirements, with a lot of cue changes. Good
fidelity is very important...the VERTEC system has an incredible
sound, extremely smooth and powerful."Copa
Cabana Showroom, Hotel Rio, Las Vegas, John
"Skin" Godenzi, F.O.H. M'Press
"I've been pleased with the
response of the VERTEC system... It's a simple system to use, and
it responds the way I expect a professional system to.”
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