[ATTACH=CONFIG]201177.vB5-legacyid=13627[/ATTACH]SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – November 2015 — Although singer/producer/actor Marc Anthony was born in New York City, his parents both originally hail from Puerto Rico. So when the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time officially kicked off his recent UNIDO2 North American tour with two nights at San Juan’s José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, it was guaranteed to be a muy grande production.
Distinguished as last year’s highest-grossing Latin touring act, Anthony has cumulatively sold more than 12 million albums. Not surprisingly, the two-time Grammy and five-time Latin Grammy-winning singer quickly packed nearly 18,000 excited fans into the tour’s dual kickoff shows, which were sonically reinforced via a massive L-Acoustics K2 system supplied by local provider Wichie Sound Performance, Inc. (WSP), based in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
With the performance setup being “in the round,” Wichie flew a total of 96 K2 enclosures (some cross-rented from ESI in Tampa) in eight hangs of 12 above the perimeter of the stage, with four additional sub arrays of four SB28 flown in cardioid mode. Two dozen more SB28 ground-stacked in cardioid groups of three around the 360-degree deck anchored low end for the show, which featured ample percussion, while 24 Kara stacked in twos across the stage lip delivered front fill. Four arrays comprising 16 more Kara were flown above each corner of the stage, down firing to deliver side fill, and a total of 55 LA8 amplified controllers provided power and processing. An Avid Profile desk at FOH and DiGiCo SD10 monitor console further rounded out the primary gear complement.
“Maintaining low frequency control is the biggest challenge in this particular venue, especially in a 360 configuration,” describes WSP’s Wichie Martinez. “However, the versatility of K2’s array angles combined with the subs in cardioid mode allowed us to provide amazing sound and perfect coverage throughout the space. Jose Rivera, Marc Anthony’s front-of-house engineer, was particularly pleased with how clean the stage was in the low frequency range and very happy overall.”
Martinez notes that his company is now coming up on two years of owning K2, which he purchased for its “easy rigging, low weight and awesome power,” he says. “K2 is an outstanding box that can handle any big, challenging production, and it was the right choice for Marc Anthony’s Puerto Rico shows. L-Acoustics always equals great sound!”
For more info on Wichie Sound Productions, Inc., visit [url]www.wichiesound.com[/url].
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Founded in 1984 near Paris, France, L-Acoustics is a leading manufacturer of turnkey solutions for the professional sound industry. With 250 team members, 20 percent of whom are dedicated to R&D, L-Acoustics is present in over 75 countries either through subsidiaries or via a network of certified distributors or providers.
Recognized throughout the industry for pioneering the modern line array, L-Acoustics offers a total system approach for both the touring and fixed installation markets, and a product line responding to the needs of venues from the most intimate club to the grandest arena. L-Acoustics sound systems can be heard in places like the Hollywood Bowl, the NBA Houston Rockets Toyota Center, or the Philharmonie de Paris. L-Acoustics solutions have been used at five of the world’s ten top-grossing festivals*, the London and Sochi Olympics, and on the Justin Timberlake 20/20 Experience World Tour, among others.
