Nearly six months into operating under its new structure, HARMAN Professional
Solutions announced its participation in Miami Music Week 2016 in another example
of its customer-centric approach. This partnership demonstrates the division’s
commitment to its customers in the nightclub market, along with appointing Bradley
Drummond as Nightlife Solutions Manager in October 2015. Providing solution
expertise in key markets is designed to help customers, like nightclub operators,
advance their businesses by providing unique experiences and improvements in
quality, procurement, design support, installation, programming, commissioning and
customer service.
HARMAN Professional Solutions has been providing audio and lighting solutions for
some of the highest profile events in the United States for more than a decade. By
leveraging this expertise and dedicating resources to the nightlife market, HARMAN
offers a host of technologies for nightclub owners who want to elevate their
customers’ experiences and provide a venue for talent to perform with optimal
results.
The system for Miami Music Week was designed by Drummond and Tony Perez,
Manager, Cruise Lines & Nightlife, HARMAN Professional Solutions, in collaboration
with Icon Hospitality. All of the audio and lighting equipment and technologies come
from the HARMAN Professional Solutions family of products.
Martin Professional lighting was used throughout the venue. The design included 16
MAC Quantum Profiles, 11 MAC Quantum Washes, 23 RUSH MH 3 Beams, 11 Atomic
3000 LED strobes and two JEM Hazer Pro atmospheric hazers.
The main audio system consisted of 18 JBL VTX V25-II line array elements hung in
two arrays for the main dance floor. Twelve VTX G28 dual 18-inch ground stackable
subwoofers were in front of the stage. Six VTX V20 loudspeakers and four VTX S25
arrayable subwoofers flanked both sides of the stage for DJ monitors. The main VIP
area had eight dedicated VTX V20 loudspeakers in two arrays, and the VIP balcony
featured eight VerTec 4886 line array elements ground stacked in two arrays, with
a total of four VerTec 4883 subwoofers completing the configuration. Fifteen Crown
I-Tech 4x3500HD and six I-Tech 12000HD amplifiers provided power to all the JBL
speakers in the venue, and a Soundcraft® Si Impact digital mixing console was
used for audio mixing.
Miami Music Week (MMW), an annual event held in Miami Beach, Florida, attracts
some of the biggest names in electronic music and hundreds of thousands of
attendees to more than 70 participating venues around the city. Individual events
and shows ran concurrent to MMW, including the highly popular, three-day Ultra
Music Festival. Icon Nightclub, a participating venue in MMW and the official
headquarters for several HARMAN-sponsored shows throughout the March 15–20
event, hosted top-billed DJs like Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren, Nicky Romero
and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, with more shows and many special guests that were
announced throughout the rest of the week.
