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structure from the rest of the room
and stage. “We kept the booth low
to the ground at 1m high and then
then built a 500 square foot raised
area, decked at 2m, around the
booth, which puts the DJ in the
heart of the crowd. We spent about
a week constructing the booth prior
to production loading in.
“Initially our d&b C7 monitor rig
was a ground stack but after a few
weeks we ended up flying this to
allow better sightlines for the raised
area whilst giving a more direct
audio source for the DJ. The nature
of the construction of the Booth has
also been a massive help allowing
full range sub bass without having
any big dips in frequencies.”
The rigging at Mayfield Depot
provided a challenge. “It’s an old
Victorian warehouse and there
wasn’t much consideration during
its design phase for its potential
future use as a rave cave. So, we had
to have bespoke rigging brackets
manufactured. Every rigging
bracket that gets installed takes
two riggers an hour to put in as it
requires brick work to be chipped
away to allow the bracket fixings to
sit over the flange of the beam. It’s a
lengthy and costly process.”
The final result gives audiences
an up-close-and-personal
experience. “I think the fact that
the audience can get so close to the
DJ is brilliant and it really is about
the music in this room. There are
no crowd barriers, no video and no
lasers or other SFX. The artist has
to deliver a great set, which they
have done on every occasion. It’s
fantastic to see how a DJ reacts to
this environment. The difference
it gives to the personality of their
set, in comparison to the bigger
distances between themselves
and the crowd on larger stages, is
quite obvious. The same goes for
the reaction they get back from the
audience.”
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“The idea was
to create a dark,
intimate feeling
space where the
DJ was completely
surrounded by the
audience.”
AUDIO SYSTEM:
» MAIN HANGS: 10 x
d&b J8/J12 (7 per
side)
» SUBS: 6 x d&b Jsubs
» CENTRE FILL: 1 x
d&b V7P
» DELAY LINE 1: 8 x
d&b V8 (2 x hangs
of 4)
» DELAY LINE: 3 x d&b
V10P
» CROWD PLATFORM
FILL: 4 x d&b V10P
» CONTROL: Midas
Pro 2 console with
DL251 Stagebox
» DJ MONITORS/
SIDEFILL: 2 x d&b
C7 tops (flown) + 2 x
d&b C7 subs (floor)
DJ EQUIPMENT:
» 8 x Pioneer
CDJ2000Nxs2 CD
Player
» 2 x Pioneer
DJM900Nxs2 DJ
Mixer
» 1 x Allen & Heath
Xone96 DJ mixer
» 2 x Technics 1210
Mk3 Turntable
LIGHTING/
DANCEFLOOR:
» 36 x Clay Paky
Sharpy
» 16 x Clay Paky
B-EYE K10
» 10 x Clay Paky
Mythos 2
» 6 x Martin Atomic
3000 LED
» 40 x ADJ 32 Hex
Panel IP
» 4 x Chauvet
Colorado 1 Solo
STAGE:
» 8 x Chauvet Rogue
R1 FX-B LED Blade
» 4 x Martin Atomic
3000 LED
» 12 x Showtec
Sunstrip Active DMX
CONTROL:
» Avolites Arena
EFFECTS:
» 1 x MDG Me1 Hazer
» 2 x Jem ZR44 Smoke
Machine
» 2 x Martin AF1 Fan