{"id":15004,"date":"2020-05-07T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/?post_type=hot-news&p=15004"},"modified":"2023-01-31T11:53:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T10:53:05","slug":"epic-hardstyle-music-festival-revs-up-with-l-acoustics","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/fr\/press-releases\/epic-hardstyle-music-festival-revs-up-with-l-acoustics\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Hardstyle Music Festival Revs Up with L-Acoustics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Reverze \u2013 The Power of Perception gets the power of K1 and K2 for the sold-out 2020 edition<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ANTWERP, BELGIUM \u2013 May 2020 –<\/strong> Reverze<\/a><\/strong> exploded onto the hardstyle music scene in 2006. Its trajectory has been epic, and the international event is now the biggest indoor gathering for the harder styles of music in Belgium, drawing in the best artists from the genre. This year\u2019s sold-out edition, Reverze \u2013 The Power of Perception, was organized by Bass Events<\/a><\/strong>. At the beginning of March, Reverze saw 25,000 fans flock to Antwerp\u2019s Sportpaleis<\/a><\/strong> and Lotto Arena<\/a><\/strong>. Whilst the concept of Reverze is now familiar to its visitors, this year saw a significant change to its audio set up, with Netherlands-based Purple Group BV<\/a><\/strong> bringing in an L-Acoustics K1<\/a><\/strong> and K2<\/a><\/strong> system designed by Noiz Boyz<\/a><\/strong> to deliver extra power and clarity.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event is spectacular in every way, from its line-up filled with the world\u2019s top hard dance acts, including Brennan Heart, Da Tweekaz, Keltek, Sefa, Angerfist, Sub Zero Project, Harddriver, and Miss K8<\/a><\/strong>, to its dazzling visual show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brought in by Rudy Vorstenbosch, owner and production director of event industry service partner Axiom \u2013 Solid Solution<\/a>s<\/strong>, this was the first time Purple Group had worked with the festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRudy wanted just one full-service company for the production instead of multiple suppliers, as in previous years,\u201d says Purple Group\u2019s Bas Feuler. \u201cHe knew that Purple Group could deliver all technical requirements including audio, lighting, LED screens, rigging, and motion control. This meant that now, he only had one contact person for his production. It worked really well; the lines of communication were markedly reduced, and any issues could be solved quickly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The audio design for Reverze has remained constant since 2014 and, despite the change in supplier and system, this year was no different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a design that works, and no one saw any need for it to change,\u201d recalls Feuler. \u201cBut Reverze is all about quality and giving maximum experience to people. L-Acoustics K Series<\/a><\/strong> is a very powerful system. Power is important for an event of this style; K1 and K2 more than deliver on that front, and the addition of K1-SB<\/a><\/strong> subs gave much more impact for the raised decks around the side of the venue and over the tribune than had been possible in previous years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purple Group received confirmation on the project in November 2019 and started working on it immediately. \u201cThe Sportpaleis is a very well-known venue, and I have worked there many times,\u201d Feuler adds. This familiarity proved useful and reduced the number of site visits required. When the production design arrived at Purple Group, Bas and the company\u2019s chief of rigging, Ruud Koolen, looked at the weights of all the objects required to determine if the existing design would work in the venue with the new system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnce we passed this initial phase and were given the go-ahead, the design was sent back to the technical production,\u201d Feuler continues. \u201cThey sent us a new version with a small re-design; we made amendments on the CAD file and with Soundvision. This process continued until we had the optimum setup. The quantity of technical equipment and the capacity of the venue was a complex match, so it was quite a task, both logistically and build-wise, to work on.\u00a0Two months of pre-production were definitely needed to make the load-in of Reverze successful!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The final system comprised main hangs of 14 L-Acoustics K1 with two K2 down per side, plus four K1-SB with 10 K2 down for the side PA on stage, the K1-SB providing the aforementioned impact for the decks and tribune. Twelve K1 provided the first main delay line, with hangs of 10 K2 and eight K1-SB for the side delay flown next to each other for additional impact on the decks, while six K2 were utilized for the VIP deck delay.\u00a0Subs and fills on the auditorium floor were 28 KS28<\/a><\/strong> and 12 Kara. 76 LA12x amplified controllers<\/a><\/strong> delivered all the power\u00a0required for the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incredible impact of L-Acoustics K Series was notable, with online magazine Hardstyle Report stating: \u201cThe quality of the sound is almost perfect and everyone is going mental to [Synchronised\u2019s] album tracks, and also several new tracks\u2026\u201d and \u201cThis edition was clearly one for the books in terms of light elements and quality of sound!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fueler confirms that his client was also delighted. \u201cAt the end of this production, Rudy shook me warmly by the hand,\u201d he concludes. \u201cA sure sign that he was happy with the results from both Purple Group and L-Acoustics.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n