Pioneering ‘new jack swing’ in the early 1990s, R&B trio Bell Biv DeVoe recently entertained a sell-out crowd at the Mandalay Bay Events Center with Las-Vegas-based HAS Productions providing production support including a Vue al-class line array system.
With a quick load in/load out, and lots of required low-end support, the event was a match for HAS’ extensive Vue rig, explains HAS CEO, Larry Hall. ‘I’m a Vue zealot and, of course, it is the right choice for both schedule and performance reasons. We had load-in at 8am, line check by noon, three bands on the bill who required bounteous low-end support, sound check and doors at seven, and load out at 1am. We clearly had no time for tricky set-up and needed things to hang fast and sound great right out of the gate, which is why we went with Vue.’
HAS deployed 12 al-12 line array modules per side as mains, eight al-8 for out fill, and 16 al-4s for front fill. Low-end was provided by 16 hs-221 infrasonic subwoofers floor-mounted in front of the stage in an arc delay.
Hall, who boasts the largest Vue al-class inventory in North America, stepped in to provide support for the Vegas show to Detroit-based SR Audio who provided full production support for the rest of the band’s US tour.
According to Hall, the al-class exceeded all expectation once again: ‘The Vue rig has enough horsepower to absolutely knock your socks off, but the right amount of finesse to keep things sane,’ he says.
The show featured supporting acts SWV, Whodini, EPMD, with a special performance by Dana Dane, and was hosted by the legendary DJ Biz Markie.
