The first Freq’ender dance festival in Singapore was held at Infinite Studios with a reported 4,500 people attending over the weekend.

Promoted by Limited Edition Concepts (Singapore), the festival was split into two distinct days – the first (in conjunction with Hallowe’en) was named Freq’show, and this made way for Mekanika, produced by international Trance Festival brand, Godskitchen.

With Expo AV-InSync (EAI) chosen to provide technical production for the event, MD Gerard Rodrigues, explains that a Martin Audio MLA was the chosen loudspeaker system: ‘The end result was that everyone, including the promoters, really felt the music and were amazed at the audio quality,’ he says. ‘They were really blown away. The MLX subs became a talking point for many of the A/V industry professionals who attended the gig as well.’

EAI kept the same rig in place for both days, with hangs of eight elements per side (plus a single MLD Downfill). The 12 MLX subs were ground-stacked in configurations of 2+4+4+2. In addition, the company supplied eight W8LM Mini line arrays and four WS218X subs as a potent DJ monitor system.

‘With Expo AV’s experience it was easy to get the best out of the MLA system, and the sound behaved superbly in the 18,000-sq-ft sound stage,’ says Limited Edition Concepts’ Director and co-founder, Godwin Pereira. ‘It was warm and non-intrusive, producing little in the way of noise. Instead, it delivered purity, clarity and a lot of thump.’ In addition to what Rodrigues describes as ‘the awesome sound’, he says the audience were also treated to lighting and projection mapping during the festival.

The event itself featured global acts covering electro, trance, house, techno and many other genres, including Hot Chip, 2ManyDJs, GlowInTheDark and Marco V, along with more than 20 live performers and dancers from Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia.

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