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Technotrix field Martin Audio PA rigs on three stages at Lollapalooza

Martin Audio PA rigs dominated three of the eight stages that made up this year’s four-day annual Lollapalooza Festival at Chicago’s Grant Park. The event, staged by C3 Presents, features over 170 bands from all round the world and attracts an audience of around 400,000 people.

Martin Audio partner Technotrix, who have been supporting the event with barely a break for 25 years, provided Martin Audio systems for Tito’s, the BMI Stage and Bonus Tracks Stage (which this year replaced the former Kidzapalooza).

For the BMI stage, Audio Department Manager Brent Bernhardt and BMI stage FOH crew chief Joe Mion opted for an MLA Compact rig (six elements a side) on this small portable stage. These were reinforced by four blocks of two MLX subwoofers in a broadside array across the front.

Assisting them was a selection of XE300 reference monitors, and an SX218 drum sub, while a pair of Martin Audio CDD8 provided nearfield support for the audience at the front. “About 50% of the bands brought their own sound engineer, with one using my festival file and the others bringing their own show file”, states Joe Mion.

Tito’s presented the broadest and most eclectic of mixes, ranging from indie to hip-hop and EDM, country music singer-songwriters to soulful singer/guitarist Brittany Howard from Alabama Shakes. For this stage Technotrix upgraded the PA rig to twelve full MLA modules, with a single MLD Downfill at the base and seven blocks of two MLX, again in a broadside array.

Providing front fills were four MLA Compact elements, while all non-active speakers, such as the floor monitors and SX218 drum fills, were powered by Martin Audio iKon amplifiers (some of which also appeared on the Lake Shore stage). Technotrix’s system tech for that stage was Dan Steinman.

Finally, the service company were in action on the smaller Bonus Tracks, which was used for artists interviews and a broad range of performances. Sound from this stage was reinforced by Martin Audio’s W8LC Compact Line Array and two pairs of WSX subs, stacked left and right. Supervising this stage for Technotrix was Aaron Adamczyk. The event was supported by Martin Audio’s Joe Lima, who assisted with system optimisation and tuning.

(Photos: Martin Audio/Technotrix)

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