August 2014 — K-Array, in partnership with Sennheiser Canada president Mr. Jean Langlais, developed the concept of the Osheaga Festival Green Stage PA system for the last four years. In the 2014 edition of the festival, Sennheiser Canada in collaboration with Sonorisation Ranger supplied the PA systems for the Green stage and the Sennheiser VIP area.

These two different, yet high demanding set ups, were exceptionally managed with the use of the K-Array Concert Series (main stage) and K-Array Portable series (VIP area) “The Green Stage concept has an environmental spin to it. High SPL PA systems have to conform to low emission, more sustainable power sources.” says Marcel Savard, production manager for Sennheiseer Canada, “More so, festivals all around the world are becoming the new trend in Live Entertainment Industry where established artists share the stage with upcoming and local artist, raising the bar for a high-quality reproduction of the live performance”.

The K-Array Concert Series was the PA of choice for the Green Stage. Flown on each side of the MAIN stage was one cluster of 5 x KH4, mid/high speakers, side-by-side to one cluster of 5 x KS4, low-end speaker units, that’s a total of 10 KH4s and 10 KS4s. An additional twin stack of 6 x KS4 units were positioned on the ground level underneath the MAIN clusters forming an integrated system for the low frequencies including8 x KO70 (2 x 21” self-powered) installed on the ground in front of the stage for the extra punch! For front fill applications 4 x KH15, mid/high speakers were placed on top of the subwoofers. This was the perfect scenario for the flexibility, high SPL, low power consumption and high-fidelity of the K-Array systems.

The K-array PA system was designed by Vaino Gennaro, Business Director for Sennheiser Canada. “The setup of the complete system was incredibly fast” commented Gennaro. The KH4/KS4 clusters in combination with the subwoofers KO70 and KH15 yielded exceptional results with SPL to spare and perfect coverage. “The precise tuning and time alignment of the system gave us the opportunity to perfectly match the PA system with the needs of the entire venue” added Gennaro “Amazing results for an amzing sound experience”.

Singer Travis Scott who had missed his live performance on the Main stage due to travel mishaps decided to surprise the VIP area and the crowd with an improvised mini live gig. The K-Array KR202 system, installed in the VIP, was called into immediate action. The amazing results left everybody in awe, including Travis Scott and his FOH engineer. With no time to tune or to prepare for the performance, the KR202 delivered a powerful and precise reproduction of the performance.

“It’s always exciting when an artist can surprise and entertain the audience but it’s a big challenge for sound engineers and event organisers. Thankfully we had the K-Array KR202 on hand and everyone was delighted with the results.“
Vaino Gennaro, Sennheiser Canada