The Who's
Pete Townshend and
Roger Daltrey lent a musical flair to the
Super Bowl XLIV press conference, rocking the house courtesy of
Renkus-Heinz's
IC Live line array systems.
Press conferences are generally fairly droll affairs,
and reporters aren't easily impressed, but the crowd
at the
Fort Lauderdale Convention Center's Floridian
Ballroom was anything but sedate as the two original
members of
The Who picked up acoustic guitars and
provided them with a short but intimate set of the
band's classics, including
Behind Blue Eyes, Pinball
Wizard and Won't Get Fooled Again.
The vast ballroom was packed to capacity with some
1200 media-turned-fans as
NFL spokesman Brian
McCarthy introduced the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers
to the crowd, who were treated to a stellar sounding
performance through four
IC Live systems provided
by
AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions.
AVW-TELAV's
Sean Austin was particularly pleased with the
IC Live's
quick and easy setup time.
"We were able to set up two dual IC Live systems in
ten minutes flat, with just two guys," Austin remarked.
"The IC Live takes a fraction of the setup time of a
traditional rigged array. And it's always fun to see
people's reactions when they hear such a big sound
from such a small system. Most audio connoisseurs
look at the system a bit skeptically when they first see
it, and then they're speechless when they hear it."
"This was our second year using the IC Live for the Super Bowl press conference," added
AVWTELAV's
Director of Technical Staging, Martin
Reeves.
"We were thrilled with the system last year,
and it was a no-brainer to use it again. In fact, we
liked it so much we actually acquired two full IC
Live systems for our rental and staging division in
Canada. We're excited about IC Live and confident it
will serve our clients well."