Live event service provide Global Production Services (GPS) in Mumbai recently became the first company in India to invest in Martin Audio Wavefront Precision Compact (WPC) line arrays, joined by supporting components and supplied supported by Vardhaman Megatech (VMT), Martin Audio’s distributor in the country.
GPS has serviced the state of Maharashtra over many years, with the company’s portfolio spanning Bollywood music events, award ceremonies, political rallies, corporate functions and more, as well as conventional live gigs. “We have always placed great pride in the quality of technical equipment and expertise that we provide for our shows,” states GPS director Saurabh Ayare. “We’d been wanting to expand our inventory for some time and after experiencing WPC we knew right away that this system would be the perfect addition to our inventory.
“We were extremely impressed with the quality of sound and SPL that the system is capable of delivering, despite its compact form factor—and this helped us double-down on our decision to go ahead with the purchase.”
As the first phase of procurement, GPS has acquired eight WPC line array modules along with four SX218 matching subwoofers and three iK42 four-channel DSP power amplifiers. The rental company quickly deployed the new inventory in support of the 37th Foundation Day Celebrations of Kotak Mahindra Bank in Mumbai.
“It was great training Saurabh’s team at the VMT office in Mumbai,” says Tony Sawyer, applications manager of Generation AV, which represents Martin Audio across Asia Pacific. “WPC is supremely compact and lightweight, making it an absolute dream to work with from a logistical point of view. The GPS team is now ready to tackle any challenges put in front of them from a system deployment perspective.”
Generation AV India director Prashant Govindan adds, “GPS is a premier sound rental company, with one of the best teams of technicians and engineers in India. Now, with the inclusion of WPC they have the capacity to really flaunt their technical prowess. There is an evident buzz in the market about WPC and we hope to do more to introduce the Indian touring market to small form factor line arrays such as this, by building awareness and education.”
VMT national sales manager Jeff Mandot notes that following the successful induction of WPC, GPS is poised to acquire a similar configuration system in the near future: “This means that by April 2023, they will have a total of 16 WPC line array modules and eight SX218 subwoofers. This will enable GPS to deploy their expanded WPC system for mid-scale music concerts and similar premium live events.”
