The jewel in the crown of Mexico’s live music scene is the Vive Latino festival. Now in its 17th year, this concert weekend takes place in the Foro Sol in Mexico City with important and upcoming bands from all over Ibero-America.
This year, 150,000 people gathered to hear the performances of 70 artists and groups from 18 countries, supported by loudspeakers from NEXO.
As in previous years, the primary PA systems were provided by Tecnoson Espectaculos, for the promoter OCESA Group. Under the leadership of sound designer Sergio Zenteno, two of the main stages were set up with NEXO STM modular line array systems. Drawing on Tecnoson’s extensive inventory, the system specification for the Tecate Stage was a great example of the diversity and sonic compatibility of the range of NEXO cabinets.
On the Tecate Stage, played by Natalia Lafourcade, Leon Larregui, Carla Morrison, Plastilina Mosh and Vicentico, a substantial STM modular line array was used as main PA. Left and right, the arrays comprised 18x modules of STM M46 main and B112 bass cabinets, rounded off by 3x STM M28 downfill cabinets.
For the very wide audience area, side arrays of 6 sets per side were used, i.e. 6x STM M46 main + 6x STM B112 bass +3x STM M28 downfill per side. With GEO S8s for stage side fill, Alpha for front fill, and PS15 cabinets for stage monitoring, the Escenario Tecate was a veritable NEXO showroom.
On the neighboring Claró Stage, hosting Abominables, baroness, Liquits, Porter and Savages among others, Tecnoson supplied another STM line array. The main PA hangs were the same size, 18x sets of STM main and bass, with downfill modules below, but this smaller stage didn’t require the sidefill arrays.
And to complete the picture, a classic NEXO set-up with Alpha and CD18 subs brought the festival’s comedy tent to life.
With engineer Sergio Zenteno spearheading NEXO’s festival usage in Mexico, and support from NEXO distributor Representaciones de Audio, the Mexican market continues to be one of the strongest for the STM modular line array systems.
