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HARMAN Professional Solutions India Celebrates “World Music Day”
To encourage women to take up music as a career, this year’s event featured seven amazing women rhythm and
percussion artists
HARMAN Professional Solutions celebrated “World Music Day” by
powering a unique and never seen before festival – “Woman of
Rhythm”. Seven amazing women rhythm and percussion artists took
center-stage at the Yashwantrao Chavan Auditorium in Pune and
delivered a spellbinding, power-packed performance to music-lovers
attending the concert.
Aditya Prabhu, organizer of the event, conceptualized “Woman of
Rhythm” which replaced “The Dumru Festival” this year with a motive
to encourage more women to take up music as a career and add to the
profound talent of percussionists the country has. Music is integral to
HARMAN’s rich heritage and globally HARMAN encourages its own staff
to participate in in various informal street studios, organize and play
in bands and make music videos. Music festival collaborations lend to
promote this heritage and to celebrate the true spirit of music.
“When it is about delivering crisp sound, the only brand name that
comes to my mind is JBL”, said Aditya Prabhu. “From my earlier days
in the event production industry, I used to concentrate on good sound
because at the end of any concert what music lovers take back is sound.
I had an experience in 2008 when during one of the shows I was setting
up in Pune; the sound system received was not up to the mark. I called
up my friends from the industry, checked online, and came across one
Rental Company who had JBL line array system and AKG mics in their
inventory. We used JBL & AKG there for the first time. That was an
event, which got known for the sound it delivered and since that day I
have been an avid fan of JBL and AKG sound. We have been associated
with Harman now for 2 years in which we have delivered “The Dumru
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Festival” in 2015 and now “Woman of Rhythm” and thanks to the end–
to–end audio solution delivered by Harman gear, we never faced any
technical glitches.”
The Woman of Rhythm festival was powered with eight JBL VRX 932
LA-1 as main PA system, eight JBL VRX 915M for stage monitoring and
four JBL STX 828S sub woofers. Amplification was through Crown XTi
6002 and Crown XTi 4002 power amplifiers and a Soundcraft Vi3000
console was used for both PA and monitors. Microphones used on the
stage included two AKG C1000 for the Tabla, two AKG D7 for Pakhavaj
and Mridangam respectively, six AKG D5 for Padanth and two AKG
Drumkit Premium sets for both the drum kits. Rental partner Dwarika
Light and Sound, Pune, provided the complete solution.
“Women today are taking up roles traditionally fulfilled by men and
music is no stranger to this as well. At HARMAN Professional, we
encourage new musical talent and encourage artistes from all genres
and backgrounds to dream and fulfil their aspirations in music. Lending
support to a such a unique event with talented female percussionists,
especially on World Music Day was an opportunity for us to re-affirm
our commitment to gender diversity and to encouraging local music.
We have been associated with the Dumru Percussion festival in Pune
for two years and this collaboration has been extremely fruitful in
delivering a rhythm fiesta to music lovers” said Prashant Govindan, Sr.
Director, India and SAARC, HARMAN Professional Solutions.
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