JBL Sponsors Legendary Musician Eric Clapton On Current European Tour

2-Apr-04

JBL announced it is the official tour sponsor of the current European tour of Eric Clapton, one of the most influential musicians in rock-music history. Eric Clapton has been renowned as one of the worldís finest guitarists since the early Sixties when he first gained prominence with the Yardbirds and John Mayallís Bluesbreakers, astonish-ing listeners with his remarkable, emotionally powerful playing. After sub-sequent albums with Cream, Derek and the Dominos, and others, Clapton launched an extraordinary solo career that earned him multiple Grammy awards, and that continues today with his just-released ìMe and Mr. Johnsonî album. The only triple inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Eric Clapton recently received the Commander of the British Empire (CBE) award in honor of his musical and humanitarian accomplishments.As the official sponsor of Eric Claptonís European tour, JBL is supplying the loud-speakers for the concert audio system, and supporting the tour with a major sponsor-ship program, maintaining a highly visible presence at all of the tourís 28 stops. JBLís acclaimed VerTec (Vertical Technology) line-array professional audio loudspeakers were chosen for exclusive use in the tour sound system. Since their introduction, JBL VerTec loudspeakers have established themselves as an industry standard for pro-fessional concert sound reinforcement, thanks to their advanced-technology drivers and components, compact size, modular installation flexibility, and - above all - their sound quality.Sound services for the tour are provided by Concert Sound Ltd. of Luton, England, one of Europeís leading concert-rental-system companies. The systems, which can deliver up to 200,000 watts of amplifier power, are specially configured for each venue to optimize sound quality and coverage. In larger venues, up to 48 VT4889 loudspeakers can be used, arranged as line arrays in varying configurations determined by each concert hall. The main loudspeakers are augmented by up to 16 VerTec VT4880 arrayable dual-18-inch subwoofers. In addition, Concert Sound Ltd. is supplying 12 custom-built JBL-loaded stage monitors.The Eric Clapton European tour began March 24 at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, and is scheduled to conclude with six shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, ending May 11.Paul Bente, President of JBL Consumer Products, noted, ìJBL could not be more proud to be the sponsor of the Eric Clapton European tour. Eric Clapton and JBL loudspeakers have both had a major impact in defining the sound of rock and roll - Clapton as a ëguitaristís guitaristí and consummate musician, and JBL as the foremost supplier of high-quality loudspeakers for concert halls, recording studios and home listening. We are proud to take part in bringing audiences a thrilling concert experience from Eric Clapton and his band.î Robert Collins, Front-of-House Mixer for the tour said, ìWith JBLís VerTec loudspeakers in the system, the sound quality on this tour is better than ever. Their clarity, resolution, on- and off-axis frequency response, and high-power-handling capability are exceptional, and they excel at reproducing the full sonic spectrum from the deepest lows of the bass and kick drum to the most subtle high-frequency nuances. In fact, the sound is so good we can now provide our concert audiences with the same level of audio quality Eric Clapton and his band are able to achieve on recordings and in the studio.îFor more information, please visit www.jbl.com.

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