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[Langston Holland]

Dan wrote on Mon, 07 August 2006

Gear list? Do you own it all or did you subrent?

First off, you've got the coolest possible initials - I'm severely jealous.

I own all that stuff – which proves how stupid I am. I spent 18 years in finance, have a master’s degree in that stuff, have 5 kids b/w 12 – 21 years old that I wanted to give the same educational opportunities to, thus audio, my true love, was out of the question. So I covertly study my passion while making money snowballing other people’s money, plotting the whole time to do this concert production thing if my ship came in. Well, it did, so in Jan ’04 I had to choose b/w semi-retirement with a sailboat (2nd love), and traveling around the majority of this little planet’s wet surface with my amazingly beautiful wife OR throw said money into a hole where breaking even before death is considered a screaming success. I did the latter and have loved almost every minute of it thus far. Given the similarly distorted personalities on this site, PSW might stand for psychologically sick ward.

Most of the stuff I bought used, which was a pain that I’m tending to avoid these days. The gear list for this event comprised most of the stuff my little company owns:

Consoles:

Crest X-VCA 40 Channel.
Crest X-Monitor 40 Channel.
Allen & Heath GL3300 32 Channel.

Loudspeaker Systems:

(16) EAW KF730 line array cabinets.
(4) EAW KF650z triamplified cabinets.
( Danley TH115 horn-loaded cabinets.
(4) EAW SB730 line array subwoofer cabinets.
(2) EAW SB150 subs for drum monitors.
(12) Radian 12" MicroWedge.
( EAW SM159z 15" two-way wedges.

Amplification:

(2) Camco Vortex 6 amps for Mids and Highs.
(6) Crown I-T8000 amps for Lows and Subs.
(6) QSC PLX3402 for Mains and Subs.
( QSC PLX3402 for Monitors.

Microphones:

Neumann KMS-105.
Shure Beta 87A.
Shure Beta 58A.
Shure Beta 87A UHF-R handhelds and beltpacks.
Shure Beta 58A ULX-Pro handhelds and beltpacks.
Crown CM-310A.
Crown CM-311A wired headset.
DPA 4088 wireless headsets.
Neumann KM-184.
Shure Beta 57A and SM57.
Shure KSM-32 and KSM-44.
Shure Beta 91.
Shure Beta 98.
Shure Beta 52.
AKG D112.
Crown CM-700.
Sennheiser MD409U3 vintage large diaphragm.
ElectroVoice RE27.

Direct Boxes:

Soundscapes dual channel Jensen transformer.
Radial JDI Jensen transformer.
Demeter VTDB-2B active vacuum tube with Jensen transformer.
Countryman Type 85 active FET.

Outboard Gear:

Summit Audio TLA-100A mono tube compressors.
dbx 1066 two channel compressor.
dbx 1074 four channel frequency conscious gates.
Yamaha SPX2000 effects.
TC Electronic M-One XL effects.
TC Electronic D-Two delay.
Eventide H3000SE Ultra Harmonizer.
Sony CDP-D12 CD player with Benchmark DAC1 D/A converter.
Ashly 4.24C loudspeaker processors.
Alesis HD24-XR 24bit 96kHz 24-track hard disk recorder.
John Hardy M1 microphone preamps, 8 channels.

Lighting:

Leprecon LP-X48, LP-3000 and LP-624 intelligent and conventional light consoles.
(72) Channel AVAB 1.2kw digital dimmer rack.
(48) Channel Applied Electronics 1.2kw digital dimmer rack.
(72) Par 64 in single and double hung truss available with lifts or roof system.
(24) Par 64 on 6 light bars available with triangle truss and lifts.
(12) Coemar Prospot 575LX moving head.
(12) HES Trackspot moving mirror.
(6) Crowd blinders.
(2) Martin Atomic 3000 Strobes.
(3) Unique DMX Water Based Hazers.
(3) Altman Voyager Followspots
(2) Lycian Super Clubspot Followspots.

Distribution:

Motion Laboratories auto-phase switching power distro system.
Applied Electronics/J Custom dimmer/distro system.
Ramtech 54 channel snake system.

Stage:

(31) Smartstage adjustable height 4x8 decks, skirts, guardrails, stairs, ramp.

Roof System:

Applied Electronics 32x24 sloped roof system.

Flying Towers:

Prolyte RT-H30V.

[Langston Holland]

Hi Lee - to my knowledge, I was the 1st in the country to buy these things a few years ago. I've heard that a couple of others have since. This may have something to do the fact they cost me a little over $15,000 for a pair of demos. As far as I can tell they won't pay back that cost via rental anytime soon, if ever, but I can't stomach ground stacks and inappropriate fly points.

They are made in the Netherlands by Prolyte. Mine are the smallest model RT-H30V. They are rated for loads up to about 1,700lb, certified to the European TUV standards, and can handle windspeeds to 46mph when about 200lb of ballast is applied to the ground support sections. My 8 box KF730 hang with motor, chain, and cables is less than 800lb and the towers feel like they are almost unloaded with that hang.

http://www.prolyte.com/towers/towers.htm

[Evan Kirkendall]

Wow. Thats awesome. I hope I have something like that in 18 years...


Sure does put My/Tom's light rig to shame:






Evan

[Josh Millward]

Hi Langston-
I've flown Nexo GeoT's from the Prolyte towers and I will agree, these things are the coolest and handiest things for getting gear up in the air when overhead points are not availible. I think there are some pics on Nexo's website that I shot with our T rig and the Prolyte towers. I just love these things.

[Jamie Taylor]

Hi Langston,

Those are BH760's along the front, are they not?

Didn't see them in your list, that's all.

[Langston Holland]

Jamie wrote on Mon, 21 August 2006

Those are BH760's along the front, are they not? Didn't see them in your list, that's all.

Good point Jamie - that was (I think) the last show I used them, and though I have them in my inventory I'm neither using or offering them for rental anymore because of my preference for the Danley's. The EAW's carried quite well up into the stands in that configuration, but as you can imagine, it was quite uncomfortable to be near them during the louder portions of the program. In a few weeks when my schedule calms down a bit the BH760's will go up for sale.

[jerry holcomb]

Hello Langston, Hope things are going well. Just thought I would say hello. I'm glad you are staying busy with your gear . i sure have enjoyed your attitude and equipment the times that you provided for us. Thanks again and I hope to see you soon. Jerry/ Newsong. p.s. Do you want my 650's???

[Langston Holland]

Hey Jerry! I was going to warn you about the full name requirement - so be polite and do what the man says.

Re: the 650’s, I've sent you a PM.

Anyway, thanks so much for the kudos - that kind of stuff piques the interest of folks that I need to meet. I love this stuff but need a whole lot more experience. In the mean time, God keeps blessing me with folks that are extremely encouraging - and patient with my ignorance.

The Newsong shows were by far the most audience captivating I’ve done this year. They really hit a nerve in the Body of Christ and it’s fun to see even the old folks stand with tears in their eyes during Arise My Love. I've never seen anything like it other than during the Hallelujah chorus in Handel's Messiah.

[jerry holcomb]

Hello again, I did not realize that my name would not come up when I sent you the message. I went back and fixed it on my profile. I am one of those guys that have been reading on this board and telling people about it for years but have never really posted. You are one of the few guys that I have met while working. You would think I would have met more over the years as much as I travel. Maybe I should talk more. Anyway, I guess I will have to deal with the NEWBIE title for a while or just post more.

[Rob Flaherty]

Langston,
I love those towers,They look...downright Evil! In a good way.I hope you can use them often. Nice rig.