Martin Audio’s scalable resolution Wavefront Precision continues to expand its international footprint, making its debut on the Bosnian concert and festival circuit.
Last year, Martin Audio’s Bosnia & Herzegovina distributor, SD Sistemi, sold a large WPL system to prominent hire company ProRent, which quickly followed up its initial purchase in September with a further acquisition three months later, in preparation for the upcoming events season in mind.
“They really needed a larger system for big outdoor events and for general hire use,” said SD Sistemi’s Tijana Milovanovic.
The sale was initiated in February 2020 but was halted by the pandemic. Still, ProRent committed to the system ‘on brand reputation alone’, in time for the Borik Sports Hall in Banja Luka for Croatian artist Massimo Savić. ProRent fielded 12 WPL per side, with SXH218 subwoofers and XE500s - all powered from iKON touring racks.
The event was followed at the same venue a month later when singer and former Eurovision Song Contest winner, Marija Serifovic, performed to 4,500 people, with ProRent’s Dejan Vučković mixing the sound at FOH.
Once again, 12 WPL enclosures were run per side in two-box resolution from the iKON amps, with eight WPC per side as outfills and frontfills (also driven in two-box resolution). These were complemented by six SXH218 subwoofers per side, arranged in end-fire configuration.
ProRent commented that it has many more large-scale concerts lined up both for WPC and WPL in the coming months at the Castle Banja Luka, including the Moto Fest and performances by regional pop group and singer, Dubioza Kolektiv and Gibonni, in front of over 10,000 people.
Furthermore, come festival season, the company will be supporting regional folk singer Dragana Mirkovic where 5,000 are expected to assemble at the football stadium in Sokolac (near Sarajevo), as well as a three-day Summer Garden rock festival in Prijedor (80km from Banja Luka), which is expected to attract 3,000 people each day - one of several festivals scheduled for the summer.
SD Sistemi, which is based in Banja Luka, is working hard to build visibility of Martin Audio in Bosnia.
“And I think we have been very successful in that,” Milovanovic continued. “Everything in the entertainment industry stopped for almost two years and now we must make up for lost time. We will be using our own demo showroom regularly for promotion and training purposes."