Richie Eyles, Festival Director for the Caloundra Music Festival, one of the biggest in Australia, selected the impressive Echo Barrier sound reduction panels to help improve sound isolation for each stage area – and reduce impact on the surrounding community.
The event, which saw crowds of 20,000, resulted in minimal noise complaints as a result of the panelling, and far more sound clarity for musicians and revelers.
Mr Eyles said: “We believe the ability of Echo Barrier to absorb sound contributed to cleaner sound, reduced noise spill and ultimately provided a better experience for all from festival goers to organisers and musicians and of course our neighbours. “This control over noise gives us greater flexibility in future festival site layout.”
He added: “Festival goers at each stage enjoyed their chosen musicians without disturbance from other stages. Guests, musicians, volunteers and staff attending the event were extremely impressed with the high quality sound.”
Peter Wilson, Technical Director of Echo Barrier in the UK, said: “We are thrilled that Mr Eyles and his team found the technology behind our barriers to be of such a positive impact on their Festival. “We’re proud of the contribution that our products bring to events like music festivals – as well as to construction sites and in high footfall areas of major cities.”
Echo Barriers have already been used successfully at a range of events across the globe, including by MTV in Australia, the Eastern Electrics Festival in central London and the 2012 London Olympics.
Echo Barrier offers high tech, market leading solutions for controlling excessive noise making noise management simple, fast and highly effective. Barriers are flexible, provide exceptional acoustic performance, are easy to store, transport and fit.
They were recently recognised by the Institute of Acoustics and Noise Abatement Society at their annual awards and the barriers were recently named as Best Environmental Product at Civenex, Australia.
The commercial benefits of noise reduction are enormous, including minimising sound reflections to improve sound quality, minimising noise from nearby stages which might impact on the main performers, extension of event hours and an increased flexibility of site layout.
They can minimise noise complaints and enhance company reputation.
For more information about Echo Barrier visit www.echobarrier.com
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