Bose ShowMatch becomes the choice for rental companies

Rental companies around the world are adopting this solution for its sound quality, compact size, ability to select coverage and scalability patterns. Features that allow them to be used in a wide variety of sound reinforcement applications.

In recent months, numerous rental companies have chosen the new compact line array system Bose Professional ShowMatch, company distributed in Spain by Gaplasa, with DeltaQ variable coverage technology as the solution for your rental material inventory.

In the United States, Total Production Group (TPG) in Cerritos (California) is an example of an AV rental company that has chosen ShowMatch. Owner Steve McAllister says choosing this system was an easy decision.. “I was impressed by its coverage and clarity. It is a great system for our company, since it allows us to scale the equipment to carry out everything from a small corporate event to stadium shows.. It is small and compact, and capable of being used for a symphony as well as EDM shows, simply reconfiguring the boxes”.

In Europe, ShowMatch systems are already in use by more than twenty rental companies, helping to meet production needs in product presentations, conventions, jazz festivals and rock concerts.

As examples, the rental company Ice (Strasbourg, France) recently completed a series of events for the French car manufacturer Peugeot.

In Italy, Sonique Live has been in charge of the sound of the British rock group Marillion in a concert for 2.400 personas in the Teatro Degli Arcimboldi (Milan); while Star Service (Milan) has collaborated in the event with different outdoor scenarios “Piano City Milano” and has incorporated a line array system of 24 Bose ShowMatch boxes with 12 subgraves SMS118.

In Asia, the rental company Really OFF (Shanghai, China), has worked with several corporate and entertainment industry clients such as Victoria's Secret and the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group. Really AV has recently acquired 24 ShowMatch line array modules and 12 subgraves SMS118.

Vincent Gu, Sound Supervisor of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, has mixed with the ShowMatch system “This ensemble is very similar to Western symphony orchestras, but with musical instruments from China. The Bose system was extremely clear, with well-defined coverage for our concert at the Shanghai Opera House”.

In Latin America, Rental companies specializing in concerts and festivals are also adopting ShowMatch systems. T&S Group (Quito, Ecuador) has organized a ShowMatch training and certification event for technicians and managers of rental companies, as well as for freelance technicians, highlighting new Bose solutions including amplification and DSP Powersoft.

In Australia, FOH engineer Anatole Day recently mixed his show with a Bose ShowMatch system, in 'ground-stack' configuration, with artist Guy Sebastian in concert at the Newcastle Civic Theater. “This has undoubtedly been the best sounding show of the tour. “ShowMatch provides high-quality sound in both the quietest and loudest songs.”, Anatole comments.