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Originally posted by squirrelly Is Phil going?????????? I'd love to see him.

ha wow... i guess i could text him... i gave up corresponding with him b/c he missed out on ginger and me a few times (his one arrest trying to meet up with us is excusable though)


edit: i texted him and mentioned that you asked about him... hopefully he'll respond or come on TA to read about this...

ok well im off to get ready to head over to the big O...

hope to see you there..

What a show what a show, full review comming later. But I hope everyone gets home safe first

pretty good set..got 2 or 3 IDs out of the whole tracklist..will put up tomorrow and then see what we can do

waits patiently for review of what I missed so I can find something to read while at work, while listening to a podcast of ASOT.

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Originally posted by BshidoHEAT What a show what a show, full review comming later. But I hope everyone gets home safe first

i had a blast hanging with you, colleen, and stan again... nice to meet jason and daniel, thanks for the post-party hospitality

dude.. ben we'll get those ******s in dominos one of these days... i swear it was b/c we didnt hold them properly, it surely wasnt b/c of our game play...

but about teh show...

i went in expecting armin to play crap... so if you go in expecting crap and get even moderately good then it was a good night... armin is one of my faves and always has been, but a monday night stop in orlando had me skeptical on how he would play... i was pleased with what i heard... although my right ear disagrees (i think im deaf in that ear)

the minute i walked in teh door i felt old... why is it that when i go to clubs i get older but the crowd stays the same age???

see you monkey sticks on thursday for Ferry...


edit: i awoke at like 8am to some lawn people in some neighborhood behind universal near dr. phillips... lawn dude had to jump my car b/c my battery was dead.... apparently i went camping in my car..

Thanks to everyone for comming out to the show.. I'd like to think that was one of the best (if not THE) parties of the year for Orlando. All the talent was fabulous, the girls were hot, the production was tight, and the music was great!

Look forward to your reviews - we take them very seriously.

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Originally posted by jeffhtg Look forward to your reviews - we take them very seriously.

in a nutshell... i was pleased from top to bottom... 2 bartenders at the bars near the stage would be the only improvement..but still no biggie..

and it was freeeeezing when we got there... but thats a nice problem to have...

a laser addition and more smoke would be cool too...lasers with mirrors... that effect is sooo sweet when you see them bouncing off everywhere... and then the big mega one center stage... (only more smoke if a laser is added, if no laser then no more smoke)

i mean honestly i cant think of any negatives... and usually its easy to point them out when i go to other venues in florida...

edit: great opening set... great time that armin came on, not too late... of course earlier is better, but still i was happily suprised that he came on before 12

all i have to say is WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!! That freakin show was amazing!! Its been so long since i heard something other than house music. Dont get me wrong i freakin love house but ARMIN OWNS ME!!!! best part of the night... seeing armin shake his ass while searching for cd's!! A girls dream!

Aside from the ass shaking lol the show was fu(king awesome! The whole time I was there I was thinking "This is why he is number 1". I think I liked this show better that Above and Beyond, though I am reluctant to admit it. I believe a camera man stepped on a cord or something and the sound went out, and Armin rolled with it, it was like nothing could faze him. The light should could of been cooler, but all in all the show was amazing. I don't think I am going to see a show better than this one for a while, though we'll see what Ferry can do.

some pics for ya

Damn...so armin was awesome....now i'm pissed i mised it...
why couldn't I plan better for this....dah same thing happened the first time we were trying to see PVD years back at space and we ended up not going....
Even though we are completely going end of june to PVD, but still
dah now I have to wait forever for armin....and i don't think he'll play anywhere in the US we could go see until WMC next year and then it would be uber packed with people...F***!!!!!!!

*calms down*

But very glad to hear it was a good show. yay for O-town holding it down. Thanks jeffhtg for bringing big acts/names to Orlando. Keep it comin.

P.S. Nice pics raverchikadee.

I have been browsing the Trance Addict forum for some time and finally made a name!!! Thanks for telling me about this show, and thank you Jeff for organizing a great event!!!

As for Armin himself, he is amazing. Very friendly guy who loves to pump up the crowd. Love how he signed autographs at the end!!! Likely I was able to be at the front of the crowd and get one! (I was the guy with the light up shirt

Some Pics:

MY ears are ringing bad from last night. The sound had way to much mid in it. I was not really impressed with the sound that much. But it was a good effort. I got there at 10:30 and walked in when Jimmy Joslin played Deadmau5' remix of "The longest road"

Blake had an incredible opener. He warmed up the crowd real well. I am happy that he came to open for armin. I don't think I could take the transition from Jimmy to Armin. Blake played some really great tunes including:

Cressida - 6AM (Kyau & Albert Remix)
Daft Punk - Around the world (most likely a bootleg of his)
One track sounded like a remix of Deadmau5' "Jaded" Whatever it was it was a real good track!
I would like to get more of his stuff ID'd if anyone knows...

*Blake if you're reading this, incredible job!! You nailed it! And it looked like you had a lot of fun.

Armin played a great set. He played such a variety, and the crowd really was awesome. That is why I love the big acts coming in on weekdays, it really gets rid of riff-raff that way.

FAO gmoney44: I really think that Orlando's show was so much better than Pachita. Wouldn't you agree? I still think Opera was THE place to see Armin on the east coast. Have any tracks to ID from last night?


Armin tracks I remember: (in no particular order)
Imagine intro
Funabashi pres. Saltwater - The Legacy (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Big Drop)
^^^opening track
Rex Mundi vs. Ronski Speed The Perspective Space (Markus Schulz Mashup)
Markus Schulz ft. Andy Moor - Daydream (Original Mix)
Armin van Buuren - Going wrong (Universal Religion Remix)
Armin van Buuren Ft Jennifer Rene - Fine Without You(sied van riel remix)
Cressida - 6AM (Kyau & Albert Remix) <-- heard twice... Armin and Blake both played it remix
Oceanlab - Sirens Of The Sea (Cosmic Gate Vocal Mix)
First State - your own way (First states pounding club mix)
Sia - The Girl You Lost To Cocaine (Sander Van Doorn Remix)
Armin van Buuren - The Sound Of Goodbye
DJ Shah feat. Adriana Thorpe - Who Will Find Me

I could've have sworn I heard a new remix of Sunlounger's "Crawling" maybe a dub of it. If not it was definately a Shah track or remix.

I have a couple vids of Blake and Armin to post soon. I have to see how the sound turned out on them...

I'm from Jax and had never been to Orlando for a show. Got there around 10 and went across the street to a bar with my wife and friends for some drinks. Around 11, we noticed the line was growing and walked on over. We spoke briefly with a few TA's in line before they went on in. Right about that time, Armin's limo pulled up and they parted the line right where we were standing. I got a picture of him as he was getting out of the limo and he noticed my AVB shirt and said "nice shirt" and shook my hand. I had one of the those lame star struck moments and didn't know what to say lol.

Anyway, we made it inside and to the bar for some more drinks just in time to see him come on. It was a little crowded, but that's to be expected in a venue like this. As for the set, I like how he changed it up every now and then throughout the night and didn't just play trance anthems. His mixing was spot on, and the only glitch was when the power to the deck went out a couple hours in. He didn't even flinch and the crowd got right back on the ride. The lighting and sound was ok most of the time, it was hard to hear the highs and some of the vocals. But when that was the worst part of the night, you can't really complain.

At the end of the night he showed some class signing autographs during the last track. When I saw that I ran up and gave him my orange "Holland" shirt to sign. When he saw it, he grinned ear to ear and held it up for the crowd to see, that blew my mind. A perfect ending to a great night! Hope everyone had a blast!

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Originally posted by llavoe MY ears are ringing bad from last night. The sound had way to much mid in it. I was not really impressed with the sound that much.

You have to understand that in small venues (-2000 ppl) it is not cost effective to bring in the big player rigs.. HOWEVER. The stuff that was supplied was premium and tuned well ... actually pretty damn flat and SMAART calibrated .. the biggest problem is reflective surfaces in the room (alot of wood in there) which makes the place very reverberant.. I however kind of like the big open sound you find in these classic theatres.. but perhaps thats me.

as far as too much mid.. well yeah.. there are tons of midrange drivers there.. but the system was indeed balanced - flat - and I have the FET charts to prove it

The sound also depended on where I was standing, it was not bad at all where I was.

good seeing all of you ******s there. armin totally nailed it.

oh and dominos are the shit.

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Originally posted by jeffhtg as far as too much mid.. well yeah.. there are tons of midrange drivers there.. but the system was indeed balanced - flat - and I have the FET charts to prove it

The mids overpowered the front end of Tabu from the stage to the dancers cage. I know Tabu's normal stuff isn't the greatest to work with, and I thought it sounded great otherwise. Tabu really needs to get a new system in there... That style of venue could like you said have a very unique sounding room.

Disco did a great job on this. I was happy to see there were Screens on the stage as well.

Jeff, do you know where the pics that one photographer was taking will be posted?

so many things to choose from in this thread...

but instead ill just say 'glad you all had a good time.'

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Originally posted by 3xx3r7 oh and dominos are the shit.

Don't even get start on that! LOL!

Sorry I didn't go Brent, we found out the tix were 35$ and he didn't even get home til 10 or so, so it wasn't worth making the drive out there...

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Originally posted by llavoe The mids overpowered the front end of Tabu from the stage to the dancers cage.... Disco did a great job on this. I was happy to see there were Screens on the stage as well. Jeff, do you know where the pics that one photographer was taking will be posted?

I don't see how mids could overpower in a "unity horn" type cabinet - as the drivers are both physically and electrically time aligned.. i.e. they couple effortlessly .. i.e. "the highs should 'balance' with the mids just fine" Read up on the white papers of the Cobra system.. its some interesting stuff on how they handle their processing/power.. The Germans have some really neat ideas that work well. Everybody's ears are different and some people notice different "colorances" from the same speaker.. its the way we are built.

Yes it was loud.. no I don't approve of SPL above 110DB.. but that is in the DJ's hand.. we just provide enough rig for the gig. Ultimately the artist controls the volume. It is very hard to keep clarity and intelligibility at high spl.. thats why certain type of high end cabinets are preferable for these types of events. The cobra rig was indeed tickling the limiters - but as I checked the boxes weren't breaking up and they can more than handle light compression (and I'm certainly not going up to Armin to tell him to turn it down).

The entire rig was provided by HTG - Disco is a great guy.. but he doesn't get sweaty with the rest of us. Most of our team was in the building for a good 8 hours of set up before the show.. then the entire length of the show.. and an additional 4 hours after the show. I seriously doubt you will find a more dedicated "promotional staff" in the game. I couldn't do it without those guys! There are some logisticall problems.. i.e. the stage isn't big enough to drop half the lights we had for the show.. there was delays in delivery's... and not enough time to really do up the light programming as I would have liked to do.. But the reality is these shows are still small venue shows and the budget is minimal if non-existent for all this extra stuff that I simply insist is there.


As soon as I get the picks Ill post them.. there were a couple other guys there shooting.. but my guy took over 1000 pics








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My camera is not the greatest in a smoky environment.

The mids sounded the loudest because of the fact they they were head level. Because they were that level, it's probably what I heard the most out of the system. I agree the artist is responsible for controlling levels, and I think Blake did a great job doing that. His set's sound quality was great. Armin really turned things up when he performed. I never heard the sound at the back of the club, but again I am not complaining about anything except for ringing ears

The lights and visuals on stage were great. It's a shame you could not fit everything.

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Originally posted by jeffhtg I don't see how mids could overpower in a "unity horn" type Yes it was loud.. no I don't approve of SPL above 110DB.. but that is in the DJ's hand.. we just provide enough rig for the gig. Ultimately the artist controls the volume. It is very hard to keep clarity and intelligibility at high spl.. thats why certain type of high end cabinets are preferable for these types of events. The cobra rig was indeed tickling the limiters - but as I checked the boxes weren't breaking up and they can more than handle light compression (and I'm certainly not going up to Armin to tell him to turn it down). As soon as I get the picks Ill post them.. there were a couple other guys there shooting.. but my guy took over 1000 pics a

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS SHOW TO ORLANDO!!!! It was absolutely awesome! Hopefully it was worth your time, energy, and investment, and you will continue bringing quality EDM acts to town. Keep 'em coming.

As far as the sound, it was infinitely improved since Oakenfold @ Tabu a few years ago... In fact the DJ on before Armin sounded DAMN NEAR PERFECT! Crystal clear hi ranges with solid kick and vibtration on the lows. I think when Armin came on he tweaked up the volume a Little Extra, which lost a little quality balance in my opinion, but after I moved a little off of center from the Go Go Dancer rack, I found the sweet spot again for good balance. The room is just unique for acoustics, so you gotta find those sweet spots.

Probably the best sound engineering I have heard in a LONG TIME! You are obviously passionate about what you do. Keep up the good work.

Now on to the show:

Incredible! Who was the guy on before Armin? and what was the mix of Daft Punk- Around the World he played...? So kick arse.

Armin mixed it up perfectly. Threw a couple trible/house baselines in there, solid anthems, and plenty of rocking beats, for a great night of jumping, fist pumping, smooth dancing, arm raising, chill enducing moments.

Now- how about a tracklist from some of you true track nerds? I id'd a few already listed, but anyone take order notes? Better yet, any good recordings of the evening to throw on a torrent?

-Oh yeah- 1 last thing. The stage setup and video was great. It looked really good up there on stage. The lighting could have been a lot better. More strobes, lasers, and lighting engineering would have been cool.

If you didn't go, you missed a great one suckas!!!!!!! Armin for life!

i passed on seeing him in O town cause hes playing Miami at the Surfcomber for 4th of July pool partyyy.

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