Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading Pro-Audio and Lighting design, supply and installation company When 9 of South Africa’s new stadiums needed the best in professional audio systems to be ready to host the world for the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup, they chose Prosound. Bringing more than one hundred years of combined experience in systems design, engineering and installation combined with access to the world’s most advanced technologies and innovative products, systems and solutions, Prosound’s experience in the professional audio industry over the past 40 years has positioned the company as the only organisation with the ability and expertise to offer the best turnkey solutions for all audio requirements for 2010 World Cup Stadiums and related projects. With years of experience in the audio industry providing services to stadiums and venues across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, Prosound was able to design sound solutions to the highest international standards and delivered on time, in budget, every time. Soccer City Stadium The home of South African football, Johannesburg’s Soccer City will play host to the opening and closing ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Hosting several group matches as well as providing a fitting venue for the final match of this premier international sporting event, Soccer City is the largest of South Africa’s stadiums, seating 94 700 spectators. Redesigned and upgraded for 2010, the stadium’s outer perimeter resembles a giant African pot, with earthy colours that continue the theme to encase a truly world class sporting venue to host the world’s best teams. Stadium: Soccer City Equipment Supplied 80 Electro-Voice PX2122 loudspeakers City: Johannesburg 48 Electro-Voice PX2152 loudspeakers Built: 1987 22 Electro-Voice SX100+ loudspeakers Construction: major upgrade 4 Electro-Voice ZX1 loudspeakers 24 Dynacord DL800/25T loudspeakers Sound Design Prosound Engineering 6 Peavey MediaMatrix Nion6 audio processor Gross Capacity 94 700 147 Crest Audio Cki power amplifiers 760 RCF PL60 loudspeakers Green Point Stadium Ideally located, Cape Town’s new 70,000 seat stadium for the 2010 FIFA World Cup is a short walk from the transportation hub of the city. Green Point Stadium is situated in the mother city’s suburb of the same name, a stone’s throw from the Atlantic Ocean and the world famous Table Mountain, a world heritage site that forms a majestic backdrop for the beautiful game. Equipment Supplied Stadium: Greenpoint 124 Electro-Voice XLD loudspeakers City: Cape Town 1 Midas Venice V240 mixing console Built: New 1 Electro-Voice REV-D wireless microphone system Sound Design ADA - Berlin 2 Peavey MediaMatrix Nion3 audio processor 62 Crest Audio Cki power amplifiers Gross Capacity: 70,000 Mbombela Stadium A new 46,000 seat stadium especially built for the FIFA 2010 World Cup, Mbombela is siSwati for ‘many people together in a small space’. A welcome sporting venue for the people of Nelspruit, the Mbombela Stadium will leave a legacy of the beautiful game for the people of this region as it is the first football stadium built to international standards in the Mpumalanga Province. Equipment Supplied Stadium: Mbombela 24 Electro-Voice FRX940Pi loudspeakers City: Nelspruit 24 Electro-Voice ZX5Pi loudspeakers Built: New 2 Electro-Voice N/D267 microphones Sound Design Prosound Engineering 2 Electro-Voice RE2-N7 wireless microphones 2 Peavey MediaMatrix Nion3 audio processor Gross Capacity: 64,000 26 Crest Audio Cki power amplifiers 210 RCF DM41 loudspeakers 190 RCF PL60 loudspeakers 130 RCF HD2414T loudspeakers 24 RCF HD4020T loudspeakers Coca-Cola (Ellis) Park Located in the heart of vibrant Johannesburg, the 61,000 seat Coca Cola Park will host five group matches, a second round match as well as a quarter-final in the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament. Coca-Cola park was the venue for the 1995 World Cup Rugby final. Extensively redesigned and improved to meet the rigorous standards needed to stage the world’s premier football event, this world class stadium was tested as the stage for the opening ceremony and final game of the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2009. Equipment Supplied Stadium: Coco-Cola Park 62 Electro-Voice ZX5-60Pi loudspeakers City: Johannesburg 20 Electro-Voice SX100+ loudspeakers Built: 1982 395 Dynacord DL800/25T loudspeakers Construction: minor upgrade 2 Peavey MediaMatrix Nion3 audio processor 48 Crest Audio Cki power amplifiers Sound Design Prosound Engineering 233 RCF PL60 loudspeakers Gross Capacity: 61,000 Loftus Stadium First used for sport in 1903, the 50,000 seat Loftus Versfeld Stadium in the heart of Tshwane/ Pretoria has hosted numerous sports events in the last century including the 1995 Rugby World Cup and 1996 CAF Africa Cup of Nations. Used as a 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup venue and the home ground of local soccer side Mamelodi Sundowns, Loftus – named after Pretoria sports pioneer Robert Owen Loftus Versfeld is now ready to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup games. Equipment Supplied Stadium: Loftus Stadium 36 Electro-Voice ZX5-PI loudspeakers 14 Electro-Voice PX2152 loudspeakers City: Tshwane/Pretoria 17 Electro-Voice ZX1 loudspeakers Built: 1906 56 Electro-Voice Evid 4.2T loudspeakers 8 Electro-Voice Zx1i-100T loudspeakers Construction: upgrade 16 Electro-Voice SX100+ loudspeakers Sound Design Prosound Engineering 232 Dynacord DL800/10T loudspeakers Gross Capacity: 50,000 93 Dynacord DL800/15T loudspeakers 2 Peavey MediaMatrix Nion processor 42 Crest Audio Cki power amplifiers 25 RCF HD3216T loudspeakers Free State Stadium Deriving its name from the province in which it is located, the 48,000 seat Free State Stadium played host to CAF Africa Cup of Nations group and quarter-final matches in 1996 and the IRB Rugby World Cup in 1995. The Free State Stadium in Mangaung (Bloemfontein) will be hosting FIFA World Cup teams at a venue familiar to the echoing sound of the vuvuzela as it is the alternate home ground of Premier Soccer League team, Bloemfontein Celtic. Equipment Supplied Stadium: Free State 2 Electro-Voice FRX940Pi loudspeakers City: Mangaung/Bloemfontien 10 Electro-Voice FRX660Pi loudspeakers 10 Electro-Voice ZX5-60Pi loudspeakers Built: 1952 69 Electro-Voice SX300Pi loudspeakers Construction: medium upgrade 36 Electro-Voice EVID 6.2T loudspeakers Sound Design Prosound Engineering 1 Electro-Voice REV-D wireless microphone system 1 Midas Venice V240 mixing console Gross Capacity: 48,000 66 Dynacord DL800/15T loudspeakers 120 Dynacord DL86 loudspeakers 2 Peavey MediaMatrix Nion3 audio processor 46 Crest Audio Cki power amplifiers Nelson Mandela Bay The 2010 FIFA World Cup affords this host city an opportunity to build a dedicated football stadium and capitalise on the passion for football characteristic of its people. A first for the city, the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is built on the North End Lake, an idyllic setting for match days, and features a unique three-tier design with two rings of skyboxes. Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Equipment Supplied 8 Electro-Voice FRX940Pi loudspeakers City: Port Elizabeth 28 Electro-Voice FRX660Pi loudspeakers Built: new 20 Electro-Voice FRX640Pi loudspeakers Sound Design Prosound Engineering 132 Electro-Voice EVID FM4.2 loudspeakers 2 Electro-Voice N/D767 microphones Gross Capacity: 48,000 1 Electro-Voice REV-D wireless microphone system 1 Midas Venice V240 mixing console 2 Peavey MediaMatrix Nion3 audio processor 34 Crest Audio Cki power amplifiers Peter Mokaba Stadium Inspired by the locally iconic Baobab tree, the 46,000 seat Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane is named after one of the heroes of the struggle to bring about a new, democratic South Africa. Holding much historical significance in South Africa, the design of the Peter Mokaba Stadium is largely concrete with the steel structure supporting the roof plane gathered together at each corner of the stadium and supported by giant ‘trunk’ structures which accommodate vertical circulation ramps and service cores. Equipment Supplied Stadium: Peter Mokaba 10 Electro-Voice FRX660Pi loudspeakers 12 Electro-Voice ZX5-60Pi loudspeakers City: Polokwane 28 Electro-Voice PX2122 loudspeakers Construction: new 1 Electro-Voice REV-D wireless microphone system Sound Design Prosound Engineering 49 Dynacord DL800/15T loudspeakers 236 Dynacord SP20D loudspeakers Gross Capacity: 46,000 20 Dynacord SP20 loudspeakers 5 Peavey MediaMatrix Nion6 audio processor 30 Crest Audio Cki power amplifiers 16 Crest Audio Ci20x8 8-channel power amplifier 56 RCF HD410T loudspeakers 447 RCF PL60 loudspeakers Image supplied by Robbie Sandrock from Lens Flaire Royal Bafokeng Stadium Situated near Rustenburg in the Northwest province, the newly upgraded 42,000 seat Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace is host to many Premier Soccer League games and has been chosen as one of the stadiums for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Named after the Bafokeng people who live in the area and share in wealth generated by the platinum mining that takes place on their historical lands, the Royal Bafokeng Stadium has witnessed South Africa playing an earlier FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Bakino Faso in 2001 – which they won 2-1. Equipment Supplied Stadium: Royal Bafokeng 8 Electro-Voice FRX660Pi loudspeakers City: Rustenburg 6 Electro-Voice ZX5-60Pi loudspeakers Built: 1999 12 Electro-Voice PX2122 loudspeakers 60 Electro-Voice EVID 4.2T loudspeakers Construction: minor upgrade 1 Electro-Voice REV-D wireless microphone system Sound Design Prosound Engineering 1 Midas Venice V160 mixing console 1 Peavey MediaMatrix Nion3 audio processor Gross Capacity: 42,000 29 Crest Audio Cki power amplifiers 70 Dynacord DL800/15T loudspeakers 24 RCF HD410T loudspeakers 200 RCF PL60 loudspeakers Contact Details Unit 39 Hillfox Centre Hendrik Potgieter Drive Roodepoort PO Box 4812 Weltevreden Park 1715 JHB South Africa Grant Scott (Head systems engineer) Email: [email protected] Mark Malherbe (Technical director) Email: [email protected] Tel: +27 11 470 6800 Fax: +27 11 470 6826 www.prosound.co.za Branches: Durban | Cape Town | Botswana | Mauritius.