Legendary reggae innovator Beres Hammond took to the stage at Clayton County
International Park in Atlanta, Georgia, performing for an impressive 6,200 strong
audience. Credit for the successful show goes to Hammond, his band, and the
promoters – but it also goes to Collin Rigg, his sound production company (Showmax),
and the Danley Sound Labs rig that Rigg commissioned for the show. A pair of
massive, point-source Danley J3-94 Jericho Horns and six Danley BC-415 subwoofers
conveyed the artistry, spirit, and chest-thumping rhythm of Hammond’s reggae.

Rigg has been a loyal supporter of the Danley rig. “For me, music means something
personal,’ Rigg said. “I like clean, hi-fi sound that really lets you hear and feel the
music.’

Rigg attended InfoComm with an audio industry associate. “I came across the
strangest cabinets,’ he said. “They were Danley boxes, and we got a demo and an
explanation of how Danley technology works. That lit a fire under me, and after sitting
on it for a month, I decided to pull the money together to buy a Danley rig.’ Rigg
purchased eight Danley SH-46 full-range boxes and four Danley BC-415 subwoofers,
along with several Danley DNA multi-channel, DSP-enabled amplifiers.

For the Hammond show, Rigg, along with the courtesy of Danley Sound Labs and head
engineer Ivan Beaver, deployed a pair of Danley J3-94 Jericho Horns, which are now
commonly used for sports arenas and other huge venues where line arrays would be
the conventional approach. That was spectacular for the Clayton County International
Park arena. All told, the system consisted of two Danley J3-94 Jericho Horns, six
Danley BC-415 subwoofers, two Danley SM-80s for front fill, and four Danley SH-46s
for side fills. All the boxes were split symmetrically to deliver solid stereo imaging.
Danley DNA and EDA amplifiers with onboard DSP powered and conditioned the
system.

Rigg ran into a massive hitch just hours before the show was supposed to start: the
stage box that was supposed to come along with the package was missing. Several
hours that were planned for system tuning instead were used to track down a
replacement stage box. “Thankfully, we were able to put the Danley system up
quickly,’ he said. “And that’s all we had to do. The Danley boxes sound great even
without any processing, so the small amount of system tuning we did brought it from
great to perfect.’

He continued, “I’ve done hundreds, maybe thousands of shows, and I’m always
aiming to give the audience a beautiful musical experience. At the Clayton County
International Park featuring Beres Hammond, I walked through the crowd and saw
that people were fully immersed in the show. A bunch of people, without prompting,
talked about how great it sounded. These are non-technical people who just love
music; if they can detect that difference, I know it’s not just me. Danley really gives
me the kind of clean, loud, hi-fi sound that I was always looking for.’