For those familiar with the legacy of NEXO and the brand’s industry-leading engineering, it comes as no surprise that the French manufacturer’s latest point-source system, the P+ Series, has found its way into some of the most celebrated music venues on Australian soil.
The P+ curvilinear enclosures are a unique NEXO design which enables them to remain lightweight and compact, whilst offering a sonic quality and SPL output surpassing many larger and heavier alternatives. And the facility to change dispersion characteristics in seconds through the addition of optional magnetic horns or horn flanges optimises the speakers for a wide range of applications.
Most recently, P15 systems appear to be carving themselves an additional niche as a leading choice of foldback wedge for premier venues across Australia and particularly in Melbourne, rapidly gaining the reputation as ‘the wedge that never says no’.
Recently spotted at Melbourne live music hotspot Max Watts during Mammal’s ‘The Penny Drop’ album launch party, P15 wedges were on stage as part of the venue’s high-end technical loadout. A leading entertainment destination since 1997, the 850-capacity underground setting has long been a favourite of major touring acts, thanks in part to its highly impressive audiovisual capabilities.
The P15 was also recently spotted just a few blocks away at The Workers Club in Fitzroy where western Sydney’s Breakfast Road recently took to the stage as part of a tour for their new single ‘Global Warming’. A Brunswick Street institution, the venue is a self-appointed ‘old-school pub’, hosting live music 6 nights a week, from up-and-coming locals to international acts alike.
A short walk up Brunswick Street to The Evelyn Hotel for Jimmy Harwood’s ‘Flip It’ East Coast tour where multiple P15 wedges were seen deployed for the Melbourne-based singer-songwriter’s latest EP launch. Hosting music events for over 50 years, The Evelyn’s bandroom has been a stalwart in Melbourne’s live music scene, hosting seminal local artists such as Dirty Three, Powderfinger, You Am I, Hiatus Kaiyote, Alex Lahey and many more.
Over on Lygon Street at The John Curtin Hotel, P15 wedges were on stage throughout the evening during The Belair Lip Bombs’ ‘Jerry Can and a Van’ tour. Presented in association with Sailor Jerry Ltd, the night showcased not only the Melbourne quartet’s punchy hook-packed songwriting, but also the venue’s technical proficiency, with the P15s excelling in their role and contributing to the smoothness of operation for each of the band’s accompanying engineers.
In the bustling neighbourhood of Collingwood, The Gasometer Hotel has long been a cornerstone of Melbourne’s live music scene. P15 wedges at The Gaso for MAMMOTH’s ‘The Westside Junkie’ Album launch helped optimise the Hip Hop collective’s ‘Orchestrated Experience’, where Classical elements met Contemporary rap and gritty storytelling.
And in Thornbury, the P15’s distinct shape was recently spotted at The Croxton Bandroom during Beddy Rays’ ‘Schooner or Later’ tour, deployed as floor monitors supporting the band’s ‘rollicking coastal punk rock’.
Built in 1844, The Croxton Park Hotel has had a long view of Australian history, stretching all the way back to Australia’s Gold Rush era. The venue eventually became one of Melbourne’s most successful live music destinations across the seventies and eighties and a fresh look and recent PA overhaul has seen NEXO P15s sharing yet another stage imbued with Australian history: graced by the likes of AC/DC, INXS, Men at Work, Rose Tattoo, Mondo Rock, Midnight Oil and many more.
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