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FRANÇAIS La scène coréenne du clubbing n’est établie que depuis 10 ans, c’est
pour cette raison qu’un lieu d’une capacité de 4000 personnes comme l’Ellui représente un palier significatif. Ce club super est le fruit de la vision d’Eddie Son, qui était le Directeur du club au moment de sa création. Etant parti hors de Corée pour se découvrir une passion pour l’audio pendant ses voyages, Eddie Son est revenu impatient de transférer ces expériences sur son sol natal. Il voulait marquer une étape. Après avoir essayé un grand nombre de sound systems, Eddie a choisi Funktion One, une marque qui possède une forte réputation dans le monde du clubbing. La vasye liste des équipements a été fournie et a été installée par le distributeur de Funktion One, Soundus. Distributeur pour MC2 et DiGiCo, Soundus était ainsi capable de fournir l’ensemble de l’installation audio. La spécification des éclairages est également spectaculaire avec plus de 75 têtes rotatives Robe et Max, plus 16 lumières stroboscopiques et quatre lasers Kvant. Le contrôle de l’éclairage est pris en charge par une Avolites Pearl 2010. Eddie croit fermement que les Coréens méritent ce lieu, une reconnaissance à leur passion pour le clubbing. Avec cette technologie de pointe, les clubbers ne pourront qu’apprécier leurs nuits dans la plus grande discothèque du pays.
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Kvant Spectrum lasers throughout the venue, one in the Main Room, two in the Black Zone, and one in the Sky Zone. The Spectrums are compact, full colour, white-light RGB lasers, which feature great power balance and fast scanning speeds. These capabilities made the Spectrums the ideal choice for the kind of graphic shows Ellui required. Taking control of the intelligent fixtures is an Avolites Pearl 2010 console, which like to the Robe products, was supplied and installed by Art Tech. The Pearl 2010 has the ability to control up to 240 fixtures, so it more than fitted the bill for Ellui. Eddie said: “I chose the Avolites desk because it has really good timer controls. You can make changes very simply and quickly. It’s a very user-friendly desk.” The patching of moving lights and colour changers is also a very simple operation. Ellui makes good use of this feature because of its constantly evolving lighting programme that changes with every new DJ who takes to the stage. Avolites’ Sales Director, Steve Warren said: “The installation at Ellui is an excellent example of the lighting developments in Korea. Avolites and the superb team at Art Tech have been spearheading the intro- duction of new technologies into the Korea club market. “Avolites have found Korea to be a society that welcomes technical innovations and developments, so I am certain that Ellui will be the spark heralding a new era of visually stimulating clubs in Korea.” Something that is difficult to miss at Ellui is the huge LED screen, which sits directly behind the main stage and DJ booth. The video wall is made up of 50 individual LED panels, which were sourced locally. Its content is dependant on the music genre. Similarly to the lighting, the visuals synchronise with the music. Eddie explained: “If the DJ is playing progressive music then it might be night time skies, if he’s playing techno it’ll be more funky, so each time we’re chang- ing the concept.”
Ellui was an ambitious project from the very beginning, and there have been many changes along the way. Although Eddie wasn’t able to execute his full dream at Ellui, he is still very proud of his achieve- ment. “Everyone said to me that this wouldn’t work, they said it’s too big. They asked ‘how are you going to get 4,000 people in here in one night?’. It’s never been done before in Korea. But I believed it was time for a big club in Korea and I had a real passion for it.” Now that Ellui is up and running and open to the public, Eddie has already moved onto a new project. This was always the intended plan. He would create the club and then go forward to his next venture. Eddie does however have high hopes for the future of Ellui. He concluded: “I want this club to last 10 years like they do in other countries. Here in Korea it’s more like three years and then every- thing changes because they don’t focus on the important things. They have no concept. They don’t plan correctly. I’ve focussed hard on the programme because I’m in it for the long haul.”
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DEUTSCH Die koreanische Clubszene hat sich erst innerhalb der letzten 10 Jahre
etabliert, so dass ein Treff mit einer Kapazität von 4.000 wie der Ellui einen wichtigen Meilenstein bedeutet. Dieser Superclub ist die Vision von Eddie Son, dem Direktor des Clubs während seiner Entstehung. Nachdem Eddie Korea verlassen und angefangen hatte, sich während seiner Reisen für Audio zu begeistern, war er nach seiner Rückkehr bestrebt, seine Heimat von seinen Erfahrungen profitieren zu lassen. Er wollte etwas aufbauen. Nachdem er zahlreiche Soundsysteme getestet hatte, wählte Eddie Funktion One aus, eine Marke mit einem sehr guten Ruf in der Clubbing-Welt. Die lange Ausstattungsliste wurde durch den Händler von Funktion One, Soundus geliefert und installiert. Soundus ist ebenfalls der Händler für MC2 und DiGiCo. Deswegen konnten sie das komplette Audio-Package bereitstellen. Die Bel euchtungsspezifikation war ebenfalls sehr spektakulär, mit mehr als 75 Movingheads, die von Robe and Max installiert wurden, plus 16 Stroboskopen und vier Lasern von Kvant. Die Lichtsteuerung wurde durch einen Avolites Pearl 2010 geliefert. Eddie ist fest davon überzeugt, dass die Koreaner diesen Treff verdienen, als Anerkennung ihres Engagements für die Clubbing-Welt. Mit dieser großartigen Technologie werden Clubber viele Nächte im größten Nightclub Koreas genießen.
ITALIANO L’ambiente della discoteca Coreana è stata accettata solamente negli
ultimi 10 anni, per questo motivo, un locale come l’Ellui con una capienza di 4.000 posti, è una pietra miliare significativa. Questa super discoteca è il sogno di Eddie Son, che fu il Direttore di questo locale durante la sua creazione. Dopo aver lasciato la Corea ed aver scoperto una passione per l’audio durante i suoi viaggi, al suo ritorno, Eddie fu entusiasta di implementare in Patria le sue esperienze. Voleva dare delle indicazioni. Dopo aver testato un certo numero di sistemi audio, selezionò Funktion One, un marchio che ha una reputazione molto buona nel mondo dei locali. La lunga lista delle attrezzature fu fornita ed installata dalla Soundus, distributori della Funktion One. Essere anche il distributore per la MC2 e la DiGiCo, voleva dire che la Soundus poteva fornire l’intero pacchetto audio. La scelta dell’illuminazione fu altrettanto spettacolare, con 75 testine rotanti installate dalla Robe e Max, in aggiunta a 16 luci stroboscopiche e 4 laser della Kvat. Il controllo dell’illuminazione fu fornito della Avolites Pearl 2010. Eddie crede fermamente che il popolo della Corea meriti questo locale, come riconoscimento per la sua dedizione al mondo dei locali. Con una tecnologia all’avanguardia di prim’ordine, gli amanti della discoteca potranno godere di molte notti nei più grandi locali Coreani.
ESPAÑOL La escena de los clubes Coreanos se ha afianzado únicamente durante
los últimos 10 años, por lo que un salón con capacidad para 4000 personas, como lo es Ellui, es un verdadero hito. Este súper club es producto de la visión de Eddie Son, quien fue el Director del club durante su creación. Habiendo abandonado Corea y descubierto la pasión por el audio durante sus viajes, en su regreso, Eddie fue entusiasta en implementar sus experiencias en su tierra natal. Luego de probar una cantidad de sistemas de sonido, Eddie seleccionó a Funktion One, una marca con una marcada reputación en el mundo de los clubes. La extensiva lista de equipamientos fue provista e instalada por los distribuidores de Funktion One, Soundus. Siendo el distribuidor para MC2 y DiGiCo significó también que Soundus pudiera proveer el paquete de audio completo. Las especificaciones en cuanto a la iluminación fue igualmente espectacular: con más de 75 cabezales móviles instalados de Robe and Max, más 16 luces estroboscópicas y cuatro láseres de Kvant. El control de la iluminación fue suministrado por un Pearl 2010 de Avolites. Eddie verdaderamente cree que la gente de Corea se merecía este lugar como reconocimiento por su dedicación al mundo de los clubes. Con una organización de estupenda tecnología, los aficionados a los clubes disfrutarán de muchas noches en el club nocturno más grande de Corea.
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