Entertainment

Dreambeats festival is organized in the nature park Krekemeersen, close to the centre of Kortemark, Belgium. The park serves as a natural buffer in case of flooding, and can be used during summertime for outdoor events. Dance festival dreambeats is the place to be for lovers of electronic music. It is a growing festival with multiple stages like the techno stage, the  retro stage, the main stage and 'Blvckprint & Friends'. A VIP area offers a fantastic view of the mainstage and the festival. Ibiza stage is a relax area with cocktail bars and food trucks  offering a variety of snacks. Crazy party outfits like wigs, hats and clothing can be found in the shops.

Pre-existing situation & Kidde Global Solutions role
As with most festivals, dreambeats started small with the help of volunteers and neighboring businesses and grew year over year. Each edition comes with a more impressive line-up, more stages, attracting a larger number of music enthusiasts. This evolution comes with a growing need for crowd management and a close relation with local police and fire department. The need for electronic surveillance solutions was clear and the organization was seeking help from a local company with the required expertise.

KGS fire & security solution
Keen to support local initiatives and events, Soenen Technics started to provide TruVision video surveillance equipment only to register visitors of the dreambeats festival. Now, 12 years later, live and recorded video of all deployed cameras are made available in the on-site central dispatching unit of the police and fire department. It enables them to assess the situation instantly and act promptly when fire or panic incidents occur. As this dance festival grows, the surveillance solution needs to adapt accordingly to help people partying all night in safe and secure conditions. For the 2022 dreambeats edition, high resolution low light cameras were installed, including 2 speed domes equipped with powerful zoom capabilities and long-range infrared illumination. IFS gigabit switch equipment is linking the camera streams to the TruVision recording equipment using full power PoE+ isolated per port. The benefits of the solution proved again to be effective, and the appointment for the 2023 edition is already set. The request from the police to deploy even more cameras will be assessed.