Staging Connections trust Jands for Studio 3

Saturday, June 23, 2007 || Jands

With two levels of free-flowing floor space, a bar and a balcony overlooking the Yarra River, Studio 3, Crown's newest function venue, complements Crown's existing world class function facilities including the Palladium at Crown, River Room, Garden Rooms and the conference centre at Crown Promenade Hotel.

Studio 3 has been designed as a blank canvas on which to create your own event masterpiece using dramatic LED lighting, sheer curtains and screens. Crown's on-site event services partner Staging Connections can supply lighting effects and audio visual capabilities, configured as required.

Studio 3 is a unique venue incorporating Australia's most up to date sound, lighting and special effects technology; a perfect balance between opulence and luxury enclosed in contemporary architecture. The brief was to install leading edge technology in a contemporary 'studio' themed event space and so it's no wonder that Staging Connections turned to Jands.

The audio set up in Studio 3 features a stunning new fully distributed system capable of delivering over 36,000 watts of high-quality audio. The latest JBL VP Series speakers are fully networked so adjustments can be made for different room configurations.

"The JBL system was selected as it was perceived as cutting-edge and new as well as flexible," stated Justin Stewart, Venue Services Manager - Operations, Staging Connections Melbourne. "We liked the networkability of the JBL system. We also like the control parameters that it has and basically, it just suited our needs."

Staging Connections has chosen Shure microphones for many applications throughout the venue. "They deliver a good performance, they're reliable and the quality, both in sound and construction, is good."

In the bar adjacent to the main room there are more JBL speakers, dbx processing and a Soundcraft EPM6 mixer was also chosen as this room often hosts live performances.

Studio 3 features spectacular 'mood' lighting with nine different coloured themes designed to complement table settings and provide a simple yet striking room effects with a minimum of fuss. LED and moving light systems also allow the room to be instantly transformed. The lighting system is fully programmable and accessible from LCD touch-panels delivering rich, saturated colours that instantly transform the mood of the room.

Control of the lighting is done via a Jands Hog1000.

"We have several Jands Hog1000 control desks in our inventory and so our operators are very familiar with it" said Justin. "It has enough flexibility, enough channels and outputs to allow us to do all of the things required. It's a good quality, known product."

Jands HP12 wall mount dimmers are also installed into Studio 3 again chosen as they are the preferred dimmer, whether wall or rack mounted, used by Staging Connections.

"They're reliable, hard working and they take the abuse of the road well," explained Justin. "We can easily get spare parts for them plus they're well constructed and reasonably priced."

A Jands PDS 12R power distribution system is used to power the moving lights so that they are not on dimmer channels but on the distribution board.

Careful consideration has been given to future-proof Studio 3 ensuring that future technical upgrades can be made quickly and efficiently. Cat 6 network cabling and audio and vision patching are spread throughout the venue catering to the needs of a wide range of events.