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Coda Audio USA supplies audio package for Crown Hill Theatre installation

Crown Hill Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, officially opened its doors with a red-carpet event in early December 2023. The brainchild of entrepreneur and musician Peter Tulloch, Crown Hill was created with a vision to enrich the cultural experience of its community through every element of the performing arts.

Across its three floors, which include a main event space, studios, co-working spaces and multi-purpose rooms, this community hub hosts public and private events featuring innovative and in-demand acts, and also offers education and access to technology, helping to foster the next generation of young professionals in the worlds of entertainment, communications, film and media. On the education front, Tulloch’s wish is to welcome city-affiliated programs for those between 18 and 24 who wish to learn “new age trade skills”.

As his plans crystallised, Tulloch visited the NAMM show in 2019 where he was introduced to Luke Jenks, the Managing Director of Coda Audio USA, and felt a good connection. As the Crown Hill Theatre project was developing during 2022, and the public got an idea of what was coming, demand for the space increased and the scale and profile of the events quickly grew larger. It was apparent that the venue’s capabilities needed to scale with the variety and size of events.

Tulloch reached out to both Eastern Stage Productions of New York (ESP), Coda’s North East US dealer, and Coda Audio USA for their support in expanding the system for a specific run of pre-launch shows which would fully demonstrate what could be achieved in the space. The venue was launched last December. “ESP has an extensive inventory of Coda equipment, and we worked alongside its skilled team to design an augmented system able to support the eclectic program”, says Jenks. “The work carried out at Crown Hill by Bill Danilczyk’s expert team at ESP.”

“The guys from ESP did an amazing job and had us ready to go in good time for what turned out to be a hugely successful run”, adds Tulloch. “The ‘Fun With Friends’ event featuring DJ Puffy was a major success, with another date booked immediately for December, and Soul in the Horn were equally keen to return within weeks. The owner of a major festival in Florida saw and heard enough to book a show, so when the grand opening came around, we were completely confident in our capacity to deliver a stunning audio package for the artists and audience alike.”

The last night of the run marked the official opening of the Crown Hill Theatre. “The whole evening was a blast”, continues Tulloch. “After the ribbon-cutting and the speeches, we had a full ska/jazz big band with twelve horns, DJ sets from DJ Spinna, Soul in the Horn and Frei Speech, and a six-piece R&B band. The system was on point throughout for what was a really diverse mix of sounds. The fact that the artists who played in the run up to the opening couldn’t wait to come back, says a lot about what they think of the venue and the audio excellence we can offer.”

“Coda Audio was the talk of a number of PA companies and engineers who visited during the last few weeks”, he concludes. “The ESP staff seemed to be in constant conversation about the system. There’s no doubt in my mind that its quality and capability has been a significant factor in attracting a large number of amazing bookings for 2024.”

The permanent installation at Crown Hill Theatre is centred on Coda Audio’s ViRay compact line array (12), with SCP sensor controlled subs (6) and SC2 bass extensions (2). The system is supplemented with Hops12i high output point source (2) and Hops8 (4), and is driven by Linus14 (3) and Linus12C (3) DSP amplifiers. Cue Two (4) and Cue Four (4) compact three-way stage monitors complete the install.

(Photos: Coda Audio/Crown Hill Theatre)

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