May 2023 News
Production Highlight: NASA's Johnson Space Center
On April 3, NASA announced the selected astronaut crew for the Artemis II mission, planned to launch in November 2024. The team consisting of Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist 1 Christina Hammock Koch, and Mission Specialist 2 Jeremy Hansen will be the first to venture around the Moon in over 50 years.
The nation responded to the news with excitement while inside NASA’s Johnson Space Center, hundreds gathered to welcome the inductees during a live hosted event produced by The Events Company where K-array was selected as a repeat choice for the audio solution.
With experience using K-array Pinnacle Systems for high-profile events, the talented Events Company team was able to achieve a sleek aesthetic profile by flying Python-KP102 I stainless steel line array speakers on the left and right side of the mainstage accompanied by Thunder subwoofers at ground level bringing K-array products closer to the moon than ever been before.
Installation Highlight: Peabody Essex Museum
The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) is one of the oldest continuously operating museums in the United States, boasting a remarkable collection of approximately 1.3 million artworks and artifacts. Its extensive holdings include works of historical and cultural significance, spanning diverse categories such as maritime, American, Asian, Oceanic, and African art.
K-array was deemed a perfect fit to provide a discrete system for “On This Ground: Being and Belonging in America”, a long-term exhibit bringing together two extraordinary collections of Native American and American art for the first time in the institution's history.
Throughout the exhibit, Vyper-KV25 loudspeakers and Truffle-KTR24 subwoofers are strategically placed to ensure visitors will be covered by crisp amplification of the spoken word that comes from display podiums describing an intricate stage of history.
One of the exhibit's most extraordinary features transports visitors to the dining room of the 19th-century oceangoing yacht, Cleopatra's Barge. Hidden within the room, an Azimut-KAMUT2L1 with Lyzard-KZ1 speakers amplifies the voices of mysterious travelers as they gather for breakfast aboard the ship while Tornado-KT2 and KT2C point source speakers discreetly installed in the ceiling fill the air with the sound of seagulls and crashing ocean waves, immersing visitors in an audio journey that transports them back in time.
Preview "On This Ground"
Production Highlight: Topanga Social
Topanga Social, the groundbreaking dining-and-drinking complex, has opened its doors with a stellar lineup of Los Angeles' culinary stars and K-array sound systems. Boasting over 20 restaurants, this food hall represents the diverse flavors of LA's past, present, and future.
In collaboration with professional production company, D.R.V.C.S., sound solutions have been designed to enhance the visitor experience at two notable locations within the hub, Rock and Reilly's and Margarita Garden. After highlighted success in the restaurant vertical, K-array was chosen to amplify background music during dinner, but also support higher levels of SPL in the evening for DJ sets in both the new, modern-luxe eateries.
Discreetly integrated into the Rock and Reilly installation are eight Python-KP52 line array speakers paired with eight Rumble-KU212 subwoofers. For outdoor live sound at Margarita Garden, the setup features eight Kayman-KY52 loudspeakers supported by four Thunder-KS3 subwoofers with built-in DSP. Both locations feature K-array Kommander line amplifiers for effortless control.
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