The vast 20,000sq.ft venue is one of the longest running EDM nightclubs on the West Coast of America and is known for hosting big headliners. And with huge acts scheduled for Super Bowl 50 weekend, 1015 Folsom owner, Ira Sandler, got a jump-start on the renovations. He called on Eric Bernstein of Intelligent Lighting Services in Austin, TX once again to upgrade the club's lighting and video system with gear from Mega Systems Inc., the PR Lighting distributor in USA.
Bernstein kicked off the project by taking Sandler and his technical director Scot Peterson to the LDI Show last November. There they determined the new equipment that would be used in the nightclub.
Above the stage in the main room, Bernstein installed a number of LED display panels to create a massive video wall as a stunning backdrop to the performances on stage.
The upgrades didn't end there. Lighting was the other component of the renovation, although with real estate precious in the club they only had room for a dozen additional lights. And these needed to have the ability to wash the stage, reproduce corporate logos for events and project beams. With that in mind they decided on the new XR 350 BWS from PR Lighting. As a beam, wash and spot all in one, it gave them all the features they needed plus very nice, full-colour gobos.
The renovation has been a major success. With business better than ever, Sandler and his team feel even more excited about their upcoming 30-year anniversary. And with more upgrades planned before then it is sure to be a celebration to remember.
(Jim Evans)
