Masque Sound integrates the AV infrastructure of the Perelman center in New York

This performing arts multi-space has trusted the sound company, theater installation and design Masque Sound to deploy a robust, flexible and integrated AV infrastructure in all areas.

Located in the World Trade Center in New York, he Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) it's a multiespacio cultural which offers theater shows, danza, music, cinema and opera, for which it has three flexible rooms, plus a rehearsal space, administrative offices and a bar and cafe.

Each space functions as an independent theater and can also be combined with adjacent rooms and other areas to create a total of eleven possible configurations, each one with numerous possibilities to have from 99 until 1.200 seating.

Precisely to improve and adapt to the new artistic and logistical needs of any production., those responsible have completed the deployment of an AV infrastructure more robust and integrated, that has integrated Masque Sound, in collaboration with the international theater consultancy Charcoalblue.

“This has been one of the most technically demanding projects I have worked on,” he says. Josh Lower, Charcoalblue senior consultant. Masque Sound, especially Matt Peskie, He is an incredible collaborator.. We maintained almost constant communication throughout the installation phase, which guaranteed that the system was fully operational when opened”.

This audiovisual infrastructure includes Middle Atlantic teams (company Legrand AV), Audio Accessory y Belden, as well as broadcasting and programming systems equipment Symetrix, Luminex, Tripleplay (at the moment Uniguest), Powersoft y JBL Professional.

Added to this are more than doscientos paneles audiovisuales personalizados, each compatible with multiple types of signals, as line and microphone audio, speaker lines, data, fiber optic, intercommunication, antenna and video, requiring intricate coordination to ensure clarity throughout the space.

They have also been deployed more than 151 Km. audiovisual wiring, routed through perfectly coordinated duct systems to multiple centralized rack rooms located in different PAC NYC spaces.

“The amount of detail and precision needed, from labeling to completion, It was extraordinary -Loar emphasizes-. The Masque Sound team helped us ensure that each connection point, hundreds in total, was correct and functional”.

PAC NYC's three venues are designed for maximum adaptability and allow for fully reconfigurable audience and stage orientations, be it a proscenium to a circular theater. Announcement and scheduling system connects room areas, dressing rooms and production offices.

He audio system allows live broadcast or automatic distribution of show sound from anywhere, while the integrated cameras power video monitors throughout the facility for optimal real-time visibility.

“The Masque Sound team perfectly understood the interconnection needs of this building,” he adds. David Jensen, production consultant to PAC NYC owner-. They took care of everything, from the installation of the infrastructure to the latest expansions without missing a beat and they more than delivered.”.

Built in a small urban space, PAC NYC is technically very complex, and this project required meticulous planning and on-site problem solving. “This is one of the most complex types of buildings you can work on.”. Achieve a preliminary inauguration of a venue like this, with the system fully operational it is almost unheard of, and demonstrates Masque Sound's commitment to quality and collaboration”, concludes Loar.