114 VENUE
GH HOTEL
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA ASIA/PACIFIC/OCEANIA
The GH Hotel, formerly known as the Greyhound has recently undergone a multi-million dollar refurbishment. The venue has been open for decades and is well established within the Melbourne en- tertainment market. The renovation of the venue’s Main Room took place behind closed doors, so when the grand reopening took place anticipation was high. As well as the Main Room - which incorporates a VIP balcony and a performance stage - the hotel also houses the Black Room for private functions and the Blue Room, a relaxed bar area.
Money was no object on this project, so it’s no surprise that the kit list is both extensive and impressive. Sound Factory AV won the installation contract. However, early on in the process Sound Factory AV approached Jason Rooney - a well-known Production Manager at another venue who was looking for a new challenge - and asked
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if he wanted to take on an exciting new project. Yes was his answer and Jason now occupies the role of Production Manager at the GH Hotel.
Jason explained the process: “The original spec for the space was to create more of a live theatre environment. No expense was spared on production with the owners really wanting to ensure the space had a genuine wow factor.”
The live environment was created with the erection of a stage at one end of the Main Room. This opens out onto the main dancefloor area, which is overlooked by the mezzanine VIP area. There are four 9-metre sections of Global Truss square box truss over the stage. A total of 30 TRI-PIX P18 LED video panels - from Sound Fac- tory AV’s new LED panel range - are flown on the rear section of truss, creating an impressive 6.912-metre by 3.6-metre LED wall. Mounted on the truss in front are 12 Robe Robin Plasma Spot 300’s, six along the truss, and three per side left and right of the stage, which frame the screen. The plasma lamp source of these fixtures enables them to offer different capabilities compared with other more
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