Martini Park Debuts With EAW Specified By John Lyons
Design/build firm John Lyons Systems recently completed a professional audio design at the world’s first Martini Park located at The Shops at Legacy in Plano, Texas, with EAW loudspeakers used in abundance.
Designed by world-class architect Jeffrey Beers, the 7,500-square-foot Martini Park seats a total of 500 patrons and offers seating choices in the Main bar as well as three other dining and lounging areas – the Stage bar for live music performances, the elevated Round bar and the casual Patio bar.
Martini Park owner Christopher Barish turned to John Lyons Systems to provide the audio - as well as video and lighting - systems for the unique space. (Barish and nightlife impresario Lyons had previously worked together on Barish’s Light nightclub at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, also utilizing EAW loudspeakers.)
Lyons notes: “Because Martini Park is a high-end, sophisticated bar for the 21-plus crowd, it was important that the sound system provide clarity at a reasonable SPL. The sound needed to envelope the crowd but not be so deafeningly loud as to drive people away. In addition, the sleek lines of the interior design meant that the sound system needed to blend in with the décor and essentially become invisible.”
The sound system design includes six EAW Commercial CIS400 ceiling speakers, and two each of EAW SB120 and SB250 subwoofers. The design also features six EAW JL12 custom 12-inch coaxial ceiling speakers co-developed by Lyons and EAW. “The design concept was two-fold. High-powered ceiling speakers allowed me to blanket the entire space with sound while keeping the loudspeakers hidden from view,” he notes.
In fact, the Stage bar is the only area at Martini Park with visible loudspeakers, designed to accommodate live music performances. The PA consists of two EAW AX396 three-way full range loudspeakers, two EAW AX122 subwoofers, four EAW VRM12 for stage monitors, and four EAW Commercial SMS5 surface-mount loudspeakers for fill.
“With live music playing there seven nights a week, the PA system is designed so that clarity is more important than volume. It provides an even distribution of loud, clean sound,” Lyons explains.