The new 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, located on the borough of New York City’s waterfront and offering a unique design inspired by the neighborhood’s history, is outfitted with several sound reinforcement systems utilizing DAS Audio loudspeakers and supporting components to support numerous live music and DJ performances.
Alex Butler, entertainment director for SH Hotels, which operates the new venue, designs the sound and lighting systems for the company’s hotels worldwide. “In a city like New York, where there’s so much entertainment happening everywhere, it’s imperative to have quality sound,” he explains. “We have DJs three to four nights a week, live music two nights a week, and during the summer in particular this place is slammed five to six days every week.”
The hotel’s marquis venue is Harriet’s Rooftop Restaurant & Bar, offering views of the river, skyline, and the iconic bridge. It’s outfitted with 24 ARTEC-308 two-way 8-inch full range systems augmented with six ACTION-S18 subwoofers, designed to deliver even coverage across the venue without overpowering the ambience. “Guests want to have good music, amazing cocktails, and great quality sound,” Butler says. “The goal is to have people be engulfed by the sound, but not overpowered by it.” Meanwhile, the DJ booth is beefed up with a pair of ACTION-508A active bi-amped two-way cabinets.
Upstairs from Harriet’s, the rooftop pool and wrap-around patio is is covered by 46 FACTOR-8-IP54 two-way vented 8-inch systems, with low end served up by 24 Q-10 passive subs, each equipped with a kit accessory from DAS Audio that weatherizes them. All loudspeakers are powered by E11EVEN Sound by DAS Audio EP Series amplification, with design by DAS Audio hospitality and nightclub national sales manager John Fiorito, equipment provided by Randy White of Washington Music Center, and installation by Guillermo “Willy” Rodriguez of Willy-Tech Services.
Butler recounts that he first discovered DAS Audio during a sound system renovation at 1Hotel South Beach in Miami: “I was really blown away by the quality of the product and by the price point. And from that initial project in South Beach we’ve developed an amazing relationship. We’ve been so happy with the quality of their products and their support, and guests have had nothing but good things to say. There’s a reason we have DAS Audio at 1Hotel Central Park, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Nashville, and more to come. I’m looking forward to using DAS Audio on pretty much all of our properties.”
