Heart Weho, a 1,500-capacity nightclubs on Santa Monica Boulevard in the “heart of the Rainbow District” in West Hollywood that’s co-owned by NSYNC singer Lance Bass, has been equipped with a new main sound system utilizing Void Acoustics loudspeakers in a project headed by New York-based integrator Global AV Group.
Global AV owner Jason Ojeda explains, “Void checked all the boxes as the perfect solution for this venue. With the club’s focus on electronic music and Void Acoustics’ world dominance for sound systems in this genre, it was a self-evident collaboration. We were simply deploying the best of what Void Acoustics offers.”
The integration firm has worked with Void Acoustics for more than 15 years, and for this project, specified two of the company’s flagship loudspeakers – the aesthetically designed Tri Motion loudspeakers joined by Arcline 218 subwoofers – to meet a high SPL requirement. The dance floor, bar area and VIP area each receive individually tailored sound with a softer or louder voiced EQ.
Global AV worked in close collaboration with Nathan Short, technical lead for Void Acoustics North America, who says, “For over 35 years Jason has been involved in nightclubs and DJ-ing, and so his knowledge is invaluable with a high-end installation of this nature. By the time I came in, the team had already designed each area with individual channels and controls so every single speaker could be aligned back to the main dance floor for seamless coverage, with its own equalization to optimize comfort as well as fidelity. I was asked to do some precision time alignment as the system consisted of six main areas that radiated out and away from the main dance floor.”
Supporting the dance floor’s Tri Motion and Arcline subwoofers, the club’s VIP tables receive coverage Venu 10 V2 fills while the front bar and large stairways are served by white Air Vantage and Venu 6s enclosures. “There actually isn’t a deadspot in the main room, the VIP areas, or the balconies,” states Ojeda “Everyone at Void Acoustics are like family. So it makes working with them easy.
“Our client is ecstatic,” he continues. “They were unfamiliar with Void Acoustics at the start of this process and we were pleased to offer them this solution. Now they can’t stop talking about how the sound is a massive part of Heart’s branding and experience.”
Short concludes, “It is a very special sound system, and a very special club. I’d go so far as to say it is one of the very finest in North America. Definitely one everyone needs to see, and more importantly hear!”
