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For Immediate Release
Nashville’s The Sutler Saloon Installs Bose® RoomMatch® System
Resurrected classic Nashville venue gets clear, powerful sound with RoomMatch® loudspeakers, just in time to be featured on ABC’s hit television drama Nashville
Framingham, Massachusetts, March 3, 2015 – The Sutler, opened in 1976 by former country music DJ Johnny Potts, has a special place in Nashville’s history, having hosted performances by such luminaries as Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Steve Earle, Don Everly, Garth Brooks and numerous others during its 30-year run. Although the original establishment shut down years ago, it was been resurrected by new owners as the Sutler Saloon, close to its original site in Nashville’s Melrose neighborhood. The restaurant and bar recently opened for business with an installed RoomMatch® loudspeaker system from Bose® Professional for the upstairs live music stage and Bose FreeSpace® DS 100F pendant loudspeakers located throughout the 8,000 square-foot building.
“It’s a unique music venue and sounds amazing,” according to DeWayne Rains, vice president of operations at Audio Electronics, Inc. in Nashville, who designed and installed the Sutler’s AV systems. The owners not only installed a state-of-the-art Bose sound system, but also budgeted for acoustic treatment, complemented by velvet drapes, leather banquettes and wood floors, in the live music room. ABC’s hit series Nashville was quick to take notice of the new venue. During a recent third season episode, “I’m Coming Home to You,” Layla Grant (actress Aubrey Peeples) performs at the Sutler Saloon.
Audio Electronics supplied all of the installed sound and video equipment in the venue, from the microphones and cables to the iPads that remotely control the audio and video systems via Key Digital’s Compass Control system. Because the upstairs restaurant and music venue is a long, narrow space, says Rains, “The Bose RoomMatch asymmetrical arrays were perfect and really allowed us to tighten the coverage along the sides of the room.”
The system, flown above the stage, comprises one each of RoomMatch RM284520, RM286040, RM452820 and RM602840 modules, plus a single RoomMatch RMS218 subwoofer. Four Bose PowerMatch® PM8500N configurable, networked amplifiers power the system, which is driven by an Allen & Heath analog mixing console.
Audio Electronics also installed background music systems in both the upstairs restaurant and The Cellar bar downstairs, each comprising nine Bose DS 100F flush-mount loudspeakers in pendant kits.
The system in The Cellar additionally accommodates an intimate performance area that hosts songwriters and also includes a single Bose Panaray® 402® Series II loudspeaker for artist foldback.
A Bose ControlSpace® ESP00-II engineered sound processor provides optimization and management of the installed background music systems. The processor is fitted with additional mic/line input cards to support The Cellar, which also houses a digital projector and screen. “We put in a 4x1 switcher that also de-embeds the audio, so no matter what you run into the projector, we run that into an audio channel,” explains Rains. “There are a couple of options for music inputs that are always running, so they can choose either one—upstairs or downstairs—and they can also choose the live audio feed from upstairs and play it downstairs.”
Austin Ray, owner of Sutler Saloon, stated, “The Bose RoomMatch system takes every element of the space into account, which makes it a system legitimately customized for The Sutler. The reclaimed wood floors, the fabric on the curtains, the dishes on the tables, and even the bodies in the seats all factor in to how the sound is projected in the room. This is an ideal option for us, as we offer a variety of Nashville’s best acts and genres. Acoustic bluegrass performances hit the perfect audio level to allow guests to enjoy both music and conversation, while fully plugged in acts can fill the room with an incredible sound during bigger shows. Same goes down in the Cellar; the flexibility of the system has allowed us to provide private event clients with endless options for a perfect event. No matter who’s playing at The Sutler, we know that the sound will fill up the room in the best way possible.”
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Photo Caption 1: A live act performs at Nashville’s Sutler Saloon, which features a RoomMatch® system from Bose® Professional.Photo File 2: Sutler_Photo2.JPG
Photo Caption 2: The Sutler Saloon, featuring a RoomMatch® system from Bose® Professional.
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