The new Hard Rock Café in the chic heart of the Dominican
Republic’s bustling capital offers all of the attractions that have made this
iconic chain so popular around the world. Aside from enjoying great food and a
festive atmosphere, guests can also see Rihanna’s famous dog tag dress, a
sequin dress worn by Shakira, plus memorabilia from the likes of Justin
Timberlake and Katy Perry. This Hard Rock location also serves up something
extra, however, in the form of two very special LED video walls created by
Jhansen “Mangu” Reinoso of Word Up Sound and Lighting, using PVP S5 Video
Panels from CHAUVET Professional.
Measuring 16 feet wide by 10 feet high, the first wall is
the largest LED video display in Santo Domingo. Set behind the large stage in
the café’s club, it lends a true concert atmosphere to the glittering mix of
EDM, island and pop performers that rock this venue well into the evening.
The second smaller wall pays tribute to the Dominican
Republic’s island character by mesmerizing guests with an alluring and
constantly changing seascape. Featuring a variety of azure hues and exotic fish
that evoke images of the Caribbean, the wall measures four panels across and
three panels down.
“The aquatic-themed wall is at a room to the side of the
club that hosts meetings and special events,” said Reinoso. “When the room is
used for a corporate function, the wall also showcases company messages. The
larger club video wall displays a variety of images, including live video
content, text and pixel graphics. We’ll also use the bigger wall to
colorize the room. It’s very easy to feed the walls new images, because
the Chauvet VIP Driver that controls the panels is very user-friendly. Training
the staff at Hard Rock on it was a simple process. ”
Reinoso also had high praise for the panels’ performance
features, including the 1,500 NITs brightness and rich colors of their SMD RGB
LEDs, as well as the clarity of their 5.2mm pixel pitch. “The closest
guests get to the panels in the club is about 25 feet, so the resolution works
out perfectly,” he said. “Our client loves the way the panels perform.”
Installing the panels was also easy, reports
Reinoso. “We built a truss structure with Chauvet TRUSST and attached the
panels to that for our larger video wall,” he said. “The panels’ rigging clamps
made it very simple to align them with no space between the panels, which
helped cut our installation time.
“Overall, the panels were a perfect fit for this site,”
continued Reinoso. “Initially our client was considering buying video panels
directly from overseas, but we convinced them that the combination of service,
reliability, quality output and training from going with us and Chauvet was too
great to ignore. They agreed and are now very glad they made that decision.”
