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The studio setup supporting the Biden team’s interviews and news conferences was based at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, DE.

Sound Co

Electro Sound Systems Inc.

Venue

Queen Theater

Wilmington, DE

Crew

FOH Engineer: Tom Manchester

Systems Techs: Kristian Axelsson

Gear

FOH

Console: Avid S6L-32D

Speakers: Clair i208 (installed house system)

Amps: Lab.gruppen

Plug-ins: Avid stock plug-in package

MON

Speakers: (2) Clair 12AM, (6) Anchor AN1000X (for graphics world), (2) JBL LSR305P broadcast mix monitors

Mics: Shure SM57 VIP package, DPA 6060 lavaliers, Shure AD1 and AD2 Axient digital systems

Power Distro: Entertainment Metals

Breakout Assemblies: Whirlwind PB12 Press Boxes

Snake Assemblies: Entertainment Metals w/ESS custom shop wiring

Venue Details

The Clayton House movie theater, which showed films to its 2,000-capacity audiences from 1916 to 1959, was situated on a site of the Indian Queen Hotel, first built in Wilmington, DE in 1789. Disused for decades, it was rescued from demolition, refurbished and reopened as a performing arts venue named The Queen Theater in April 2011. The 45,000 square-foot theater, which could not host audiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, instead served as a studio for the Biden-Harris campaign and post-election transition in 2020 and early 2021.