NEW YORK — Lou Mannarino of L&M Sound & Light provided K-array’s Anakonda KAN200 for Martha Stewart’s “American Made” signature event at Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall here on Oct. 16 and 17. He installed 32 meters of the Anakonda KAN200 flexible array element speaker in the surrounding counter tops flanking the audience.
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What’s it like doing business in a city that never sleeps? Over the years, K-array’s audio systems have been an integral part of some of the Big Apple’s most important events, thanks to the work carried out by L&M Sound & Light.
On a recent visit to K-array’s office, Lou Mannarino, owner and CEO of L&M Sound & Light shared some interesting stories about his work in New York City. L&M Sound & Light supplies audio designs for the most prestigious musical Artists, concert halls, theaters, museums and event spaces in New York City. Most notably, Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, where Lou serves The New York Philharmonic as live sound engineer and designer. It is thanks to the studio’s staff of engineers and technicians that every event is designed as a visually cohesive and thoroughly considered piece of creative work. Thus, K-array speakers have often been chosen as part of the sudio’s design projects.
Amongst recent red carpet events where Lou and co. were retained, K-array’s recently launched Anakonda KAN200 made an appearance in Martha Stewart’s American Made signature event at Grand Central Terminal. American Made is a movement made up of people and communities who have turned their passion for quality craftsmanship into a way of life. Now, through American Made, Martha Stewart and the editors of “Martha Stewart Living” are spotlighting the next generation of great American makers and defining a new American economy and living their version of the American Dream.
L&M Sound & Light was tapped again by Martha & Company to bring its arsenal of audio design experience, creativity, and state-of-the-art inventory to the challenging sound environment inherent in Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall. “Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall is a unique challenge, truthfully I’m not sure If I would want to produce an event there knowing what I know about its acoustical challenges, but for Martha I needed to do much better than that if it was my show. I was made fully aware of her expectation” Lou commented.
Lou installed 32 meters of the Anakonda KAN200 flexible array element speaker in the surrounding counter tops flanking the audience – barely perceptible by the audience visually but making all the difference in audio intelligibility – and further augmented by two K-array KR200s for a comprehensive and, most importantly – clear and intelligible experience by all enjoying the presentations. “Where is the sound coming from? And why does it sound so good?” Lou related the comments of the public. The audio was applauded by all. “ Brava!” concluded Lou, “and thank you for allowing us to be a part of your American Made campaign. Break a Leg!”
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