Australia:
The D’Aguilar Pub is a rural pub and hotel full of character and history and is said to be a popular destination for day-trippers from the city and travellers heading into the Great Outdoors. Located about 20 minutes from the Sunshine Coast and 45 minutes from the Brisbane Airport, it also known as The Dag Pub. The Dag Pub has seen many incarnations over those 200-odd years, including in 1911 being completely dismantled and shifted from the foot of the D’Aguilar Ranges uphill to its present location to be closer to a new railroad.
While its rich history and rustic appeal is important to the hotel’s identity, the venue understands the importance of offering 21st century facilities. As such, the front of the D’Aguilar and much of the building interior is still the original structure and is filled with memorabilia and old-world charm. Out the back, however, is a space dedicated to sports broadcasts, exhibitions, events and live music. It can host up to 350 people for a music concert and 120 seated for weddings, conferences, etc. Recently, a bank of four new, large televisions were planned for the entertainment space, which is where Darren Frankling from Electrica came in.
Frankling and Electrica have had a long association with the D’Aguilar Pub stretching back 18 years, beginning with security systems, before branching into AV designs and integrations. Frankling suggested that the coverage hoped for with the new televisions would be far better achieved with Unilumin’s Lampro LED screen and accompanying audio system. “That was the hardest bit,” said Frankling. “Explaining to the venue exactly how it would all look, how much better by far it could all work, and of course justifying the extra budget. Not surprisingly, when it was all finished, they were blown away by the Lampro LED screen.”
Teaming up with long-time colleague Brendon McDonald from NAS, Electrica designed a system that is said to have delivered “well beyond” what the Dag Pub originally imagined could be done. At the centre is a Lampro LED screen measuring 3.5m x 2m with a 2.5mm pixel pitch. A quad splitter allows the screen to multifunction when it’s needed. Audio is distributed throughout the space with 12 inDESIGN iD-BGM6 outdoor speakers powered by a pair of inDESIGN four-channel BA4120 amplifiers and a single inDESIGN BA2240 two-channel amp. Signal routing and core zoning is handled by two inDESIGN ZM824 mixers. A Parallel Audio Performer-100 wireless microphone system has also been selected.
