The 1500 capacity venue in Camden Town features an integrated Harman Pro audio reinforcement system, incorporating JBL, Crown, BSS, and dbx brands, and providing all speaker cabinets and arrays, signal control, processing and amplification throughout. At the heart of the system is a 28 kW front of house JBL Vertec Line Array system.
Famous throughout the 1980s as The Camden Palace, the venue was reopened by the Mint Group in September last year as KOKO, after undergoing a major refurbishment, which saw the former Victorian vaudeville theatre restored to its full former glory and lavish style.
A major part of the work involved designing an integrated sound system. Consultants, Xtreme AV, chose a JBL Vertec system for the main room, comprising left and right hangs each of seven VT4887 full range cabinets, and four VT4881 bass enclosures, with eight AE Series ASB6128V subs under the stage. The rig is powered by Crown I-Tech I-T4000 and I-T6000 amplifiers.
Outboard processing includes dbx compressors and limiters and BSS dynamic EQs. On-stage monitoring comprises JBL wedges and side fills, again with Crown amps. JBL speakers in various combinations were used throughout the various rooms and spaces off of the main auditorium.
(Jim Evans)
