La Parrilla is owned by Daniel Tercero, who commissioned Swansea-based interior design practice Thomas Parry to create the interiors, who in turn asked PAI to come up with the relevant technical infrastructure. The PAI team has worked with Thomas Parry on many previous projects, and on this one they collaborated closely with main designer, Matt Bailey.
High production values were at the core of the technical installation, for which a C-Burn computer music system was specified to deliver background sound through a BSS 9088 DSP unit for control, complete with jellyfish remote. This was chosen because it is "reliable, good quality technology and was perfect for the application" according to Paul Adams.
The sound design incorporates six areas, defined via a Cloud zoner and utilises a mix of Electro-Voice Evid 6.2 and Australian Monitor Install 50 speakers throughout the venue.
For lighting control, PAI developed a custom interface allowing a Pulsar Masterpiece 12 outstation Replay unit to be integrated via the Soundweb. La Parrilla's eye-catching lighting scheme was designed by Thomas Parry and includes large 'distressed' bespoke tungsten-source chandeliers all around the venue, and various fluorescents up-lighting the bar and wall areas. These are all powered or switched via an ANYtronics DMX Contractor 24 pack.
PAI also supplied flat screen monitors in the front bar area, and a Kramer matrix distribution amplifier, allowing the routing of all sources to all destinations.
(Jim Evans)
