The Mentone is a busy venue in close proximity to the beach of the same name, located in one of Melbourne's most desirable suburbs. It's owned by Open Door Pubs, one of Australia's best known pub chains, and lighting, sound and AV was designed and supplied by Adam Dullens of Pulse Audio Visual.
After the initial installation, Dullens was asked to specify a flexible visual solution to liven up the upstairs floor for their popular Wednesday disco evenings, which sees the first floor regularly packed to its 700 capacity.
The Mentone was initially considering an LED screen display for the upstairs to create a banner effect around the walls of the quirkily shaped landing, which forms the main dance floor. However, when Robe launched its Digital Spot 5000 DT, Dullens realised this was more suitable.
He then added the two ColorSpot 575E ATs for additional wall and ceiling colour washing, movement effects and gobo patterns. To lift the dark corners and spots around the space, he added the Anolis ArcSource 3s.
(Jim Evans)
