FEATURES: INSTALLATION
Richard Lawn
WHEN OFFERING LUXURIOUS
ne-dining to well-heeled guests,
a restaurant’s location is vital if
the establishment is to succeed.
Strategically located at Sudirman
Central Business District (SCBD)
in Jakarta, the Amuz gourmet
restaurant is discretely hidden
away in a corner of the second oor
within the Energy Building. This
internationally acclaimed restaurant,
with its chic Parisian interior, has
picked up numerous awards over the
years, having become renowned for
its exquisite culinary creations under
the direction of founder and Chef de
Cuisine, Gilles Marx.
The dining experience is greatly
enhanced by audio masking from a
discrete BGM system which offers
privacy for more intimate romantic
occasions or high-level executive
business dinners. However, a tiny
Artoz is targeting high-end patronage
blemish in the form of an adjacent
bar, which attracted an entirely
different kind of customer, ultimately
prompted the owners of Amuz to
acquire the bar for their own use.
After thoughtful deliberation and
discussions, the newly acquired
space has now been reopened as the
The stage and lounge
Artoz Whisky Bar and Lounge.
‘The owners wanted their dinner
guests, in addition to those patrons
with a more sophisticated palate, to
be entertained in a classy, jazz style
bar, and that’s what Artoz now is,’
explains Shayne Thomas, i/c Peavey
Commercial Audio Global Marketing,
who was one of those consulted
by the owners. The chilled, relaxing
ambience is controlled via Peavey
MediaMatrix’s latest Kiosk2Go
system from its nWare programming
software suite.
In this instance, the kiosk control
interface has been speci cally
designed for a Samsung Galaxy
mobile via the platform’s built-in web
server running within a MediaMatrix
Nion nE supporting HTML5 browser
control capability over Wi-Fi. As a
result the bar manager can control
the music source in any of the ve
designated zones from this device or
indeed any other smart touchscreen
interface with a web browser.
The lounge area
‘The latest release of MediaMatrix
nWare provides custom control
interfaces in HTML5 with full
colour graphics, real time meters
plus input and output control of
selected DSP device parameters
and labelling elements, anyway you
like it,’ explains Mr Thomas. ‘You
simply import and incorporate your
own graphics or photographs into
the nWare design, drag and drop
these into pre-de ned or optional
resolution control screens, tablet or
smartphone speci c, together with
the appropriate controls that are then
exported to a web server hosted on
the Nion itself. The Kiosk2Go/nWare
application covers all commonly used
formats of graphic les.’
Having provided ease of use, ease
of installation was also ensured
by Swee Lee Projects, w hereby a
distributed multi-zone sound system
comprising of wall and ceiling
mounted speakers is powered by a
Peavey PV 1400 and MediaMatrix
Octopower ampli ers. Live piano and
vocal performances can be staged
and for this a discrete, yet powerful
HK Audio Elements ‘Big Bass’ active
PA system is called into use with a
mixed live audio feed from a Peavey
24FX mixer and integrated 24Pr
24/4ch snake cable and stage box.
In addition, a Numark MixDeck
Quad DJ station, recessed into a wall,
can be retracted into position above
the small yet functional A/V operator
booth, which incorporates a custom
equipment rack and live audio mixer
when required. Video entertainment
can also be provided courtesy of a
ceiling-mounted, motorised 130-inch
projection screen located above the
stage, and a Panasonic projector that
receives its HD signal via Cat-6 cable.
The need to install multiple video
cable standards and control the
projector’s source input was avoided
having adopted a MediaMatrix
VSC-101tn. The unit allows optional
selection of HDMI, VGA, S and
Composite Video inputs via its
built-in scaler, transmitting 1080p
HDMI over Cat-6 cable to the paired
MediaMatrix VSC51 receiver located
at the projector.
Elsewhere, a private room
constitutes a fth zone. The area
can host its own music courtesy of a
wall-mounted auxiliary audio input for
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guests’ personal MP3 players. When
connected, the input automatically
ducks the programme audio at two
Peavey PHR630 ceiling speakers,
which can also be managed via a
wall mounted volume controller.
Finally, a sixth input has been added
to the Kiosk2Go mix, allowing the
Amuz restaurant to receive a feed
from the bar, and vice versa.
The integrated audiovisual and
control systems in both the Amuz
Restaurant and Artoz Whisky Bar
and Lounge have been designed
and installed with speci c intent and
focus on being unobtrusively discrete
with simple control functionality and
the highest quality of sound. Add
the audio and visual experience to
the exquisite aromas and tastes
prepared by Chef Gilles and his team,
and a visitor’s senses can’t help but
be stimulated.
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One of the private rooms