Hed Kandi Bar - Brighton

Following the success at the Clapham site, the Hed Kandi brand has now opened their flagship bar in Brighton. The former Luminar Leisure site on West Street in the City’s bustling Lanes area is now home to Hed Kandi’s largest bar concept to date.

Set over 2 floors, with a main bar on the ground floor and a shooter bar located in the basement close to the opulent washrooms – The overall design by world famous Julian Taylor Associates mirrors the Hed Kandi ethos of modern vibrant bar and club culture in a fantastic setting.

MSL project managers Darrel Olivier and Bradley Watson teamed up to produce a comprehensive high impact audio system for the main bar area, seated booths, VIP areas and basement shooter bar, while Olivier working closely with the architect produced a lighting and video solution utilising a wide range of LED static and moving fixtures to further enhance the public spaces.

With 15 Martin Audio AQ8 (8”LF + 1”HF) full range enclosures providing the main coverage throughout the ground floor space, the low frequency extension is delivered using 4 Martin Audio AQ212 (2 x 12”) and a single Martin Audio AQ210 (2 x 10”) compact sub bass enclosure cleverly located in the rear of the DJ booth to cover the VIP area.. The backbone of the audio system is managed by a BSS Soundweb London Blu100 with a pair of BluBOB expansion units providing the additional outputs required for the multi zone site (along with remote BLU-3 and BLU-8 touch panels), which allow simple control of the basement and venue presets.

The reception spaces, outside facade and the basement shooter bar have all been provided for with Martin Audio ultra compact C4.8T ceiling enclosures - The next phase will see the addition of a single AQ112 sub (1 x 12”) — plus separate DJ input — downstairs on the basement.

MSL senior engineer Toby Jones who managed the physical installation on site, also designed the custom Soundweb site file, allowing for independent and finite control of the areas spread over both floors. A pair of Martin Audio Blackline+ F8+ (8” + 1”) high power enclosures were selected for DJ monitoring, where the centrally located booth boasts 3 Pioneer CDJ2000 media players, a Pioneer DJM800 mixing desk and Allen and Heath PB1 providing the interface for DJ’s to easily integrate external audio devices such as Serato Scratch and Native Instruments Traktor. A Soundweb BLU8 positioned behind the main bar

MSL senior project manager Darrel Olivier, working with the architectural designers Julian Taylor Associates developed a comprehensive architectural and moving light solution involving over 600m linear metres of high output LED tape, 80 driver box controllers for the LED tape, 50 MR16 LED TRI colour down lighters and 4 compact Chauvet QSPOT 260 LED moving head fixtures. A further 4 Chauvet QSPOT 160 LED heads project behind the DJ and also in the area at the rear of the venue. The bespoke Hed Kandi logo within the DJ booth was also illuminated using Abstract AVR link LED high output units to constantly wash colour across the logo.

A Mitsubishi 4500 lumens DP projector and full Kramer Electronics transmission equipment complete the lighting and video solution, allowing the operators to project in full HD a wide variety of media.

The overall lighting design echoes the Hed Kandi brand identity, where subtle colours can be washed throughout the venue from the wall panels, to the bespoke ceiling coffers - where multiple sized mirror balls were utilised at different drop lengths – all illuminated by high output LED tape and fittings to offer a fantastic visual image.

The complete lighting system, from the architectural LED to the ceiling mounted moving heads are were all programmed and managed by a Showcad Artist 512 control system, with a 19” touch screen display monitor and an Edirol MIDI keyboard for instant scene and sequence recall.  The complete package will see the new flagship site for Hed Kandi as THE premier bar venue in Brighton.

Monday through to Friday our bar in Brighton plays host to a variety of different nights, international DJ talent and local promoters and Saturdays will deliver true Kandi hands in the air experience. You can glam it up a notch by hosting your own private party in one of our gorgeous Hed Kandi VIP style booth lounges. True to its signature style the Brighton Bar decor showcases the stunning Hed Kandi girls and glamorous party nightlife.

With state of the art lighting and top of the range Martin Audio sound system our world famous Hed Kandi DJs will undoubtedly be Brighton’s hottest party destination.