L-ISA for Evolutionary Arts Hackney (EartH)

​Evolutionary Arts Hackney (EartH) is a cultural venue in the heart of East London that has been given a new lease of life after being abandoned for 40 years. The project was brought to life by Auro Foxcroft and the team behind Village Underground, who restored and redesigned the art-deco cinema to create a multi-functional space that serves the local community. EartH is partly funded through the social investment community to support its ambitious arts and social impact work, giving space, resources, and new opportunities, particularly to young people in Hackney.

EartH is a unique venue that contains three main areas: EartH Hall, EartH Theatre, and a new restaurant and social space. EartH Hall is a multi-purpose 1200-capacity dedicated events space that can host a wide range of events, from live music to talks and debates. Upstairs, EartH Theatre is a 750-capacity tiered seated venue that has retained its original Art Deco features. The theatre boasts stunning aesthetics that make it a popular venue for performances and events.

The diverse programming at EartH required a sound system that would work well with the variety of live materials on offer. The challenge was to find a system that would provide enhanced clarity, more natural sound, and a more comprehensive sound panorama. The solution came in the form of L-ISA, a state-of-the-art sound system that has been revolutionizing live performances across the world.

The L-ISA system was the perfect match for EartH, offering a new level of experiential value to the venue. The system comprises a frontal system of five hangs of seven Kara flown equidistantly across the front of the stage, with a central subsystem of four KS28 flown in an end-fire configuration in front and above the central Kara hang. Positioned along the stage lip, ten X8 provide frontfill, while 12 Syva provides the surround system, four per side, evenly spaced and mounted along the left, right, and rear walls of the theater. Completing the setup is an overhead system of eight X8 hung from the auditorium ceiling.

The concert hall at EartH also benefits from traditional left/right flown arrays of four Kara topped with an SB18 on each side and four central ground-stacked KS28 subwoofers, with four ARCS Wide as delays. This setup ensures that the audience is fully immersed in the performance, with every sound and note being crystal clear.

Since the installation of the L-ISA system, EartH has become an even more attractive venue for artists to perform in. The fittingly evolutionary L-ISA system now offers EartH’s audiences enhanced clarity, more natural sound, and a more comprehensive sound panorama. The system has opened a whole new side to live performance and offers artists new tools for their shows, making EartH a popular choice for performers and events.