Boasting a client roster featuring some of the world’s most recognizable artists, such as Rihanna, Shakira, Alicia Keys, J. Cole, and Big Sean, Roc Nation wanted a listening room for their A&R department with studio-quality sound as heard in the control rooms where the artist’s records were recorded and mixed.
Unique challenges
Not only did the room require audiophile-quality sound, but it was also built to accommodate several listeners, providing each with a balanced stereo image regardless of seating position in the room. Additionally, the room itself required bi-directional isolation, so that loud playback would not disturb offices on all sides of the room, including floors above and below. Conversely, the room had to reject sound transmission from adjacent offices, hallways, HVAC systems, and city traffic noise.