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Michael Leader

Michael Leader

Los Angeles, CA, US, Vancouver CDN, St.Petersburg RU

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Floating sound isolated music studio. Acoustic design by Michael Leader.
Floating sound isolated music studio. Acoustic design by Michael Leader.
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The Wowee on Maui Project for David BOWIE'S manager

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Masonry waterfront residence at Makena Beach, MAUI HAWAII

Leader Hollywood Format project 1997:  $ 1.7 million USD

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Status: Built
Location: Makena Beach, Maui, Hawaii, USA
My Role: Michael Leader: The Visionary -World Class- Out Of The Box Creator for one of the worlds most exceptional entertainment experiences
Additional Credits: Leader Cinema Systems: Design-Build Turnkey Project
Architect: The Distinguished Canadian Architect The Late Arthur Erickson
https://arthurerickson.com/

 
Open Plan main floor overall 3000 Sq Ft / 279 M2. Cinema Area approx 680 Sq ft / 63 M2 HD Vision screen width 14 Ft / 4267mm. Hi-Definition in 1996 using Japanese MUSE HD System. Leader LHF Sound System: 28,000 watts Leader-Dolby Labs Professional. Total Sound System Speaker weight: 3550 Lbs / 1614 Kg Amplifiers: 16 @ 28,000 watts. System sounds and feels like a premium Hollywood World-Class Studio
Open Plan main floor overall 3000 Sq Ft / 279 M2. Cinema Area approx 680 Sq ft / 63 M2 HD Vision screen width 14 Ft / 4267mm. Hi-Definition in 1996 using Japanese MUSE HD System. Leader LHF Sound System: 28,000 watts Leader-Dolby Labs Professional. Total Sound System Speaker weight: 3550 Lbs / 1614 Kg Amplifiers: 16 @ 28,000 watts. System sounds and feels like a premium Hollywood World-Class Studio
What can one say? Billion dollar view with a priceless sound system! Across the entire genre of music, from the whisper of a butterfly 'swoosh' to the masterful technicolor sound imagery of a rainbow to full on hi energy concerts, the Leader LHF system delivers.
What can one say? Billion dollar view with a priceless sound system! Across the entire genre of music, from the whisper of a butterfly "swoosh" to the masterful technicolor sound imagery of a rainbow to full on hi energy concerts, the Leader LHF system delivers.
Leader engineered speaker array made by Leader Acoustic Labs the Left-Center-Right Channels tip the scales at almost 2000 Lbs / 910 Kgs. There are six (6) additional speaker systems located above the triangular expanded metal ceiling with an overall weight of 1400 Lbs / 636 Kg. Each transducer has its own dedicated amplifier channel. All speaker systems are physically isolated from the cabinetry and are resiliently mounted on the concrete wall.
Leader engineered speaker array made by Leader Acoustic Labs the Left-Center-Right Channels tip the scales at almost 2000 Lbs / 910 Kgs. There are six (6) additional speaker systems located above the triangular expanded metal ceiling with an overall weight of 1400 Lbs / 636 Kg.
Each transducer has its own dedicated amplifier channel. All speaker systems are physically isolated from the cabinetry and are resiliently mounted on the concrete wall.