Moving heads on the circular truss firing white beams down over the pixel dot wall, wicker pendants and the lit bar beyond

The Bank Nightclub

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Pixel dot walls at The Bank Nightclub

ENTTEC collaborated with NQAV to enhance The Bank Nightclub in Queensland, Australia, with dynamic LED lighting. The installation featured ENTTEC’s LED Mapper (ELM) software, Pixelator Mini, PLink Injectors, and Smart pixel dots. These elements were used to create striking feature walls around the DJ booth and bar, offering individual or synchronized control.

NQAV reached out to ENTTEC to help with the feature wall around the DJ booth, as they wanted something dynamic and unique. Pixel dots were decided upon (9PDOT3’s), as this gave them control over each individual LED, in order to create something spectacular.

As the project developed, the client then decided that a second feature wall around the bar should also be designed. Initially, simple downlights were suggested but it became clear that something with greater impact was needed. The dots were offered up as an alternative and were quickly given the green light. As a result, both feature walls were able to be controlled individually or as a combined system throughout the nightclub. ENTTEC LED Mapper (ELM) was used to map the two displays which can be controlled easily by the DJ to create engaging content.

A screen running the mapping software beside a vertical strip of pixel dots, more dots blurred in the foreground

Solution

Controls

Powered by ELM (ENTTEC LED Mapping Software), 7 x PLink Injectors, and 1 x Pixelator Mini

Lights

Lit up by Smart PXL 60 Dots

Hand drawn signal diagram running a laptop with ELM into a Pixelator Mini, on to PLink injectors and out to the pixel dots

ENTTEC were an obvious choice due to availability, price and knowledge of the equipment. Support was always available – both sales and technical. The product was also easy to install and use…it has really created the “WOW” factor for the venue. To have all dots controlled in conjunction with each other or individually looks amazing. From the start of the night with a simple fade in and out of basic colour, through to fast paced dynamic content later on, the ELM software takes care of it all.

Darryl ByrneProject & Lighting Designer

Result

  • Two beams of light cutting through thick pink haze over the dance floor, the dot wall glowing behind
  • The DJ booth framed by a grid of warm white pixel dots, purple patterns thrown across the floor in front
  • Pixel dots thrown out of focus, white and amber circles floating across a dark background
  • Moving heads on the circular truss firing white beams down through haze, the dot wall lit behind the booth
  • The bar wall from further along, panels burning red and gold under the downlights with a green exit sign at the end
  • Clubbers on the dance floor seen through the dot wall, the grid lit blue and white above the crowd

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