Chicago First Church of the Nazarene
A complete overhaul of Chicago First Church of the Nazarene’s main sanctuary in Lemont, Illinois encompassing Lighting, Audio, and Video solutions.
Chicago First Church of the Nazarene tapped JRLX to provide a comprehensive sanctuary technical renovation to complement the physical renovation of the space in late 2014. The project was challenging due to the existing, finished glue-lam beam construction and “rotunda-esque” design of the room.
We provided a motorized truss “trapezoid” that was capable of supporting thousands of pounds of weight that made a minimal impact on the existing infrasturcture of the roof and ceiling structure.
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Jeff Emmons | Technical Director
Chicago First Church of the Nazarene
On the lighting front, we installed a large automated lighting package consisting of Martin Professional Mac Viper Profile, Mac Viper AirFX, Mac Aura, Robe LEDWash 300, Altman Spectra Cyc 100 and Spectra Cyc 50 luminaires controlled by a High End Systems Road Hog 4 with a brand new sACN data-distribution system from Pathway Connectivity. Power switching was achieved with ETC SmartSwitch panels. Atmospheric effects are provided by the new JEM Ready 365 water-based haze unit which uses CO2 gas and heat to produce fine haze particulate.
The new energy-efficient house-lighting system is made up of a mix of Altman Chalice 100 Watt and 50 Watt fixtures on custom-modified stems that interface directly with the existing ETC Unison Dimming System and offer increased light output with a power-savings of several thousand watts and decreased HVAC heat-loading on the room.
The Environmental Projection system consists of (4) High End System DLV Digital Automated Lights capable of “collaging” and edge-blending video projections onto the set or anywhere in the room and is controlled directly from the lighting console.
The brand new DSP audio system utilizes a Yamaha CL5 console on the front end with Lab Gruppen amplifiers and Electrovoice speakers (including a new center cluster and associated rigging).
A 6G SDI broadcast video system was installed that is 4K enabled for future expansion and Panasonic DLP projectors provide video content for IMAG.