100 VENUE - T H E AMERICAS
PRYSM CHICAGO, USA THE AMERICAS
Every new venue has to find its own place and an identity that helps it to stand apart and appeal to its audience. It isn’t always easy being the new kid on the block, unless, of course, you’re PRYSM in Chicago - the hottest new face in the City of the Big Shoulders. While some nightclubs set out to be as underground and off-map as possible, PRYSM is gunning for something else. This is next level lush; high-end glamour that glistens with sophistication and thoroughbred technology. www.mondodr.com
The 650-capacity venue is home to an audio set-up from Sound Investment that features some of the latest FunktionOne loudspeakers, Full Fat Audio (FFA) amplification, BSS London networking and Pioneer DJ kit. Its lighting and video set-up from Steve Lieberman’s SJ Lighting is equal in spec and design and has products from MA Lighting, Martin by Harman, Chauvet, Elation, Resolume and HazeBase. PRYSM comprises two spaces. The main room is split across two levels, with a mezzanine wrapping around the dancefloor and seating below. Luxurious finishes are contrasted and complimented by sleek lines but, ultimately, it is the crisscrossing ceiling lighting and inset LEDs that set the changeable mood of the