Overlooking Poole Quay, the new bar was developed at a cost of £1.6m and designed by world-renowned architect and designer Stuart Jones of Design Mode. Stuart has blended soft nautical themes with up to date, modern architecture and interior styling, and, with a capacity of nearly 1000, Oyster Quay is now proving to be the new place to be seen in Poole. Divided into five zones, the exquisite venue is centred round a circular bar, which features an 80-gallon aquarium, and is complemented by marble and graphite décor. With a large water frontage it has a strong maritime theme.
Marquee Audio mounted multiples of Martin Audio’s EM26 compact full range 8in bass trapezoid enclosures, which are distributed throughout four zones and are controlled by a BSS Soundweb and remotes. Further Martin Audio C516 ceiling speakers were installed in ancillary areas. Music is delivered during the day via a C-Burn interactive hard disc player, whilst DJ equipment - including a set of Technics Pro turntables, an Allen & Heath DJ mixer, plus a Denon twin CD player - have been installed in the fifth zone, to be used after dark. The system is powered by QSC PLX1202 amplifiers.
Marquee Audio, who installed the sound system at the original Toko, have subsequently been asked by Future 3000 to carry out a refurbishment at Bliss, moving the present sound system to another area of the bar and installing a new system in its place.
(Lee Baldock)
