Emerson College’s Paramount Theatre :: Boston, MA
“BL&S goes the extra mile: measuring acoustic requirements while planning, then carefully tuning and troubleshooting the systems during installation to insure top performance.”
– Jonathan Miller, Emerson College Office of the Arts
For more than 40 years, Boston Light & Sound® (BL&S) has been designing presentation systems and custom crafting film, HD video, and digital projection equipment for theatres, museums, film festivals, film tours, studio previews, and world premieres.
Boston Light & Sound’s audio experts are available to design, install, or restore sound systems. BL&S provides superb audiovisual experiences for theatres, stadiums, museums, houses of worship, corporate facilities, and other venues.
Certifications and training ::
BL&S engineers hold professional certifications, including:
- AVIXA CTS-General
- AVIXA CTS-Installation
- AVIXA CTS-Design
- NICET - Low Voltage - Audio
- Entertainment Technology Certification Program
(ETCP – Certified Entertainment Electrician, Certified Rigger - Theatre) - FCC General Radiotelephone Commercial License
- Crestron DMC-Engineer
- Crestron DMC-Technician
- Crestron DMC-D4K Designer
- Extron AV Associate
- Barco D-Cinema Certified Specialist
- Barco D-Cinema Certified Expert
- Barco Smart and Flagship Laser Training
- L’Acoustics Systems Fundamentals & KARA System
- Dolby Digital Cinema Servers
- Dolby Audio Training – CP850, CP750, CP650
- Dolby Server Training – IMS3000, IMS2000, IMS1000, IMB/ShowVault, DCP2000/2KP
- Dolby Accessibility Training – AccessLink, CaptiView Closed Captioning Viewing System, Fidelio Wireless Audio System
- Dolby TMS Training
- Dolby CineAsset Training
- Christie CP22X0 Advanced Certification
- Christie Solaria Series 2
- Dolby Laboratories ATMOS
- Dolby ATMOS Commissioning
- Listen Technologies Induction Loop
- Cambridge Sound Management Certified Masking Professional
- Audinate Dante Controller Levels 1,2,3
- NEC Series 2, NC900, NC1100L
- QSC Q-Sys Levels 1 and 2
- Symetrix Certified Pro
- Symetrix Edge
- Symetrix Symnet Composer
- Symnet Automixing
- Symnet Control Programming
- BSS Soundweb London
- OSHA 10
- OSHA 30 Construction Industry Outreach
- C-EST
- Absen Certified Engineer (ACE)
- Christie RealLaser Certified
- Biamp Tesira Forte Certification
- Shure Integrated Systems, Level 1
- Continuing education through AVIXA and various manufacturers
Audiovisual - rental, sales, and installation of ::
- Live web streaming
- Wireless and wired microphones
- Digital sound processing
- Multi-channel audio (Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.)
- Teleconferencing equipment
- Wired and wireless intercom systems
- Video projectors (see “Projection” section below)
- Digital cinema projectors (see “Projection” section below)
- Digital cinema accessibility systems for the hearing-
and visually- impaired
- ADA-compliant hearing assist systems
- Multi-panel video walls
- Custom projection screen and masking systems
- Wired and wireless language interpretation systems
- Line array PA systems
- Automatic microphone mixing systems
- Projection screens
- Video and TV monitors
- Audio and video
- Confidence monitors
- Perfect cue presentation devices
- Fiber optics snakes
- Ear worn microphones
- Powered speakers
- Smart TVs
- Systems for computer interface
- Battery operated speaker systems
- AV Switchers and scalers
- Control systems
- Amplifiers
- Signal processors
- Loudspeakers
- Steerable array column speakers
- Paging and music playback systems
- Theatrical microphones
- Integrated sound systems
- Mixing consoles
- In-ear monitors
- Press mult boxes
(Photo: Bells & Whistles Productions)
Setup and operation of rental equipment
and live-streaming during special events, such as ::
- Commencement ceremonies
- House of worship services
- Corporate presentations
- Music performances
- Theatrical shows
- Weddings
- Traveling film tours
- Film festivals
- World premieres
- Private and public screenings
- Rock tours
- Live orchestra synchronization with film or video
- Outdoor screenings
- Special event screenings
- Multi-venue events
(Photo: Turner Broadcasting, Inc.)
Projection - rental, sales, and installation of ::
- DCI-compliant digital cinema projection systems
- Hi-def video presentations
- Film projection systems
- 3-D digital and film presentation systems
- Temporary Dolby sound systems
- Single or multi-machine dailies projector packages
- AMX and Crestron control systems
- Multi-format video projection playback (HD Cam, HD Cam SR, D5, Digibeta, DV Cam, Beta SP, among other formats)
- Surround EX sound systems
- 5.1 and 7.1 Dolby Digital systems
- DTS, Dolby SR-D, and SDDS digital systems
- Dolby A and SR decoders and processors
- Xenon lamp systems from 2.5 kW to 10 kW
- Blu-ray DVD systems
- THX theater systems
- Computer-based content systems
- Temporary screens from 5' to 110' wide (solid and perforated)
- Rollaway screens and speaker towers
- Weather-resistant screens
- 35mm or 70mm process projection equipment
- VistaVision projection equipment
- 35mm or 70mm world premiere quality systems
- Large sound systems for analog or digital sources
- Large-scale custom projection sources
- Power conversion for worldwide operation
- Amusement ride projection systems
- Developmental and permanent projection systems
including 8/70 and 10/70 - Motion picture projection systems for rock shows
- 35mm and 70mm interlock and composite rental systems
- Multi-screen interlock systems
- Single and dual MTE dubbers
- Flutter and wow analyzers
- Color temperature meters
- USL image analyzers
- Complete assemblies such as soundheads in stock
- Cinerama projection systems
- MMR 8 sound reproducers
- Long and short throw surround cabinets
- Nitrate film and variable speed silent projection systems
(Photo: Jem Cohen)
Related services ::
- Long-term and short-term projection equipment rentals
- Custom projection system design
- Film festival technical direction
- Special event technical direction
- Synchronization of live music with film or video
- Restoration projects