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Technological Design Studios
TDS is a group of acoustic engineers and consultants from around the globe. As a team, the joint venture approach allows TDS to provide an unmatched level of service, regardless of the project location. We have in-depth knowledge of measurement techniques, building acoustics, noise and vibration control, construction methods, building codes, and electronic 3D environment design to make your project sound world-class. Every time.
Not only can we provide state-of-the-art acoustic testing and design but, at the request of the client, we can assist with the selection of acoustic materials needed to make any room sound stellar.
ACOUSTICS DONE WELL
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TDS, working with STUDIOS Go Architects, and a stellar design team is proud to announce the opening of Garcia's Jazz Club located in Chicago's West Loop. TDS was tasked with both isolation of the venue to minimize community noise as well as full interior acoustic design.
Described as a “living, breathing tribute” to the late Grateful Dead icon, Garcia’s Chicago opened Friday at the former Wishbone restaurant at 1001 W. Washington Blvd, six years after it was first announced and then shelved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was worth the wait.
The cozy, 300-capacity room feels poised to become one of the more intimate live venues in Chicago, with a range of jazz, world music and Americana, with acts from Grace Potter to Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
Friday night’s opening was filled with many in Garcia’s inner-circle who gave the spot their blessing. In the crowd was his daughter, Trixie, who worked with developers on the concept, mirroring it off a “Casa Garcia” concept her father wanted to open before his death. On stage was Grahame Lesh, the son of the late Grateful Dead founding member Phil Lesh, who played two sets of handpicked covers that spanned nearly three hours.
The reason Garcia’s Chicago comes off as such an authentic space is Peter Shapiro, the driving force behind the entire project. The independent promoter, club owner and head of Dayglo Presents operates venues such as the Brooklyn Bowl and the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, where a smaller Garcia’s “lobby bar” lives. Shapiro is also behind the Lockn’ Festival, publishes Relix magazine and was the producer of the Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead concerts. (Jerry Garcia’s last show with the band was at Soldier Field in 1995 as part of the tour.)
Currently in Design, Garcia's NYC! More to come!
Our Services
TDS provides clients around the world with state-of-the-art interior acoustic and noise control designs. We focus on providing its clients with solutions that blend and enhance the visual aesthetics created by the architect. Noise control can be a complex issue in commercial construction. TDS has the experience to analyze the existing or proposed structure from foundation to roof, determining the most cost-effective solutions to meet client or community noise code requirements.
TDS consultants can work closely with design teams from the start of the project and see it to its end. These partnerships are an integral part of developing a strategy to successfully design a space that meets the client's vision and budget. TDS offers multi-channel or binaural room auralizations that allow the client to 'hear' how the room will sound even before construction begins.
Why Choose Us
Experienced team
Global reach
Cost-effective solutions
Unmatched level of service
TDS is unique, not only with our knowledge of real-world construction but also with our understanding of some of the finest acoustic and noise isolation materials spanning the globe.
Acoustics
Acoustics surrounds us in our daily lives. We experience good and bad acoustic environments at home, work, and while out in the community. It used to be that acoustics were not considered until after a client complained. Today's clients and architects are much more aware of poor acoustics and extraneous noise. Further, federal, state, and local code ordinances can limit the noise to which we are exposed. It is possible to create visually enhanced spaces to meet noise codes. Your patrons, congregation, staff, and neighbors will be pleased that you did.
Acoustic treatment is a difficult concept for many to envision. Some will utilize the internet and search for "soundproofing." Soundproofing is a vague term used to describe both interior noises and room-to-room transfer of noise. For concert venues, performance spaces, churches, restaurants, and even home recording studios, sound isolation, absorption, and diffusion treatment can provide the desired effect.
Our Blogs
Tom Ryan, our principal acoustic consultant, was interviewed in the June 2019 issue of Front of House magazine. FOH magazine is the largest "live-sound" magazine in the country.
In the article, Mr. Ryan and other industry experts were asked to discuss current modeling trends in professional sound design. Specifically, cardioid subwoofer array modeling. Thank you, David Kennedy and Front of House Magazine, for including TDS in this fascinating Q&A.
"While the audio system designer is primarily concerned with loudspeaker interaction and pattern control, acousticians must make the complete audio system work within the confines of the physical room." Thomas Ryan