5/17/2023 0 Comments Le musique roomIt gives the sound engineer clean, clear sonics to work with. It’s a huge key to the quality of the sound. It cuts back on any reflections and makes everything sound direct and immediate. There’s an inch and a half of cotton map (in red) that is especially designed for sound deadening, absorbing, and tuning the room. Photo of Dale Kotke by Brett Ferchoĭesigned as a movie theater, the venue is THX certified. “It’s not a concert, it’s an experience,” Dale expresses. The super-comfortable seats, adult beverages, and refillable popcorn buckets are definite perks that any crowd can enjoy. All of the volunteers add a welcoming touch to the venue. I drive by it on the freeway all the time.'” He’s gotten to know the people that keep coming back as well. He shares, “There’s not a bad seat, and the reaction is always the same – ‘I didn’t know it was here. Dale is one of those volunteers and ended up seeing 97 shows last year. Supporting this venue is a large volunteer base that handles many aspects of the shows. The venue has become this bridge between the older music and discoveries for younger fans. Families traditionally buy seating blocks for the extremely popular holiday shows. Le Musique Room carries the past cultures of music and showcases them for a new generation of kids to discover. Tribute bands are filled with highly talented and skilled musicians who have been performing all their lives. Their diverse and dynamic tribute shows honor the eras and styles that are the foundation of today’s music. The venue’s largest demographic are older folks, the theater often hosts busloads of seniors for a particular show. This saves time with soundchecks by having presets determined from a previous show. The mixing boards are identical between the venues, allowing them to save settings to send back and forth. The same production company runs their sound and oftentimes supports bands traveling back and forth between locations. Le Musique Room has a direct connection to Pioneer Place on Fifth in St. The halo above the stage allows the venue to accommodate a variety of performances by special lighting and moving effects. The front of the room is filled with a huge stage and almost 200 feet of metal trussing. Their footprints are hardly noticeable, which is typically the opposite of other venues. The lighting board is in the upper corner while the sound board is softly tucked into the middle of the room. The front row hugs the stage, while the upper row has a drink rail and full view of the space. The 199 seat venue is incredibly intimate and most people don’t actually realize how close they are until they experience it. It’s this unique environment that leaves people talking about it. There’s a familiarity with the audience and a growing collection of series that entice all styles of music lovers.įor many people, walking into the movie theater atmosphere and smelling the popcorn and seeing a full bar upstairs, the feeling is surreal when turning a corner and seeing a huge 32′ x 14′ stage for bands. This year will be another step of growth as the venue continues to expand by word of mouth and bringing back a talented group of tribute bands. In 2018 they more than doubled that number with 105 shows. In 2017, Le Musique Room hosted 50 shows. With Maple Grove being 8th on that list, the surrounding population now needed more entertainment options. Michael had doubled in population, and its neighboring city of Rogers was number one in community growth since the last census. When it reopened in 2015, the landscape had dramatically changed. Michael’s at the time couldn’t support a movie theater. The theater was originally built in 2006 and quickly closed in the market crash of 2008. For us, everything that we’ve accomplished has been 100% organic because of people’s word of mouth.” ~Tom Pickard Photo by Brett Fercho The Listing Le Musique Room has become a haven for keeping music alive and transforming expectations in seeing a show. The trend of listening rooms and non-bar environments where music lovers can be comfortable and detach from devices is expanding. Inside the theater sits a unique musical experience, one which is expertly capitalizing on a new growth in venues throughout our state. For many people that travel along Interstate 94, the Parisian themed St. Cloud and the Twin Cities lies a theater that hides a secret venue. Last updated on January 29th, 2020 at 03:15 pm
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