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Cirque Du Cendera

Amy Shackelford — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

You’d never guess, unless you’d been here before, that this once ice skating rink was now a piping hot, Cirque themed sensory palooza known as Cendera Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Partners and sponsors came out in support of the Cendera Center Grand Opening Tribute with Cirque dancers, living statues, Cirque-themed decor and more, as more than 400 guests waited for the big reveal of the main event hall.

The stage was set bythe debut performance from band members of the FWISD Contemporary Academy of Music at Southwest High School and ribbon cuttingby the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. As guests enjoyed the amazing dinner selections from local restaurants and complimentary libations, they were entertained with performances by an energetic classic rock band, Jurassic Rock, a special performance by Kids Who Care and incredible cirque style talent by Eclipse Entertainment.

Top Chef Finals at Cendera Center

Amy Shackelford — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Fort Worth, Texas Magazine hosted the Top Chef Competition here at Cendera Center on August 4th. The inaugural event for Cendera Center was emceed by Scott Murray and Courtney Dabney. Celebrities and Chefs along with over 500 guests watched at Host Chef Tim Love started the competition with a dream challenge - Chef Jeopardy! The final competition was very exciting and Cendera was just the perfect ingredient to make an event so grand! Our sound system, lighting and stage was just what the finalists needed to create their edible works of art! Congrats to Chef Don Agate of Eddie V's for being this year's Top Chef!

Cendera Center in Fort Worth Opens with New Gear from D.A.S. Audio

Amy Shackelford — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

FORT WORTH, TX - The newly opened Cendera Center is a multi-purpose facility designed to serve performing arts, meetings, training sessions, presentations, boxing events and parties. Selecting a sound reinforcement system to serve all these needs was of great importance during the building's planning process.

Fort Worth-based Sowden and Associates and American Audio Visual combined efforts to design the building's audio system. Christopher Sowden, principal consultant of Sowden and Associates, and Mike Horn, president of American Audio Visual, demonstrated systems to Cendera Center personnel, including the D.A.S. Audio Aero 8A and Aero 12A line array elements, partnered with Aero LX-215RA subwoofers.

"Cendera Center was designed to accommodate a broad assortment of activities," Horn explained. "And as such, it was critical for the system to not only provide first-class sound quality, it also needed to be relatively compact so as to facilitate the resulting three stage positions in Cendera Hall, which is the primary entertainment space at Cendera Center." Loudspeakers are moved depending on the space's use, so a compact footprint was important. "The system's self-powered design was equally important, as it virtually eliminates the necessity of housing separate power amplifiers."

The main sound system consists of two primary clusters - each containing five Aero 12A mid-high line array elements. Each cluster is augmented by two D.A.S. Aero LX-215RA band-pass subwoofers per side, residing behind the Aero 12As. A pair of Aero 12As is used for side-fill purposes. Six Aero 8A ultra-compact, two-way line array elements complete the system, used as side-fill, front-fill and delay.

Since its opening in July, the Cendera Center's new sound system has been winning praise from visitors and staff alike. Brian Collins, Cendera Center's president, said, "We've been very pleased with the new sound system's performance. The audio quality is everything I had envisioned for the room and the versatility of the system is quite impressive. We've received numerous positive comments from our clients. The combined efforts of Sowden and Horn have resulted in a system that delivers upon the promise of superior sound quality for all the events that take place here."

For more information, visit: www.dasaudio.com.

D.A.S. Audio Deployed at Fort Worth's New Cendera Center

Roger Maycock — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Fort Worth, TX – August 2011… The recently opened Cendera Center is a multipurpose facility designed to accommodate a wide range of functions, including fine arts performances, meetings, training sessions / presentations, boxing events, parties, and more. With such a varied agenda, selecting a sound reinforcement system capable of providing pristine music reproduction characteristics as well as a high level of speech intelligibility was a paramount issue during the venue’s planning stages. After evaluating a variety of systems, the consultants and client agreed that a self-powered setup drawn from the Aero Series 2 catalog of Valencia, Spain-based D.A.S. Audio was, without question, the right way to go.

Fort Worth-based Sowden and Associates, an acoustics and entertainment technologies consultancy, and American Audio Visual (also of Ft. Worth), a design/build firm that, in addition to its installation business, operates a rental house for the special events market, pooled their efforts in the design of Cendera Center’s new sound reinforcement setup. Ultimately, Christopher ‘Topper’ Sowden, Principal Consultant of Sowden and Associates, and Mike Horn, President of American Audio Visual demonstrated systems to Cendera Center personnel comprised of D.A.S. Audio Aero 8A and Aero 12A line array elements, accompanied by Aero LX-215RA sub bass enclosures. Sowden and Horn discussed the attributes of the D.A.S. system components that led to their deployment at Cendera Center.

“Cendera Center was designed to accommodate a broad assortment of activities,” Horn explained, “and, as such, it was critical for the system to not only provide first-class sound quality, it also needed to be relatively compact so as to facilitate the resulting three stage positions in Cendera Hall, which is the primary entertainment space at Cendera Center. Since the loudspeakers get moved to best accommodate the nature of the event, their compact footprint was a huge consideration. Similarly, the system’s self-powered design was equally important, as it virtually eliminates the necessity of housing separate power amplifiers. Since the power amplification is integrated right into the loudspeaker enclosures, this also streamlines system cabling.” Topper added, “This approach resulted in a reduction in overall system cost while maintaining the quality of the system, which Cendera representatives indicated was most important.”

The main sound reinforcement system at Cendera Center consists of two primary clusters—each consisting of five Aero 12A mid-high line array elements. These two flown clusters are augmented by two D.A.S. Aero LX-215RA band-pass subwoofers per side, which reside behind the Aero 12A’s. Additionally, a pair of Aero 12A’s is used for sidefill purposes.

In addition to the D.A.S. Audio Aero 12A and Aero LX-215RA enclosures, a total of six D.A.S. Aero 8A ultra-compact, 2-way line array elements complete the system. These loudspeakers are used in sidefill, frontfill, and delay capacities. A single Aero 8A is deployed to the extreme left and right sides of the house mains to provide coverage for the far sides of the hall. Another two Aero 8A’s are typically placed for frontfill, and the remaining two enclosures are deployed roughly 35 feet out into the room—one each left and right—for delay purposes.

“This combination of loudspeakers gives Cendera Center a truly versatile setup that can be tailored to the nature of the event,” says Horn. “The sound quality is consistent from front to rear and side to side and the system’s rigging hardware facilitates re-positioning the loudspeakers easily. I honestly don’t believe there’s another loudspeaker system available that offers the performance and functionality of D.A.S. Audio’s Aero 12A.”

Horn was equally complimentary of D.A.S. Audio’s customer / technical support services, “I’ve been working with D.A.S. for several years and the company consistently provides a high level of customer service. Carlos Henao, D.A.S. Audio’s U.S. Accounts Manager, worked closely with us throughout the project and was a pleasure to deal with. D.A.S. is extremely responsive to its customers.”

Since its completion in July, Cendera Center’s new sound reinforcement system is winning praise from visitors and the center’s staff alike. Brain Collins, Cendera Center’s President, offered this parting thought, “We’ve been very pleased with the new sound system’s performance. The audio quality is everything I had envisioned for the room and the versatility of the system is quite impressive. We’ve received numerous positive comments from our clients. The combined efforts of ‘Topper’ Sowden and Mike Horn have resulted in a system that delivers upon the promise of superior sound quality for all the events that take place here.”

To learn more about Cendera Center, visit the facility online at http://cenderacenter.com.

To learn more about American Audio Visual, contact the company via email at americanaudiov@aol.com. For additional information about Sowden and Associates, visit the firm at http://www.sowdenassoc.com.

About D.A.S. Audio

Celebrating 40 years of innovation, Valencia, Spain-based D.A.S. Audio is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of loudspeaker systems, power amplification, signal processing, and related components. D.A.S. Audio products are found on tour with the world’s greatest performing artists and installed in many of the most prestigious facilities. For additional information about D.A.S. Audio, visit the company online at www.dasaudio.com.

West Side Renovation

Sandra Baker — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The renovation of a former bowling alley and ice hockey rink on the Weatherford Traffic Circle in Fort Worth is completed. The building is now known as Cendera Center and includes 10,000 square feet of event space, meeting rooms and a lobby.

"We want everyone to think of Cendera Center when they plan an event on the west side," said Brian Collins, president and CEO of mortgage company Cendera Funding who is behind the building's renovation. "I wanted a building that housed my business and was a place to connect to the community."

The event space can be leased for such things as music acts, boxing exhibitions, senior proms and wedding receptions.

"The layout, material choices, sound system and color-changing LED lights can accommodate a seminar one afternoon and a quinceañera that evening," said Joe Self, with Firm817, who headed up the design team.

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West Fort Worth Building to Provide Offices, Event Space

Aleshia Howe — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The Weatherford Traffic Circle along Texas 183 in West Fort Worth has a new tenant – and a new event space.

Cendera Funding recently opened the doors to its renovated Cendera Center. The new space includes a 10,000-square-foot event space, several meeting rooms and a new lobby. The space will also house offices for Cendera Funding, a mortgage company.

“We want everyone to think of Cendera Center when they plan an event on the west side,” said Brian Collins, president and CEO of Cendera Funding.

The building was originally a bowling alley and was last used as an ice hockey rink. “I played ice hockey in this building and so it’s kind of special that I’ve been able to make something happen here,” said Collins.

He said he plans to lease the event space to programs such as music acts, boxing exhibitions, senior proms and wedding receptions.

Joe Self, with FIRM817, headed the design team for the renovated space.

“It was important that the space be adaptable to a wide range of uses. The layout, material choices, sound system and color-changing LED lights can accommodate a seminar one afternoon and a quinceanera that evening,” Self said.

The event space includes a catering kitchen and multiple seating systems.

The exterior of the building includes natural stone, steel and stucco. In the interior, “walnut millwork, porcelain tile and custom furniture create a comfortable setting for special events,” Self said.

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