Livestream Broadcast & Recording
Unrivaled Acoustics. Flexible LiveStream Broadcast & Recording.
Centrally located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall has long been a favorite with performers and audiences alike for its perfect acoustics and intimate feel. Well known as one of New York’s finest venues for chamber music and recitals, the 449-seat hall is optimized for pre-recorded filming and livestream broadcast including in-house mixing, mastering and videography.
A Modern Concert Hall to Reach Your Audience
Presenters and artists have access to two Steinway grand pianos as well as our state-of the-art recording studio and multi-camera filming options. Our expert crew provides a safe and adaptable stage for your needs including professional sound mixing and a wide array of concert lighting options. Flexible pricing packages allow you to create vibrant performance experiences for your audience.
Pre-Recorded Performances
- Multi-camera UHD 4K recording capabilities or single camera livestream
- Flexible options up to full in-house recorded and filmed finished product
- Experienced production and digital staff to support your performance
Livestream Events
Our performance venue is ideal for reaching your audience with our world-class L-Acoustics sound system and microphone selection as well as commercial-grade internet for effortless livestreaming.
Recording & Rehearsal
- Fully-equipped recording facility with Pro Tools HD and 48 Millennia Preamps.
- Record and rehearse in concert-hall acoustics
- Expert staff to ensure a safe, socially distanced and supportive experience to focus on the music.
Merkin Hall draws from New York’s deep talent pool of world class audio engineers, lighting and stage crew to provide the best service available for incoming artists. Our decades of experience handling every detail of live performance events translates to digital, which means keeping your on focus on giving memorable and exceptional performances to your audience.
Merkin Hall’s L-Accoustics line array and a fully stocked microphone collection from DPA’s, Sennheiser, Schoepps, Neuman and Neve offer a vast supply of in-house equipment to host a wide range of ensembles from large chamber to intimate recital classical ensembles and folk to rock bands with no need to bring in outside rentals. Our custom built recording set-up, designed to work with Merkin Halls world class acoustics, allows us to recreate your event exactly as it happened to your online audience.
In addition to our house PA, Merkin Hall has a world-class recording facility and expert videography. Merkin houses a full Pro Tools HD system, 48 channels of Millenia pre-amps, extensive microphone inventory, Bricasti reverb and multi-camera UHD 4K recording capabilities, All stage inputs split directly to our control room for simple capture of concerts, broadcasts or events without the need for additional splits or set-up. Merkin Hall is equipped to ensure your audience hears and sees your exceptional performance.
