Event Halls, Museums & Reception Venues
AV rental & production atGenerations Hall
A historic warehouse with big volume and lively acoustics. We tune systems for the room and light the trusses and brick to give the space depth.
- New Orleans, LA
- Programs up to 1,500 guests
Prefer to talk it through? Call 504-837-1527.
What we know about this room
Production planning built around Generations Hall
- Historic warehouse acoustics
- Truss and architectural lighting
- Live band and DJ support
Planning an event at Generations Hall
Abstract Productions supplies audio visual equipment rental and full event production for galas, fundraisers, rehearsal dinners, receptions, private celebrations and member events at Generations Hall in New Orleans, LA. Every quote starts the same way: what the room has to do, how many people are in it, and what the run of show asks of the stage. From there we spec sound, lighting, video, staging and drape as one package instead of six separate rentals that have to be reconciled on site.
With capacity around 1,500, the usual build is a flown or stacked main system with front fills, a stage that reads from the back of the room, and either an LED wall or large-format projection for content and IMAG. We keep the podium and stage wash bright enough for cameras without blinding the presenter, and we run the whole program from one console position so cues do not get lost between operators.
Load-in, power and access in New Orleans
Historic and boutique rooms reward restraint. At Generations Hall we survey circuits before committing to a lighting plot, because character rooms rarely have the power a full rig assumes, and we plan discreet speaker positions and drape lines that hide our gear without hiding the architecture. Load-in paths in these spaces are often narrow, so we case and dolly accordingly and protect floors and thresholds on the way in.
Gear ships from our warehouse at 16101 Lamonte Drive, Hammond, LA 70403, so a truck reaches most New Orleans venues in well under a couple of hours, and a second run for a forgotten cable or a late addition is a phone call rather than a crisis.
What a package for Generations Hall usually includes
A typical build here covers a sound system sized to the room with wireless microphones for the podium and any panel, stage wash and podium key lighting plus uplighting in your colors, projection or an LED wall for content, a stage or riser with skirting and safe access, and pipe and drape to mask whatever the room should not show. You can also rent individual pieces — a PA system, a projector and screen, a set of uplights, a run of drape — if you only need to fill a gap.
Delivery, setup, line check and strike are part of every rental, and technicians are quoted as their own line so you can see exactly what labor costs. The tech who preps the rack in the shop is the one who runs your show, which is the main reason problems get caught in rehearsal instead of during the program.
Booking, lead times and quotes
Two to three weeks is a comfortable lead time for a standard package at Generations Hall; conference weeks, festival season, Mardi Gras and graduation weekends move faster, and larger builds with rigging or custom scenic want longer. We can usually turn around a written, itemized quote the same day once we have your date, headcount and run of show.
Call 504-837-1527 or 877-597-2595, or email sales@abstractproductions.net, and tell us the room and the date. If it helps, download the one-pager above and pass it to your venue contact or planning committee.
Typical production packages
Starting points for events at Generations Hall
Every quote is built for your run of show — these are the packages we most often deploy in this room.
Gala & Fundraiser
Program, auction and dancing
- Discreet distributed audio for speeches
- LED uplighting and warm table pinspots
- Custom gobo and monogram projection
- Screen or LED wall for tribute video
- Drapery to mask service areas
Wedding & Reception
Ceremony through last dance
- Ceremony audio with lav and handheld
- Reception PA and DJ or band support
- Color wash and dance floor lighting
- Draped backdrops and scenic accents
Brand Activation
Product launches and pop-ups
- LED wall or projection mapping surface
- Custom scenic panels and step-and-repeat
- Zoned audio for multiple experiences
- Battery uplighting for cable-free rooms
Photo gallery
Work from rooms like this one
Case study
Brand launch party for 1,200 guests
A national brand took over the hall for a product launch with a live band, a projection-mapped brick wall and a late-night DJ set — all in a room whose acoustics fight you if you do not plan for them.
Timeline
3 weeks out
Acoustic review and speaker plot built from the client's floor plan and guest flow.
Load-in day, 7:00 AM
Truss and motors up; PA flown and time-aligned before decor arrived.
Load-in day, 2:00 PM
Projector alignment and content mapping onto the brick and truss surfaces.
Show day, 4:00 PM
Band line check, DJ changeover rehearsal and lighting cue-to-cue.
Show day, 7:00 PM
Doors: zoned audio for cocktails, then full house system for the reveal moment.
Post-show, 1:00 AM
Strike complete in a single overnight call.
Equipment deployed
- Compact line array with subs flown for even coverage in a reverberant room
- Zoned distributed speakers for cocktail and bar areas
- Projection mapping package onto brick and truss
- Moving-head and LED wash fixtures on perimeter truss
- Band backline audio package with monitor world and in-ears
- DJ booth power, audio tie-in and pinspot lighting
Speech intelligibility held through the reveal despite the warehouse acoustics, and the mapped wall became the event's most photographed moment.
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Producing at Generations Hall?
Send us the date and your run of show. We will spec the audio, lighting, video and staging package that fits the room and get you a written quote.