Denver, CO (August 10, 2026)—Founded in 2001 inside a former film reel factory, ReelWorks Denver has long been an event space, but went for the brass ring after the pandemic, reinventing itself as a 2,000-capacity concert venue. While it brings name acts to town, dance and EDM is a key part of what ReelWorks works with, and with that in mind, the venue recently became only the second in the U.S. to install an L-Acoustics DJ immersive system.
ReelWorks brought in local integrator Brown Note Productions, which installed an L2D spatial loudspeaker system paired with L-Acoustics DJ, which turns typical stereo mixes into three-dimensional spatial audio in real-time
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“We had completely outgrown what that old room could do,” recalls ReelWorks Denver Director of Operations Basil Osman. “It was fine for corporate events, but the moment we set our sights on hosting real concerts, we knew we needed to be operating on a completely different level.”
L-Acoustics DJ is a unique application of the company’s proprietary Source Separate technology, which uses low-latency machine learning to split a stereo track into discrete stems—its beats, basslines, melodies, and vocals. Then it routes them into a spatial mix engine, so a DJ can position and move each element anywhere in the room in real time.
For the system design, Brown Note used L-Acoustics Soundvision acoustic simulation software to model a system that would carry that immersive experience across the entire room.
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The design centers on three L2D arrays flown left-center-right above the main stage, with the dedicated center array giving DJs a discrete channel to anchor vocals and pinpoint key elements. Low-end reinforcement comes from eight KS28 subwoofers in a cardioid configuration flanking the stage.
Two mid-room arrays of two A15i Focus over one A15i Wide flank the dance floor, complemented by two rear-room arrays of three A15i Focus over one A15i Wide, with two additional arrays of three A15i Wide handling VIP and entry side-fills.
The rear balcony carries its own left and right hangs of an A15i Focus over an A15i Wide and has been pre-wired to extend the room’s surround imaging with additional L-Acoustics A Series and/or X Series enclosures.
Up front, the DJ performance space adds its own immersive layer, with two A15 Focus over two KS21 subs per side—dubbed “Texas headphones”—and two X12 for surround foldback.
Amplification and processing run on L-Acoustics LA7.16i and LA12X amplified controllers, with the L-Acoustics DJ ecosystem driven by the L-ISA Processor II core and managed across the network with LA Network Manager.
