{"venue":{"name":"PubKey DC","slug":"pubkey-dc"},"production":[{"name":"House DJ Gear","description":"A full house DJ booth, ready to go: two Technics 1200 turntables, two Pioneer XDJ-1000MK2 players, and a Pioneer DJM-900NXS2 mixer, wired into the house sound system. Bring your music on USB or vinyl and plug in, or bring your own DJ and gear and patch straight into our PA.","doc":"## What's in the booth\n- 2× Technics 1200 turntables\n- 2× Pioneer XDJ-1000MK2 media players (USB / rekordbox)\n- 1× Pioneer DJM-900NXS2 four-channel mixer\n- Booth monitors, plus a headphone jack (1/4\" and 3.5mm) on the front of the mixer\n\n## Bring your own music\nLoad your tracks on a USB stick for the XDJs, or bring records for the Technics. Everything is already wired into the mixer, and the mixer's master out feeds the house PA through our Midas M32 console. Our team powers the booth up and gets it level before you arrive; you just show up and play.\n\n## Bring your own DJ & gear\nYou're welcome to bring your own DJ and equipment. Run your mixer or controller's master output (XLR left/right) into the dedicated DJ inputs on our Midas M32 and we'll handle the room mix. If the booth is set up away from the stage, we patch you into the remote channel and give you booth monitors so you can hear yourself.\n\n## Good to know\n- The house console stays with our staff, who run the room mix for the night.\n- Power goes on in order (turntables, players, mixer, then speakers) and off in reverse. Our team handles this.\n- Tell us when you book whether you're using the house booth or bringing your own rig, so it's set up and soundchecked before doors.","category":"sound","quantity":1,"spaceName":null,"images":[{"url":"https://dc.pubkey.com/media/5efa0db2-c9a9-4834-955c-2278addea103?variant=lg","caption":null,"title":"DJ booth with Technics turntables and Pioneer mixer","description":"Two Technics SL-1200 series turntables flank a Pioneer DJ mixer on a wood-topped DJ booth with metal mesh surrounds, with two CDJ media players mounted above. The venue floor below is visible with tables, chairs, and blue stage lighting, and a backlit shelving unit is visible in the background.","width":1600,"height":1200},{"url":"https://dc.pubkey.com/media/7ea5acd7-f982-4326-a50f-789c104db17f?variant=lg","caption":null,"title":"DJ performing on Pioneer and Technics turntables","description":"A DJ wearing headphones operates a Pioneer DJ mixer flanked by Technics turntables with vinyl records spinning, in a basement venue booth. Behind the setup are two monitors, a Pioneer DJ controller, dense cable runs, and a lit red EXIT sign on the brick wall.","width":1600,"height":1200},{"url":"https://dc.pubkey.com/media/b498a1dd-6434-44e5-9192-6b6039e46cf3?variant=lg","caption":null,"title":"Pubkey DJ Booth signal flow diagram","description":"Top-down signal flow diagram for the Pubkey DJ booth (410 7th St NW, Washington DC) showing two Pioneer XDJ-1000MK2 media players, two Technics SL-1200 turntables, and a Pioneer DJM-900NXS2 mixer. Channel routing is labeled: CH1 Phono (left turntable), CH2 Line (left XDJ), CH3 Line (right XDJ), CH4 Phono (right turntable); Master Out goes via XLR to a Midas M32, and Booth Out goes via ¼″ TRS to DJ monitors.","width":2400,"height":1600}]},{"name":"The Big Stage","description":"A full production room behind a full bar. Line array PA, a stage-sized LED wall, wireless mics, DMX lighting, and broadcast PTZ cameras, all installed and all run by people who work here. Book the room, tell us what you're doing, and show up.","doc":"## The Video Wall\n\nTen feet of Planar LED right on the stage. The kind of screen that turns a room into an event.\n\n- **Planar DirectLight Essential FHD 136**, direct-view LED at **1.5mm pixel pitch**. Sharp from the front row, not just the back.\n- **9'10\" wide × 5'7\" tall** at full **1920x1080**. Native HD with no scaling and no projector guesswork about ambient light.\n- Driven by a **Planar WallDirector VC4-L-F10G** controller. Feed it graphics, slideshows, live camera, or a full-length film.\n\nWhat people put on it: sponsor graphics front and center, speaker headshots and branded backdrops, the night's lineup and schedule, hype reels, feature screenings, and karaoke, because a ten-foot screen was made for a crowd singing along.\n\n## Sound\n\n- **Midas M32R** 40-channel digital mixer with a **Midas DL32** stage box on the deck. 32 inputs and 16 outputs at the stage, so a full band or a six-person panel patches in without cable spaghetti down the room.\n- **6× DAS Audio EVENT26A** powered line array elements. Even coverage front to back instead of one loud spot and one dead one.\n- **1× EVENT218A dual 18\" sub** and **2× EVENT115A 15\" subs**. Enough low end for a DJ set, dialed back to nothing for a panel.\n- **4× DAS ALTEA-408A** powered wedges for stage monitoring, plus **6× QSC AD-S5T-BK** surface-mount speakers for fill so the far corners of the room hear the same show.\n- **DBX DriveRack VENU360** loudspeaker management and a **DBX 1261V** zone processor. The room is tuned and zoned already. Nobody is guessing at EQ on your night.\n- **QSC GX5** and **SPA4-100** amplification driving the passive fills.\n\n## Microphones\n\n- **4× Shure Beta 58A handhelds** on two **SLXD24D** dual-channel digital wireless systems. Four live mics at once for panels, Q&A, hosts, and performers.\n- **Shure UA844+SWB/LC** antenna distribution with **2× UA874US** active directional antennas. Real RF infrastructure, which is the difference between clean wireless and dropouts in a downtown DC building.\n- **2× round-base mic stands** for anyone who wants their hands free.\n\n## Lighting & Rigging\n\n- **WMX1MK2** standalone DMX controller running the stage rig, with scenes set before doors.\n- **2× ADJ UBL12H** 1-meter RGBAL+UV LED bars. Full color wash on the stage, warm for a fireside chat or saturated for a show.\n- **2× 2.5m square truss segments** with clamps, eye clamps, and 2-ton screw-pin shackles. Bring a banner, a fixture, or your own gear and there's a rated place to hang it.\n\n## Cameras\n\n- **3× Canon CR-N300** 4K PTZ cameras with 20x zoom, NDI over the network. Wide, stage, and crowd coverage without a camera operator standing in your audience's sightline.\n\nBottom line: the room is already built. Bring the content and the guest list.","category":"video","quantity":1,"spaceName":null,"images":[{"url":"https://dc.pubkey.com/media/555464d7-9723-4ce3-9dca-e2207be922d8?variant=lg","caption":null,"title":"Gemini Live Stage main room view","description":"The venue's main room is shown with a large LED display screen on stage reading 'GEMINI LIVE STAGE' in bold orange text over a globe graphic. The stage is set with a leather armchair, small side tables, and flowers, surrounded by round pendant lights, bistro-style seating, and a fire extinguisher visible at stage right.","width":1280,"height":853},{"url":"https://dc.pubkey.com/media/949136da-0446-427a-92bb-2f42dc9185a4?variant=lg","caption":null,"title":"American BTC panel event on venue stage","description":"A dimly lit bar/venue hosts a seated panel of three speakers on a small stage beneath a blue projection screen displaying the 'American BTC' logo. An audience of roughly 30–40 guests faces the stage, and the room is lit by a large circular Edison-bulb chandelier and warm pendant lights overhead.","width":2560,"height":1708},{"url":"https://dc.pubkey.com/media/31bb9c86-5115-48dc-b8c4-15f7817994bb?variant=lg","caption":null,"title":"American BTC panel discussion on stage","description":"Three men are seated in blue chairs on a raised stage platform with a red patterned rug, in front of a large screen displaying the 'AMERICAN BTC' logo with a blue-to-purple gradient. The man on the right is speaking into a handheld microphone; the venue has an exposed brick wall and industrial ceiling visible.","width":2560,"height":1708}]},{"name":"Record a Podcast","description":"PubKey's podcast studio is a purpose-built room for pro-quality audio and video — four Shure SM7B mics, multi-channel recording, three cameras, and studio lighting, all dialed in and ready to roll. Show up with a topic and a guest list; we've got the rest.","doc":"Sit down, hit record, let the room handle the rest. Purpose-built for people who take their audio seriously and their setup time lightly. Solo monologues, one-on-ones, or a full table of guests. Clean audio, sharp video, zero excuses.\n\n## Space & Atmosphere\n\n- Deep blue curtains wrapping the room for controlled sound and a controlled look\n- Four chairs for host and guests\n- The PubKey neon behind the table, lit or dark. Some shows want it in frame, some want a neutral backdrop. Your call, and it takes about a second either way.\n\n## Cameras\n\nThe setup here isn't for show. It's the same kit the pros reach for.\n\n- **3× Blackmagic Design Studio Camera 4K Plus G2** on **OM SYSTEM M.ZUIKO 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO II** glass. Micro Four Thirds sensors and a constant f/2.8 through the zoom range, so host, guest, and wide all match. Nobody looks like the third camera.\n- **Blackmagic ATEM SDI Extreme ISO**, an 8-channel switcher. Cut the show live while you record it and every camera still writes its own isolated file. Take the live cut and walk out, or hand your editor every angle.\n- **3× Blackmagic Video Assist 5\"** HDR monitor/recorders, one per camera. Broadcast-quality capture straight to SSD, no compression games.\n- **27\" operator monitor** for framing, levels, and playback before you leave.\n\n## Audio\n\n- **4× Shure SM7B** on adjustable boom arms. The broadcast standard for a reason. These dynamic mics reject room noise and reflections, so your voice comes through warm and up close while the rest of the world stays out. Arms adjust to any seat, any height, no fuss.\n- **RØDECaster Pro** at the heart of it, capturing every mic on its own track. Independent recordings for each voice, so one loud guest doesn't steamroll the rest of the table in the mix.\n\n## Lighting\n\n- **2× Amaran 100d** daylight-balanced COB LED fixtures with diffusion domes, throwing soft wraparound light that flatters everyone at the table. No harsh shadows, no interrogation-room energy.\n- **Overhead ambient softbox** for an even base layer. The difference between \"shot in a real studio\" and \"shot in somebody's back room.\"\n\nBottom line: you show up with a topic and a guest list. Everything else is already dialed in.","category":"podcast","quantity":1,"spaceName":"Podcast Studio","images":[{"url":"https://dc.pubkey.com/media/0ff4d8f6-4b46-4a6b-a173-60e808b94dc0?variant=lg","caption":null,"title":"Pubkey podcast recording CAM B feed","description":"A video camera labeled 'CAM B' is actively recording a podcast session at the Pubkey venue, with a red neon 'PUBKEY' sign visible in the background. The on-camera monitor shows an HDR/12G-SDI field monitor with a timecode of 00:30:38:01, standard 1080p23.98, source HDMI, and 297 minutes remaining; three guests are seated at a wooden table with microphones, drinks, and printed materials.","width":1600,"height":1200},{"url":"https://dc.pubkey.com/media/537d116c-9e4f-4537-992a-dd47348aa86e?variant=lg","caption":null,"title":"PubKey podcast desk with branded trucker hats","description":"Two trucker-style caps — one red, one blue — rest on a wood desk in front of a pink neon 'PUBKEY' sign. Both hats are embroidered with 'Not My First Rodeo, Est. 7350/15, New York, American Bitcoin & Pub' and two Rode boom microphones are mounted on either side of the desk.","width":2560,"height":1708},{"url":"https://dc.pubkey.com/media/a18f4c4e-bd6c-44fa-86af-b7205073d80e?variant=lg","caption":null,"title":"Pathways to Freedom podcast recording session","description":"Four guests sit around a wooden table with boom-mounted microphones (red and green windscreens) for what appears to be a podcast or panel recording. A backlit banner reading 'Pathways to Freedom — NED / World Liberty Congress' is visible through the glass behind them, and a Guinness pint glass sits on the table.","width":2036,"height":1076}]}]}