Getzner on world tour with the Red Bull Music Academy

Bürs/Tokyo. Getzner Werkstoffe installed vibration protection at several music studios in Tokyo for the Red Bull Music Academy 2014 from 12th October to 14th November. Box-in-box structure was installed for ideal acoustic recording conditions at the music initiative, enabling high sound insulation performance.

Getzner provided "good vibrations" for the Red Bull Music Academy in the Japanese capital Tokyo. The music initiative is a platform for artists from all over the world. Since 1998, music enthusiasts have been meeting once a year over the course of a month in one of the world's great cities to take part in workshops, lectures, recordings and performances. In 2014, the Red Bull Music Academy took place in Tokyo for the first time from 12 October to 14 November.

For this purpose the star architect Kuma Kengo renovated four floors of a multi-storey iconic building in Aoyama, a neighbourhood of Tokyo, into a space with bilateral characters of tranquil and turbulence, tradition and modern technology. The modern building is located right in the midst of a residential area. Those responsible took preventative steps against noise pollution and vibration to enable people in the studios to work without being disturbed or, of course, disturbing others. In cooperation with the Japanese sales partner Nittobo Acoustic Engineering, Getzner installed vibration protection for the various rooms between June and August of 2014.

Various music studios were created prior to the start of the Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo. In addition to a lecture hall and the Red Bull Music Academy Radio station, the 59 selected musicians also had at their disposal one large and eight small recording studios. A professional music studio for live recordings can be found on the ground floor. Eight small recording studios are located on the 4th floor. The studios are designed so that the artists can make music day and night. Getzner mounted the floors on all three levels onto elastic point bearings made of Sylomer®, while the Spanish company AMC Mecanocaucho was responsible for the ceilings. This solution minimises noise pollution and prevents vibrations from extending to adjoining rooms or the environment. The requests for Getzner's services came from Nittobo Acoustic Engineering Co., Ltd – one of the leading acoustic engineering companies in Japan. "Within the Japanese acoustic scene, Getzner is known for its state-of-the-art vibration protection solutions for floors, walls and ceilings. That is certainly one of the reasons we are partners in this project," explains Winfried Ries, in charge of Getzner Japan.