Wall-to-Wall LED Displays Create Ultimate Viewing Experience at Oklahoma City Sports Bar
Patrons who visit Chalk Sports Bar in Oklahoma City are at once surrounded—and immersed—in a brightly colored world of sports fueled by LED displays that cover the majority of wall surface at the 7,500-square-foot establishment. The luxury sports bar is the result of a vision concocted by four fans who wanted to open a place that could deliver a sense of shock and awe to any sports lover. These four fans created the bar of their dreams—a place that overwhelms the senses with vivid displays and tasty food options.
To execute their idea, the partners teamed up with Oklahoma City-based Cory's Audio Visual to install 100 LED video wall displays that add up to more than 1,600 square feet of digital surface area. Among the LED displays are technologies from Planar that include:
The Planar TVF Series is a family of fine pitch LED video wall displays with front serviceability and a creative stackable design that reduces the complexity of installation. Offering a profile of less than three inches and removing cabinet-to-cabinet cabling, the Planar TVF Series eliminates cabling clutter and the need for extra space around the video wall—allowing for a seamless integration with the Chalk Sports Bar environment.
The Planar VersaLight Series is a family of LED video wall displays designed with flexibility to support a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications. Offering a quick-install, self-supporting mounting system and self-contained LED cabinet design, Planar VersaLight Series is an ideal solution for a wide range of unique, video wall installations, including wall and ceiling mounts.
The Planar QE Series is a line of Ultra HD resolution (3840 x 2160) LCD displays that support native 4K resolution, providing a dynamic digital signage solution.
A visual environment like no other
The interior of the sports bar is designed with a dark wall surface that enables a stark contrast against the sweeping coverage of LED displays—delivering the shock and awe that was envisioned with the bar.
"This is an experience, not just a restaurant and bar," said Britt Gotcher, senior vice president at Cory's Audio Visual. "To be able to watch multiple games from across the world at once in such an elaborate fashion is unheard of in our region, which has a strong passion for sports."
According to Gotcher, the Planar displays are easy to both install and maintain. "Having access to Planar professional technicians was an added benefit as they were onsite to guide our team during the installation process," he said.
Due to the size of the investment in the Planar displays, Gotcher felt it necessary that the Chalk owners first see the products up close and in person. "Having the ability to take the owners to a manufacturing facility and showroom at Planar Headquarters was helpful in making them feel comfortable with the systems and our team—it was an exceptional experience," Gotcher said.
"The magnitude of everything that Cory's Audio Visual integrated into this project is unreal," said Chalk co-owner Ben Mason. "The numbers blow me away. Wrapping your mind around 100 displays and miles of cabling in a building the size of Chalk is impossible until you see it for yourself."
A graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology, Doug has been in the Technology industry since 1976 and actively oversees Fearing’s daily operations. Along with his wife, Lois, and three others, Doug started Fearing’s in a 600 square-foot facility in Portage, Wisconsin. In the 25 years since, the company has grown to over 30 employees with offices in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Doug likes to say he’s a “TV Technician with a dream� going back to his history with the family’s original business-Fearing’s TV and Appliance.
Doug values time with family, watersports, hiking, snowshoeing and skiing. In addition to being a devoted member of his church, Doug serves as Board President for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County, Board member of Schools for Haiti and Scripture Chair of the Gideons-Portage camp.
A graduate of MATC, Lois oversees Fearing’s daily book keeping along with various HR responsibilities.
Along with Doug, Lois is deeply connected to community outreach, serving as a Board member and Fundraising Committee Chairperson for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County. She also serves on the Schools for Haiti Fundraising committee. In addition, Lois’ ongoing passion and commitment to provide care for the elderly comes from her 10-year history of working in a Reedsburg, Wisconsin Nursing home.
Lois enjoys singing, hiking, sunny days on the pontoon, and spending time with her 4 grandchildren.
Ehren drives Fearing’s technology by continually seeking out trends to enhance capabilities while supporting Sales, Engineering and Installation teams. Throughout his years with Fearing’s, Ehren’s talent and vision have joined forces to create a wide variety of projects and strategic solutions that exceed expectation.
Ehren loves music, family time, movies, nature, sustainability efforts and electric vehicles.
With 10 years with Fearing’s and over twice that long in the industry, Ben continues to lead, coordinate, and develop the Commercial AV team.
By consistently delivering an outstanding experience and outcome, Ben contributes to the Fearing’s legacy of long-lasting partnerships that truly make a difference. Whatever the Commercial AV need may be, Ben and team deliver at the highest level.
Ben is an avid fisherman and photographer. He enjoys coaching his sons and other youth.
Chris has been with Fearing’s for 20 years and in the industry for over 2 decades. As a Certified leader in Sales Acceleration and trained in EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating Systems), Chris successfully utilizes his skills to lead the Fearing’s Salesforce. Chris and team are motivated and driven to develop new client partnerships while continuing to reinforce loyal long-term relationships with ongoing Service excellence.
Married for 19 years with 3 children, Chris enjoys skiing, hiking, fishing, boating, hunting, camping and golf. He’s also been actively involved as a Youth Football and Softball coach for his family and others.
