Microphones pick up the energy of the crowd, and a different set of microphones is used for recording music. A noise-cancellation system blocks out the sound of silverware. Verse also has technology that can recreate sound architecture of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Lincoln Center, the Vienna State Opera and other prominent venues. There’s live music at Verse every night, and sound from the restaurant can be pumped into Larrabee via fiber-optic cable for recordings.
Lamar didn’t perform, but he enjoyed eating caviar and uni for the first time. Kendrick Lamar recorded his new album at Larrabee and visited Verse several times for dinner. On a recent evening, Charlie Puth worked on his latest single at Larrabee Studios, went to dinner at Verse and decided to grab the mic and perform a few hits.