Located in the heart of Soho, Polygon Portal is a 360° spatial audio listening space built for album playbacks, artist-led sessions, live performances and wellness programming, powered by a beautiful state-of-the-art 17.1.10 L-Acoustics sound system.
Polygon Portal has been designed as a secret listening room, accessible exclusively to Polygon Insiders via free sign-up and with limited capacity.
A new listening culture
Polygon Portal launches at a moment when audiences are looking for more meaningful shared musical experiences.
Evening programming at Polygon Portal will include:
One-off live performances
Album launches and world premieres with artist Q&As
Landmark albums presented in 360° spatial audio
Exclusive fan events
Highlights include spatial audio premieres from artists including Jeff Buckley, Sigur Rós, Yann Tiersen, Fink, Beth Orton, Lee Scratch Perry and Mouse on Mars, alongside collaborations with leading labels including Sony, Ninja Tune, Mute, Partisan, Edition Records, Exit, Domino and Ghostly International.
Each event is designed to remove distraction and bring audiences closer to music, with spatial sound placing listeners inside the music.
Alongside single artist programming, Polygon Portal will introduce The Polygon Portal Essay Series – curated listening sessions pairing themed playlists with written essays that explore the cultural, historical and emotional context behind the music, transforming how audiences connect with what they hear.
Sound and Wellbeing
The Polygon Portal for Wellbeing offers immersive experiences based around the rejuvenating qualities of spatial sound. Every morning practitioners of Yoga, Soundbath, meditation and other wisdom traditions lead sessions to help reinvigorate the body, relax the mind and rebalance the nervous system.
Programming at Polygon Portal will include:
Guided meditations
Yoga, movement and breathwork
Pilates
Qi Gong
Sound baths and journeys
The Polygon Portal is collaborating with the transformative practices of Earth Echo, Elemental Resonance, Errin Briscoe, Jnana World, House of Voga, Sana, Robert Koch, Alex Ferreira and Tom Middleton’s Senzomi’.
Polygon Portal is also partnering with Nordoff and Robbins, the UK’s largest music therapy charity and offers audiences the option to support the charity through donations when booking experiences.
Sandy Trappitt, Director of Fundraising, Nordoff and Robbins, said:
“Polygon’s immersive ‘Portal’ listening room concept brings the idea of music being more than something we just listen to – rather something we experience with our whole self – to life. It deeply resonates with our mission of using music and music therapy to enrich people’s lives, and we are proud to partner with such an innovative, forward thinking company.”
From global spatial audio pioneers
Polygon Productions has spent years developing immersive spatial audio environments, working with artists to reimagine how music is experienced. Their approach places audiences at the centre of sound, using multi-speaker environments to create a three-dimensional listening experience. Polygon Portal brings this technology into a permanent, intimate setting for the first time in London.
Polygon is partnering with L-Acoustics and deploying a 17.1.10 L-Acoustics sound system supported by L-ISA, a hardware solution that allows advanced object based mixing for immersive audio productions. 17 Speakers around the audience, each with a sub, 10 speakers overhead supported by 6 subs, and 4 additional subs at the front of the room.
Polygon Portal is designed for artists, labels and listeners who want to explore music differently. From album launches to listening sessions, the space offers artists the opportunity to present music in immersive spatial formats, including Dolby Atmos and bespoke spatial mixes.
Adam Nicholas, Founder of Polygon Productions, says:
“Polygon Portal was created for people who truly love music. In a world of constant noise and distraction, we wanted to build a space where listening becomes the main event again. Spatial audio is transforming how music can be experienced, but too often it’s treated as a technical feature rather than a creative opportunity. Polygon Portal is designed to change that, bringing audiences inside the music and creating an intimate experience that’s as exciting for artists as it is for listeners.”
With limited capacity and exclusive access via Polygon Insider membership, Polygon Portal aims to become a new cultural destination for music lovers and wellbeing seekers in London.
Polygon Insider members will receive access to sessions, early booking opportunities and entry to the Portal’s social space and bar in Soho.
