Mainstage Chicago
Livestream Studio Rental
With a powerful control room, integrated studio, and redundant Internet, Mainstage Chicago is the perfect production space for your virtual event, seminar, or live interview. Built from the ground up with live streaming in mind, Mainstage Chicago’s turnkey production services ensure your virtual event goes off without a hitch.
Livestream Studio Rental 101
Host Your Executive Team in Style
Located minutes from Chicago’s bustling Fulton Market neighborhood, Mainstage Chicago offers visiting corporate teams immediate access to the best food in the world. We’re steps away from Michelin-rated restaurants such as Oriole, Avec, and Smyth.
With private parking, hair and makeup rooms, and private suites all included in your rental, your executive team won’t miss a beat.
Key Studio Features
- Full broadcast control room with SDI- and NDI-based workflows
- Remote integration via Zoom, Teams, Riverside, and other virtual event platforms
- Live, simulive, and live-to-tape multicam studio with ISO recording
- Behringer X32 audio console with Sennheiser microphones
Powerful Control Room
Key Features:
- Blackmagic Design hardware
- vMix workstations
- Dedicated hardware for remote integration
- Programmable DMX board to control RGBWW grid lighting
- Gigabit fiber Internet with bonded cellular Peplink modem for reliable connectivity
The Lighting Grid
The lighting grid allows for mounting projectors, additional lighting, curtains, and more. Our programmable DMX-controlled lighting grid includes 6 full RGB LitePanels Gemini 2×1’s.
Available Services
Our flexible video studio rental options can fit the needs of any production or event! Rates for a studio rental:
- $150 per hour
- $1,000 per half-day
- $1,750 per day
What’s Included in a Rental?
- Access to our 24′ x 24′ x 12′ cyclorama stage 7 DMX-controlled
- Full RGBWW Litepanel Gemini 2x1s
- Bonded Fiber Internet
- Hardlined Internet for broadcast control
- COVID-friendly work areas
- Dog-friendly work space
- 2 dedicated parking spots
- Studio Manager on site
Additional Services
- Load in/set-up half-day.
- Production staffing with Mainstage’s in-house crew or from our creative network.
- On-site camera, lighting, audio, and broadcast equipment rental.
- Recommendations to local rental houses.
- Additional facilities such as the post-production bay and client lounge.
- Access to the Broadcast Control Room.
Beyond video, film, live-stream, and photography productions, Mainstage’s multifaceted studio has been utilized as a gathering space for events such as intimate film screenings, networking events, and even a classroom for our workshops and master classes.
In-House Support
An on-site studio manager is included with every rental, so a Mainstage team member is there in-person to assist and support your team on the day of your production, whether that be helping your team fine-tune the Gemini LitePanels down to the hex code or recommending the best neighborhood restaurants!
Mainstage prides itself on being an active part of Chicago’s vibrant creative community, so if you’re still looking to fill some positions on your production’s crew, we’ve got you covered! With a network of dedicated and talented local professionals from production assistants to camera-operators and lighting technicians, we’re here to provide on-site support to ensure your production runs smoothly!
How to Book Your Studio Rental
Ready to book? Here’s how:
Visit our Peerspace page for a comprehensive look at our space, rental options, and booking availability. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us by clicking ‘Message Host’!
The studio rental sheet provides more information about what Mainstage offers with a typical rental and a floor plan of the studio.
Have any additional questions about what Mainstage offers? Want to schedule a tour? Just want to say hi? Shoot us an email at hello@mainstagechicago.com or give us a call at (312) 548-1356!
