May 15 – June 12, 2026
A NEW MUSIC + ART + DESIGN EXPERIENCE
FEATURING VOLUMES BY JOE DOUCET
Four weeks of bespoke listening+viewing sessions, primetime performances, and private happenings at Heft Gallery – showcasing the new Volumes listening system during NYC Frieze, Design, and Tech Weeks.
Overview
Transmissions brings together exceptional experiences of music + art into a cross-disciplinary showcase.
This immersive four-week installation at Heft gallery pairs iconic and avant-garde music with contemporary visual art, allowing each to elevate the other in ways rarely experienced. The gallery becomes a listening room for deep engagement with music, art, design, and performance.
This immersive four-week installation at Heft gallery pairs iconic and avant-garde music with contemporary visual art, allowing each to elevate the other in ways rarely experienced. The gallery becomes a listening room for deep engagement with music, art, design, and performance.
Featuring
Extraordinary musicians, performers, and visual artists of all kinds.
A few of the amazing artists we'll show can be seen below – lineup will be announced and updated throughout the month.
illich Mujica + Ashley Zelinskie
REDSHIFT – doppler experiments in light and sound
Yoshi Sodeoka
Generative video and sound art
Shantell Martin
Uniting all means of performance
Ksawery Komputery
Hyper-interactive portraiture at scale
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Immersive visual sound performances
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Glitched-out programatic audiovisual works
Listening instruments for a new era
Sound, space,
and listener integrated at last.
Volumes is a system of listening instruments designed to transform how sound is perceived. Rather than separating speakers, parabolic acoustic diffusers, and sound-absorbing seating, each element is considered as part of a single, unified experience.
This is not just better sound — it's a new way of experiencing music, where sound is felt as much as heard, and the room becomes part of the instrument. Housed in sculptural, furniture-scale enclosures, the system is engineered for spatial audio at concert-level fidelity.
The Designer
Joe Doucet
Joe Doucet is a designer, entrepreneur, inventor, and creative director whose work sits at the intersection of design, innovation, and sustainability. Named by Forbes as “the living blueprint for the 21st-century designer,” Doucet has received numerous awards including the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award. His work is in the permanent collections of MoMA and the Smithsonian, and he holds multiple patents shaping how design touches everyday life.
Programming
Four weeks. Three frequencies.
Reframing the gallery as a venue for deep listening, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and cultural encounter.
TRANSMISSION SESSIONS
Daytime + early-evening album listens, screenings, and intimate sessions.
Iconic albums played start-to-finish accompanied by custom moving artworks. Music-only films and shorts. Audience-led discovery sessions. Tea and refreshments. No phones, no interruption — recordings heard as intended, on the Volumes system.
From $0 - $20
MAIN TRANSMISSIONS
Primetime evenings. Live music, paired visuals, special performances.
Curated marquee performances — DJ sets, electronic and experimental live music, album release parties, dance, and live visual making. Each Main Transmission is conceived as a single experience: sound and image together, through Volumes.
$25 - $80 · 3–4 evenings per week
PRIVATE EVENTS
Private dinners, secret release sessions, late-night happenings.
The gallery becomes a private club for closed-door listening sessions, label release parties, design discussions, hackathons, and after-hours experiences. By invitation, by appointment, or by limited ticket.
Price on request
Transmissions
Schedule
The Venue
300 Broome Street,
Lower East Side.
Heft Gallery
A 2,500 sq ft gallery with a 1,000 sq ft main listening space and 18-foot ceilings.
Production
All events, installations, and performances are organized by Projekt Blank.
Food + Drink
Sessions include tea and refreshments. Main Transmissions and Private Events feature curated F&B from a rotating roster of NYC partners.
Capacity
150 standing · 40 seated · 6–20 for private VIP experiences.
Get Involved
Be part of the program reshaping how music
is felt + seen.
Give us a shout – we're still working on programming with musicians, visual artists, cultural events, and select partners. Hosted dinners, fashion-adjacent moments, release parties, and bespoke private listening sessions all live here.
Contact us to get involved
A sculptural listening system. Speaker, diffuser, and seating designed in collaboration with artificial intelligence.
01 / 02- Edition
- Highly limited
- Lead time
- 6 weeks
- Finish
- Custom color options
- Origin
- Designed by Joe Doucet
Overview
What if a sound system was designed to be felt as much as heard?
Volumes Speakers are conceived as spatial instruments rather than conventional audio equipment. Each unit integrates five drivers, including front- and rear-firing elements that create a layered, multidirectional sound field. Paired with dedicated stereo subwoofers, the system produces both clarity and physical weight. Sound moves through the room rather than projecting from a fixed point, extending beyond the conventional stereo image. The result is an embodied listening experience where rhythm, frequency, and spatial information are perceived through the body as well as the ear.
- Speakers
- 48" L × 64" H × 20" D (each)
- Subwoofers
- 24" L × 25" D × 28" H with 21" drivers (each)
Acoustic isolation as form
The speaker is designed around a single principle: isolation. Each driver—sub, mid, and high frequency—is housed within its own dedicated enclosure, preventing interference between frequency ranges and preserving clarity. Rather than a single cabinet, the system is composed of distinct volumes, each tuned to the specific requirements of the driver it contains. The resulting form is not stylistic, but a direct expression of acoustic performance.
Volume defines fidelity
Each enclosure is proportioned to a precise internal volume, optimized for the driver it contains. These volumes determine how air moves, how pressure builds, and ultimately how accurately sound is reproduced. The geometry of the system emerges from these constraints, creating a form that is governed by performance rather than convention.
Directional control
Each driver housing is mounted on a rotating suspension system, allowing it to be aimed directly toward the listener. This enables precise control over imaging and soundstage, ensuring that high and mid frequencies arrive with clarity and intention. Adjustment is subtle but critical, allowing the system to adapt to both the room and the listener’s position.
Decoupled from the environment
The speakers are supported on toroidal casters that minimize contact with the floor while absorbing vibration. This reduces the transfer of unwanted resonance into the surrounding structure, preserving low-frequency accuracy and preventing energy loss. The system remains grounded, but never rigidly fixed.
Rounded for acoustic performance
The enclosures are softened and continuous, avoiding sharp edges that can disrupt sound wave propagation. Rounded forms reduce diffraction, allowing sound to disperse more naturally into the space. The geometry enhances both clarity and spatial realism, while reinforcing the sculptural presence of the objects.
Material and structure
Rigid outer shells provide stability and prevent unwanted resonance, while internal damping controls vibration within each enclosure. Materials are selected to balance structural integrity with acoustic neutrality, allowing each driver to perform without coloration.
Make Volumes Yours
Volumes is being offered as a highly limited release of speaker sets + subwoofers, including custom color options. Interested buyers can arrange a private listening session at the gallery.
Each system, fully configured
$145,000 USD
Volumes Diffusers
What if walls could shape sound as deliberately as speakers?
Volumes Diffusers are sculptural acoustic elements designed to control how sound reflects and disperses within the space. Formed using curves derived from the golden ratio, they lens soundwaves evenly throughout the room in relation to harmonic musical scales. Rather than absorbing energy, they redistribute it, breaking up reflections while preserving spatial richness and depth. Fabricated from Polygood recycled material — made using waste from CD cases and other typically non-recycled plastics — they combine acoustic performance with material innovation, transforming the wall into an active component of the listening system.
- Each
- 38" diameter × 3" depth
$7,500
Request
Volumes Chair
What if the body was treated as part of the sound system?
Volumes Chair positions the listener as an active participant in the experience of sound. Constructed from aluminum and integrated acoustic absorbing foam, it combines comfort with a functional role in managing low-frequency energy. The form is designed to align the body within the acoustic field, allowing both subtle spatial cues and bass frequencies to be perceived more clearly. Rather than acting as passive furniture, it becomes an interface — locating the listener within the system and transforming listening from a purely auditory act into a physical, immersive experience.
- Each
- 16" W × 21" D × 31" H
$1,800
Request
Volumes by Joe Doucet