The White Room — 22 Durham Street

November 2025 → April 2026

Where we were

Vision document only

No live infrastructure

No secured domains or IP

No operational AI stack

No active investor conversations

No music entity presence

Concept-stage technology claims

Where we are

AI cluster live 24/7 — C3 + R2 nodes operational

phno.io · l1ve.io · phno.live secured

musicovermatter.co.nz · sharedbreath.nz live

Algorithmic trading system — live capital deployed

Investor conversations active and warm

NZ On Air Round 3 — Shared Breath submission

Streaming + AI production stack proven locally

Architecture

Four pillars. One space. Each generates independent revenue — and the building covers its costs before a single event night is announced. Events are the punctuation. The building is the sentence.

Corporate Production Hub

Broadcast-standard production for Alberts tenant network · Oracle NZ + professional services + tech companies 50m from the room · annual production retainer model · live streaming globally via LVE · event room premium hire on top

$1.2M yr 1

Digital Canvas

4K broadcast studio · AI-powered generative visuals · live streaming infrastructure · content licensing · already operational on our own hardware

$400K yr 1

III

Web3 Trading Floor

Southern Hemisphere's first public Web3 trading floor · annual memberships · one exchange category partner (exclusive) · exchange volume kickbacks · Chento exchange-agnostic infrastructure at near-zero cost · live market data rendered as environmental art · year-round baseline revenue independent of events

$600K yr 1

Innovation Cohort Programme

One cohort per year · AI · Trading · Production · Technology streams · winter sessions, summer graduation · Andrew's partners and tenants fund scholarships · Class of 2026 · alumni network compounds annually · executive intensives as premium events

$800K yr 1

Financial Model · Year 1

Total Revenue

$3.0M

Four pillars combined

Operating Costs

$2.2M

Staff · venue · production · marketing

Net Margin
$800K
26% · Year 1

Key insight

Pillars II, III, and IV cover operating costs before a single event night is announced. Events are premium revenue on top of a building that already pays its rent.

Per-Event Economics · John Digweed Tier

GA Revenue

$40,000

VIP Revenue

$37,500

Total Revenue

$110,000

Net per Event

$62,000

The Difference

The Pillar II streaming and AI production capability is no longer a technology partnership we need to secure. It runs on our own infrastructure, operational today, at near-zero marginal cost. This fundamentally changes the risk profile of the entire project — and the cost of delivering a world-class experience.

AI Production Stack

Self-hosted on dedicated Apple Silicon hardware. Live and operational. Broadcast-quality AI visual generation and live streaming running locally — no cloud dependency, near-zero marginal cost per event.

Streaming Infrastructure

l1ve.io platform in development. phno.live secured. SRT + AI-adaptive bitrate. The technology behind Pillar II is being proven internally before the venue opens its doors.

Music & Cultural Layer

Music Over Matter label operational. Shared Breath collective active. musicovermatter.co.nz · sharedbreath.nz live. NZ On Air Round 3 submission in progress. Cultural credibility is not a future aspiration — it is present.

Acoustic Foundation

AUTEX Industries in conversation as acoustic design partner. World-class acoustic treatment is foundational to the venue standard — not an afterthought. Partnership discussions active.

Key Relationships

John Digweed

TWR:001 anchor event · Oct 2026 · global electronic music figure · 30-year career · Bedrock Records · international credibility for launch

Target · TWR:001

ALT Group

Interior design partner · minimalist "white canvas" aesthetic · Auckland's leading spatial design practice

In Conversation

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei

Consultation initiated · mana whenua of Tāmaki Makaurau · cultural foundation for a space that intends to matter to this city · doing this properly, not as an afterthought

Consultation

Strategic Investor

Long-term relationship · deep familiarity with the vision · reconnected April 2026 · conversations progressing

Active Conversation

Web3 / Crypto Anchor

International trading community · Pillar III co-founder interest · existing global audience and credibility · NZ expansion intent

Active Conversation

Pak Peacock

Production Director · INXS · U2 · Elton John · 30+ years international production · TWR technical and production authority

In Discussion

The Operator

Luke Thompson has been at the intersection of music, technology, and live experience since 1988 — always building what didn't exist yet, always a step ahead of the industry.

1988

DJing full time from age 18. Introduced Kevin Saunderson, Jeff Mills, Adam Beyer, Paul van Dyk, and Sasha to New Zealand. Built the underground from the ground up. Thirty-eight years in music and live experience.

2000 — 2009

Red Bull Studio NZ — built and created the format. Luke built the studio and created the Red Bull Studio Live Sessions programme — his vision, his design, his Malcolm Toft console choice. Voted Red Bull's best marketing and culture platform globally in 2008. In under a decade the programme expanded to 32 countries, producing over 100 sessions a year right here in Aotearoa. 770+ sessions across the run. The Black Keys. Kasabian. Naked and Famous. Chris Knox. The archive, the format, the contracts — Luke's. Entirely.

2017 — 2020

Semi Permanent NZ — produced for three years. One of the world's most respected creative and design conferences. The best creative directors, technologists, and founders on the planet — in Auckland. Concurrently: Future of the Future. And On Being Bold — a digital content platform profiling seven of New Zealand's most powerful women, running through COVID when everything else shut down.

Sky TV

Fan Pass — built Sky TV's live OTT streaming platform. All Blacks + Lions Tour. 11,000 to 111,000 subscribers in 8 months. Digital-only blackout strategy. Sky shut it down — it threatened their core business. Not failure. Proof of concept.

Sideline

Sideline.live — world first in live sailing footage delivery. World Sailing Championships. 300+ boats, three courses, streamed live. Super Eight Schools rugby. Then rugby, sevens, basketball, soccer, hockey, speedway. 5,000+ events. Closed on his own terms.

2026

_LIVECLAW — eight projects. Private AI. Live capital. A private AI cluster running 24 hours a day on Apple Silicon in Auckland. Algorithmic trading deployed on live capital. 51,122-track music intelligence system. This document was produced by it. It knows when you open it.

The Ask · April 2026

We are not asking Albert's Group to take a leap of faith. We are asking for 90 days and a framework — so both parties can move toward this together with confidence.

Heads of agreement to hold 22 Durham Street for 90 days while licensing applications are filed and anchor partnerships are formalised. Oct 2026 launch date confirmed.

Commercial structure as proposed by Albert's Group: base rent + turnover component, two-year break clause. Operating costs covered from operations. Lessor's works — base condition, amenities, and compliance standard — agreed and documented as part of heads of agreement.

Licensing applications begin this week — six-month lead time is live. Both parties move in parallel, not sequentially.

Full concept presentation with commercials, architectural plans, and confirmed partners — within 45 days of heads of agreement. 45 days to action feedback before the 90-day mark.