Live Design: When Swedish video game programmer and designer Markus Persson (aka “Notch,” the creator of Minecraft) decides to throw a party, he turns to Production Club. The series of shows, dubbed .party()—pronounced dot party—has been produced annually in various cities over the past few years, but the most recent incarnation at the LA Coliseum in Los Angeles has been the most ambitious version yet
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This is pretty bonkers! I've been to several of these sort of raves and one of the aspects that make them so attractive are the light shows. If you have great visuals then it'll make the music sound infinitely better. The fact that there's this entire dome that one can project upon is absolutely crazy to me-- it reminds me of when I was younger and would go to the Hayden Planetarium in New York City to watch the 360 degree view documentary on space and the cosmos. I worked at Electric Daisy Carnival this past summer in NYC and the main stage shows had similar looking projections and lights to .party. I love these kinds of events but damn, I still wish only 1/2 the amount of people went! I need more dancing and breathing room!
This is actually incredible. I agree with Michelle- lighting definitely seems to make the music sound infinitely better when it's done in a way like .party(). It definitely also makes sense that these lighting/laser designs take place at an electronica concert, whereas they might feel out of place at a more traditional concert venue, at least for now. Though it might be a stylistic aspect, why not have these lights at other types of concerts if they impact the overall mood that much? In addition, these new light shows are probably amazing no matter if you're on drugs or not. However, I do wonder how they affect concert goers that choose to take drugs at shows like these. The level of stimulation has basically quadrupled, and that may affect various mental states. Are there more "incidents"? It also concerns me how much relies on the air pressure in the room, and how many changes have to be made with each individual person entering and exiting the concert. If something goes wrong on this type of scale, will everyone be able to get out?
Just looking through the pictures for this event solidifies by desire to study media at School of Drama. This new technology is changing the way user's experience all brands of interaction, I really appreciate that the coordinators and performers of this event wanted to move the focus from their own DJ'ing to the overall experience of audience. The mapping to the rounded surface not only allowed for a dynamic appearance but for visual manipulation like i haven't seen before. They were incredibly successful in changing the space to fit their venue needs and the dome allowed for the exploration of many type of sensory play. I'm sure that all of this added as much to the music as the music did to the media.When two types of art blend so seamlessly together I feel as though we are taking positive steps in the right direction of new age entertainment.
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