Microsoft | Music x Tech

Microsoft partners with musical artists who use technology to engage with audiences in interesting ways. Working with the agency We Are Listen, we helped capture this series of collaborative projects.

Services Provided:

producer. interviewer. videography, video editing.

Featured Talent:

Brian Eno, Peter Chilvers. Bloom.

The Team:

Agency: We Are Listen

Creative Director: Leah Taylor Dunbar. Agency Producer: Leah Pavlik. Accounts Manager: Magda Tomaszewski.

Production Co: Mr.Frank

Producer: Senne De Beul. Cinematographer: Wouter Verberkt. Camera Assistant: Alyssa Van Veen. Best Boy/DIT: Boyd Bakema. Sound: Lucas Van Eck. PA: Claudia Zaia. Photographer: Maarten Delobel. Colorist: Mr.Frank.

See how Brian Eno and longtime collaborator Peter Chilvers are able take their popular app into mixed reality with Microsoft HoloLens. This installation is the first foray into MR for both Eno and Chilvers, and the first exploration of the creative and collaborative possibilities of HoloLens within the Music x Tech program. Go behind the scenes and explore Bloom: Open Space, open to the public in Amsterdam, February 21-25, 2018. Check here for more info.

Musical artist Ernest Greene of Washed Out releasing his highly anticipated album, Mister Mellow, his first fully immersive multimedia experience. Every track is accompanied by an original music video, created by 11 different video artists and utilizing several forms of animation, from claymation and stop-motion to hand-drawn cartoons. To take his bold vision even further, Washed Out collaborated with Microsoft to produce a dynamic live show, allowing fans to experience his "impressionistic view of the world" in person. The creative team behind the collaboration turned to Microsoft technology to translate the rich, detailed patchwork of Mister Mellow’s music and visuals into an equally powerful live experience. Robust and advanced live integrations mimic the wide range of artistic styles seen and heard on the album.

Services Provided:

producer. interviewer, videography,

Featured Talent:

Ernest Greene. Washed Out.

Support Team:

Agency: We Are Listen

Agency Partners: Steve Milton. Creative Producer: Crystal Anderson. Account Manager: Magda Tomaszewski. Videography Assistance: James Hammond. PA: Nicole Castillo. Sound: Kevin Rosen-Quan. Editor: We Are Listen.

 

Services Provided:

producer. interviewer. videography,

Featured Talent:

Alison Wonderland.

Support Team:

Agency: We Are Listen

Agency Producer: Crystal Anderson. Accounts Manager: Magda Tomaszewski. Videography Assistance: Joey Graziano. Camera Assistant: Darrin P. Nim. Sound: James Goddard. Editor: We Are Listen.

Alison Wonderland’s first full length album, Run, landed at #1 on the US Billboard electronic music charts and went gold in Australia. Now she’s collaborated with Microsoft to produce a visual experience that will take her upcoming international tour to the next level. Learn more at https://www.microsoft.com/inculture/m... Inspired elements of high fantasy, the dynamic visuals of each performance will be controlled in real time from the stage all thanks to her custom performance kit powered by Microsoft Surface Book and Kinect. This new plug-and-play solution can adapt to any space and vibe – from intimate shows, to festival stages, and every performance space in between. Music track: 'Okay' by Alison Wonderland.

KEXP has grown into a global brand in music discovery, in large part thanks to the thousands of live performance sessions KEXP has captured over the past decade. Music fans have come to associate the performances with the distinctive twinkling backdrop of lights in the station’s old Dexter Avenue studio. Now, KEXP and Microsoft have given an exciting, interactive update to the new studio space at Seattle Center with a fresh lighting installation, powered by Kinect. To unveil the new upgrade, KEXP and Microsoft invited Seattle local and KEXP regular Will Toledo aka Car Seat Headrest to be the first artist to experience the interactive space. Learn more at http://www.microsoft.com/musicxtech.

Services Provided:

producer. interviewer, videography,

Featured Talent:

Will Toledo. Car Seat Head Rest.

Support Team:

Agency: We Are Listen

Agency Producer: Stephanie Converse. Accounts Manager: Magda Tomaszewski. Videography Assistance: Jeremie Brillant. PA: Matt Toth. Sound: Justin Valls. Editor: We Are Listen.

 

Services Provided:

producer. interviewer, videography,

Featured Talent:

Childish Gambino. PHAROS.

Support Team:

Agency: We Are Listen

Agency Partners: Steve Milton. Andy Walsh. Account Managers: Magda Tomaszewski. Stephanie Converse. Videography Assistance: Joey Graziano. Luke Lovell. Sound: Jonathan Lastra. Editor: We Are Listen.

Gambino approached Microsoft with his bold vision to create a new world for his latest release, “Awaken, My Love!”. Childish Gambino wanted to create a virtual world that would blend the physical and digital, real and imaginary, and allow his fans from around the globe to experience his world. Together, Childish Gambino and Microsoft began work on designing PHAROS, a virtual reality experience under the same name in the California desert. Childish Gambino’s Virtual Reality Limited Edition Vinyl can be purchased at https://awakenmylove.com/

 

Alison Wonderland’s first full length album, Run, landed at #1 on the US Billboard electronic music charts and went gold in Australia. Now she’s collaborated with Microsoft to produce a visual experience that will take her upcoming international tour to the next level. Learn more at https://www.microsoft.com/inculture/m... Inspired elements of high fantasy, the dynamic visuals of each performance will be controlled in real time from the stage all thanks to her custom performance kit powered by Microsoft Surface Book and Kinect. This new plug-and-play solution can adapt to any space and vibe – from intimate shows, to festival stages, and every performance space in between. Music track: 'Okay' by Alison Wonderland.

Services Provided:

producer. interviewer. videography,

Featured Talent:

The Broods.

Support Team:

Agency: We Are Listen. Production Co: Spreadhouse

Accounts Manager: Magda Tomaszewski. Videography Assistance: Joey Graziano. Luke Lovell. Sound: Kevin Rosen-Quan. Editor: We Are Listen.

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