AV Concepts Brings Tupac Back via Hologram to Perform with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg at the 2012 Coachella Music Festival

SAN DIEGO--()--AV Concepts, an award-winning immersive technology solutions provider of video, audio, and staging services for corporate, convention, and entertainment events, executed the technology and content behind the most anticipated performance at this year’s Coachella Music Festival.

Over 100,000 fans witnessed the “return of Tupac” as a Hologram performing on stage with hip-hop music legends Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, thanks to the combination of advanced projection technology and creative expertise available only from AV Concepts. The production followed months of collaborative planning between Dr. Dre’s production company and AV Concepts’ creative and technical experts to design and engineer the special effect (www.avconcepts.com/portfolio).

“This show was by far one of the most exciting yet challenging projects we have ever worked on,” said Nick Smith, President of AV Concepts. “A highly choreographed, live, outdoor holographic production of this magnitude with hundreds of thousands of people watching gave us the added incentive, and pressure, to deliver” Nick said.

AV Concepts, the largest North American licensee for Musion®, utilized the Eyeliner™ display technology along with a custom rigging and mechanical solution to deliver the perceived 3-dimensional life-sized holographic illusion. AV Concepts partnered closely with Digital Domain Productions to shoot videos and deliver the life-like imagery that were critical to the success of the performance.

AV Concepts’ success in Coachella comes on the heels of highly acclaimed projection mapping projects for Chris Brown at the Grammy’s and the American Music Awards. These events utilized AV Concepts’ proprietary Liquid Scenic server to deliver uncompressed HD video which can be projected as holograms in an entertainment setting or as 3D imagery on building exteriors, interior walls, stage sets and other structures.

AV Concepts

AV Concepts is an inspired place where creative and technology converge. For 24 years AV Concepts has been a full-service supplier of video, audio, lighting and technical services, driving innovation to a new level for brands, professional meetings and corporate events. With a team of over 100 employees supporting 500+ annual events across North America, AV Concepts has been recognized as an industry leader who delivers exceptional quality, ideas and client satisfaction. AV Concepts can be found at www.avconcepts.com, www.twitter.com/avconceptsinc, www.youtube.com/avconceptsinc, and www.facebook.com/avconceptsinc.

Contacts

PR Inquiries:
AV Concepts
Jennifer Alexander, 619-881-0739
jalexander@avconcepts.com

Release Summary

When rap-music icon Dr. Dre walked through the door of AV Concepts’ San Diego office he had one goal in mind: to bring Tupac Shakur back to life.

Contacts

PR Inquiries:
AV Concepts
Jennifer Alexander, 619-881-0739
jalexander@avconcepts.com