CREATING A VR MUSIC IMPROVISATION EXPERIENCE
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CREATING A VR MUSIC IMPROVISATION EXPERIENCE
On stage now at Le Guess Who? (7 nov): the Improv Music Collective DNA? AND?
Touring in Virtual Reality next time!?
We want to create an immersive music improvisation performance in VR of the band DNA? AND? This is an Oslo-based music group, a collective of teenagers and young adults with special needs. We will use new VR registration techniques to fully capture the performance of this great band. Because the musicians have special needs they do not often travel. We want to create an immersive music VR experience, using cutting-edge VR recording techniques, we will bring their exceptional, impromptu performances to the world. Help us create/produce this VR experience!
Co-creation
The way we record the music sessions has never been done before. It will be creative and innovative, unique, original and fun! We are a dedicated team with experience with creating VR productions. This VR music improvisation performance is a co-creation between the team of Studio Biarritz together with the band DNA? AND?. The final project will become a 3 – 5 song live performance, a music album in Virtual Reality. It will be done as co-creation and exchange between both teams. We’re thrilled to collaborate with the musicians, blending creativity and innovation in real-time.
Utrecht meets Oslo!
The musicians of DNA? AND? always play improvised so it is all about being there in the moment. We want to capture this during a rare performance in The Netherlands during the Le Guess Who? festival.
Improvise and innovate
The music will be played and improvised by the band, where the sound recordings and (volumetric captures) filming of the band, the implementation in the game engine Unity, the interactivity and postproduction are taken care of by the film production house Studio Biarritz and it’s team. It is a bit technical; but what we are doing is new and like the musicians we improvise and explore the boundaries of this new technology by just creating something which we know can be good!
Why we need your support?
This project doesn’t fit the mold of traditional funding categories due to its experimental nature. With the band’s rare performance in the Netherlands fast approaching, we didn’t have time to secure traditional funding. We want to start and use the rare live performance of the band in The Netherlands to start the recordings. That’s why we’re turning to you. Your contribution will help cover the costs of filming, sound recording, and developing a prototype for the VR project. This prototype will serve as a springboard for attracting further funding and international partners to take DNA? AND?’s VR experience global.
Personal motivation
In November 2019, I, Corine, founder of Studio Biarritz, attended Le Guess Who? in Utrecht. “Curious, I wandered into a concert room where DNA? AND? was performing. I had no idea what to expect, but the band’s energy, emotional depth, and improvisation blew me away. Their raw, creative force stayed with me for days, weeks, and even years.
With my background in immersive, interactive content production, I knew this performance could be something extraordinary in Virtual Reality—allowing audiences worldwide to share in the magic of being present with DNA? AND? in a virtual space. Over the past five years, I’ve visited Oslo multiple times, building a close relationship with the band and dreaming of this project. Now, the stars have aligned with their return to Le Guess Who? to make this dream a reality.”
Help us bring this vision to life
Corine, Studio Biarritz: “I’ve assembled a skilled and passionate team—sound engineers, Unity developers, visual artists, and camera specialists—ready to capture this experience in full immersive detail. The festival is covering the band’s travel, accommodation, and backline needs, but we need your help to cover the costs of our production crew and the venue.
By supporting this campaign, you’re helping us build the assets necessary to create a strong prototype and explore the full potential of this VR project. Our goal is to complete the first song of the VR album and demonstrate the power of this immersive experience to future partners and funders.
Together, we can ensure that DNA? AND?’s incredible music reaches audiences around the world. Join us in creating a powerful, original, and unforgettable VR Music Improvisation Experience with this remarkable band.”
Help us to make it happen!
With love & music & enthusiasm,
Corine
A production of Studio Biarritz
in collaboration with Le Guess Who Festival and DNA? AND?
@studiobiarritznl
Organizer
Corine Meijers - Studio Biarritz
Organizer