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Live Nation Canada revealed plans today to turn a portion of the YZD community being developed on the former Downsview Airport lands into a culture destination. The entertainment company is building a large-capacity seasonal outdoor concert venue so big that upon completion it will be the largest purpose-built music venue in Toronto and surrounding areas.
Continue reading Live Nation to build high-capacity concert stadium in TorontoA tour of deadmau5’s visually stunning cube stage set reveals a complex instrument that is played live by the musician. The set is a result of hours of work over multiple iterations to arrive at version 3.0, an interactive, moveable design that came from a deadmau5 team member during a flight. | article | video |
Continue reading Inside giant deadmau5 cube stage setCanada-based marketing company VIBRANT intensifies its focus on creating sensory rich environments for their audiences after investing close to $17 million in the launch of its immersive experience division, VIBRANT Studios. The brand-new spin-off is already gearing up to present a series of large-scale productions in cultural hotspots in the fall, along with industrious plans to further their expansion over the next five years.
Continue reading Marketing company VIBRANT boldly launches new immersive experience Studios divisionEric Brouillet has been creating immersive experiences for high profile brands across North America for decades. He is the founder and president of Vibrant. He explains the difference between the concept of immersive experience and virtual reality for us below.
Continue reading Is an immersive experience the same as virtual reality?The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, asked Berlin-based composer and sound artist Dorit Chrysler to create a piece of music using her preferred instrument, the theremin. Chrysler’s concept didn’t just involve writing a piece of music and then playing it on the instrument.
Continue reading Calder sculptures play theremin in MoMA commissioned sound score by ChryslerEven though the concert has already happened the ARMY awaits an immersive audiovisual recreation of the epic sold-out show with their favourite band called BTS: Yet To Come in Cinemas.
Continue reading BTS Busan concert recreated in live technology-driven cinematic experienceBPTN announces paid training and guaranteed jobs for 2,000 Black professionals in the technology sector
Members of the Black Professionals in Tech Network (BPTN) gathered in June to hear the news about a program that increases skills for Black professionals in the tech sector.
Continue reading Action plan to increase representation of Black professionals in tech | article | videoAn entertainment and gaming brand launched a campaign with a hot new Canadian design label to create a clothing collection that customers use to redeem their lottery tickets locally. So essentially, the shirt on your back can double as a lottery ticket that could win its owner a cool $70 million.
Continue reading Canada’s biggest lottery drops scannable fashion collectionThe Toronto Region Board of Trade (TRBOT) awarded a $100K Lenovo Digital Transformation Grant to businesses that showed their plan for success incorporated measures to address equity, diversity and inclusion.
Continue reading Lenovo $100K digital grant awards diversity in company culture
