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ORLANDO – LMG Touring is currently on the road with the Smashing Pumpkins providing innovative video projection mapping for “Oceania,” their first major tour in over 10 years. The world tour kicked off in late July, and has travelled to cities throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, before gearing up for the North American leg in September.
Rising above the stage, a 28-ft sphere was projection mapped with a visual display of video, graphics and imagery created by Sean Evans (Roger Waters’ The Wall), set to the music of the Smashing Pumpkins’ new album, OCEANIA. To accomplish the projection, LMG Touring used 10 Barco HDX W18 projectors, rigged and placed throughout the venue to ensure complete audience coverage across the enormous sphere. Using coolux Pandora Box Media Server systems, LMG Touring was able to render and map seamless edge-blended images onto the circular surface area.
“We pre-programmed and tested the projection mapping at our Orlando facilities weeks before the first rehearsal to ensure image consistency on the sphere,” says Craig Mitchell, touring sales manager at LMG. “This setup is definitely one-of-a-kind, so we did not want to leave any stone unturned.”
Working with Smashing Pumpkins’ production manager, Chris Gratton on design concept and logistics, LMG Touring was challenged to develop a technical plan for the sphere that would execute successfully, while sustaining the rigorous schedule of the tour. “The best part for us was creating a technical solution that didn’t compromise the artist’s vision. It looks simply amazing.”
