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FEELING WAVY Glass Animals’ trippy visuals complemented their laid-back, electronic style
intercom network using AES67 audio networks. This system established clear communication between departments, enabling them to hit their cues – as well as guaranteeing the safety of everyone in attendance. BREAKING A SWEAT While LED screens have become inseparable from live concerts, they’d be nothing without the powerful media servers and software working behind the scenes. For pop stars Charli XCX and Troye Sivan – who co-headlined the Sweat tour last summer – Rogue Productions and AV Stumpfl’s PIXERA ensured there was synchronisation between the music, live camera feeds, FRAY STUDIO USED DISGUISE media servers TO DISPLAY psychedelic graphics ”
visuals and lighting, keeping pace with the duo’s high-energy performance. Charli XCX and Sivan celebrated their albums BRAT and Something to Give Each Other, respectively, creating a cinematic design that combined live feeds with pre-rendered content. While the live footage was captured at 24fps to add motion blur, the pre-recorded videos played at 48fps, delivering a cleaner look. The visual styles were made possible by two Rogue servers in multi-session mode, powered by PIXERA. The touring crew endured extensive rehearsals to ensure everything would run smoothly when it came time to take the stage. PIXERA’s timeline editing proved to be a game changer, allowing
the team to adjust effects, correct colours and perfect timing in advance. During the tour, the media server solution boasted a minimal seven-frame latency from camera to LED screen – a delay essentially unrecognisable to audiences. SLIPPIN’ THROUGH DREAMLAND Experimental indie rock band Glass Animals first went viral with Heat Waves back in 2021. They have since enjoyed a successful global tour, playing in arenas and amphitheatres throughout Europe, North America and Australia. To match the group’s vibey audio-visual identity, video designer FRAY Studio used Disguise media servers to display a series of psychedelic clips and graphics. The band’s Tour of Earth deployed 23 high-resolution video surfaces that ran simultaneously throughout each performance. These required both immense power and responsiveness, reacting to real-time cues and matching to the music. Since Glass Animals didn’t use any backing tracks – it was a truly live performance – the crew needed a system that could respond well to spontaneity and allow for last-minute adjustments without being disruptive. Disguise’s GX 3 server was the tool that ultimately got the job done, guaranteeing a truly immersive concert experience by combining manual and automated operation. Tested during rehearsals, the server allowed the team to pre- programme large chunks of the show and split these into smaller segments, which made them easier to trigger at the relevant moment and keep up with the band’s creativity.
NO DELAYS Rogue Productions and PIXERA supported Charli XCX and Sivan’s musical partnership
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