Project Detail

Bliss in the Ear of a Storm

Synopsis

The world began with the Big Bang, we are told the walls of Jericho were decimated by trumpets, to music being used as torture or control, to persuade or even calm, to the soundtracks to war and music for revolutions. What is music and sound's relationship to control and power?

We have channeled this question through candid conversations with neural networks, by training machines on a collected sonic and visual history of noise, metal and rock music, as well as music that is sacred and spiritual. The project explores ideas around music as a weapon, as a cultural shifter, manipulator, unifier and ultimately, as a force.

The result is a non-stop fictional band performing endlessly, 24 hours a day. As the music infinitely changes, unique combinations of sound and visual will never be repeated. We have collaborated with AI music pioneers, Dadabots, combining machine learning, audio-responsive assets & procedural visuals inside VRChat to create a fully immersive real-time interactive environment. We are sonically at the mercy of the machine, as one never knows what will be performed on arrival.

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
20 min
Format
VR non linear narrative experience
Director
Adam Lieber
Executive Producer
Adam Lieber
Editor
Adam Lieber
Screenwriter
Hal Sorta
Director of Photography
Jason Stapleton
Production Designer
Dale P Deacon
Sound
Sean Devenport
Composer
Dadabots

Production Status

Production Company

Shtik

44b Lockhurst St
Clapton
London E5 0AP

Sales Company

Shtik

44b Lockhurst St
Clapton
London E5 0AP

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